Mine Index Number: 2259
| Company Name:
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Turns Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Turns Mine
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| Start Date:
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1902
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End Date:
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April 1924
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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39
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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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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Gallatin
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9S 8E
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21
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NE NW NW
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| Air shaft
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Gallatin
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9S 8E
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21
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NE NW NW
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Geology
| Springfield
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30-40
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4.58
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MRP
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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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| Total Production: 200,053
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Company, 2-2-30G
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3-4-1924
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Final The company only operated 30 days in 1924 and mined approximately 1 acre. The mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the reported production. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, mining method.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Gallatin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Gallatin County) - Mine location, seam, thickness.
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| ISGS field notes (Gallatin County) - Depth.
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| Company map, Coal Section files, 2-2-30G - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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