Mine Index Number: 2270
| Company Name:
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Hickory Hill Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Hickory Hill Mine
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| Start Date:
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1941
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End Date:
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1946
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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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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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This mine was later partially surface mined by the Eagle Surface Mine (mine index 883) and the Richardson No. 5 Mine (mine index 2284).
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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 slope
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Gallatin
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10S 8E
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24
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SW NE NE
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| Air shaft
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Gallatin
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10S 8E
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24
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SE NE NE
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Geology
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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| Hickory Hill Coal Company
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Hickory HillSome ISGS maps have designated this mine “New Hickory Hill Mine” to distinguish this mine from Logan Highway Coal Company’s Hickory Hill Mine (mine index 648), which closed in 1941.
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1941-1942
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14,902
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 351533
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9-19-1942
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1:1200
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1:2152
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Not final
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| Coal Section files, 6-205
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5-1-1977
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1:1200
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1:1200
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Secondary source 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.
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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 type, slope location, seam.
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| Microfilm map, document 351533, reel 03136, frame 298 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Coal Section files, 6-205, map of the Eagle Surface Mine (mine index 883) - Mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
