Mine Index Number: 2275
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Little Joe Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Little Joe Mine
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| Start Date:
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1938
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End Date:
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1950
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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6
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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. This mine is not shown on the accompanying map because of later surface mining by the I-1 Surface Mine (mine index 1004).
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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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main drift
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Gallatin
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10S 8E
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16
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NW SE NE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air drift
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Gallatin
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10S 8E
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16
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NW SE NE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Springfield
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4.67
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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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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 17,962
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Microfilm, document 351540
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4-2-1950
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1:1200
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1:1324
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Final
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Gallatin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Gallatin County) - Mine type, drift location, seam, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Microfilm map, document 351540, reel 03136, frame 305 - Drift locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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