Mine Index Number: 2175
| Company Name:
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John Strode Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Strode Mine
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| Start Date:
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1935
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End Date:
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1940
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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5
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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2
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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|
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Not Shown On Map. Not shown on accompanying map due to later surface mining by Buckheart No. 17 Mine (mine index 0705).
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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 shaft
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Fulton
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6N 4E
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35
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SE NE NE
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| Air shaft
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Fulton
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6N 4E
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35
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SE NE NE
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Geology
| Springfield
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75
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|
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5.0
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Underground
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Geological Problems Reported
The rooms in the central portion of the mine had roof falls and the extent could not be ascertained by the surveyor.
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
| Microfilm, document 351581
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11-22-1938
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1:1200
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1:1200
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Not final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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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, depth, thickness.
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| Microfilm map, document 351581, reel 03136, frame 368 - Drift & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Microfilm map, document 351581, reel 03136, frame 367 - Geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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