Mine Index Number: 2153
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Joe H. Wells
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| Mine Name:
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Wells Mine
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| Start Date:
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1933
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End Date:
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1938
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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Less than 1
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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76
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main drift
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Fulton
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6N 4E
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4
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NW NE NW
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
|
| Springfield
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18
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|
|
5.0
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Underground
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Geological Problems Reported
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
|
Date
|
Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 3,293
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Mine notes
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Undated
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1:62500
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1:62500
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Secondary source
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Federal Land Bank Report
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4-20-1933
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1:124800
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1:124800
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Fulton County) - Mine type, drift location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Federal Land Bank Report (Fulton County) - Mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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