Mine Index Number: 2199
| Company Name:
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Blakly Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Blakly Mine
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| Start Date:
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1922
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End Date:
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April 1942
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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220
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Not Shown On Map. Much of the Blakley Mine was later surface-mined by the Norris Mine (mine index 890).
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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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7N 4E
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15
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NW NW NE
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| Old shaft
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Fulton
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7N 4E
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15
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NW NW NE
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| Air shaft
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Fulton
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7N 4E
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15
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SW NW NE
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
Eastward advancement in the southeastern part of the mine was halted because of poor roof conditions.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 908,858
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 351584
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5-10-1942
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1:2400
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1:3972
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness.
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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) - Slope location.
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| Microfilm map, document 351584, reel 03136, frame 371 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
