Mine Index Number: 2156
Company Name:
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L. W. Saville
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Mine Name:
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Big Creek Mine
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Start Date:
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1937
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End Date:
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1945
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Type of Mine:
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Underground
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Total acres shown:
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None
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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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The Big Creek Mine is not shown on the accompanying map due to later surface mining by the Cuba Mine (mine index 738).
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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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Main drift
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Fulton
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6N 4E
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9
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NW NW
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Geology
Springfield
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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
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
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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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
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Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Mine notes (Fulton County) - Mine type, drift location, seam, thickness.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes