Mine Index Number: 2382
| Company Name:
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Big Four Wilmington Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Big Four Wilmington No. 3 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1899
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End Date:
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1909
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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172
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| Acres after map date:
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27
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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 slope
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Grundy
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33N 8E
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36
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NW SW NE
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| Air shaft
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Grundy
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33N 8E
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36
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NW SW NE
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
A few small faults were reported. The roof was sandstone in most of the mine, which is uncommon in Grundy County. The coal contained pyrite concretions. The seam was also very wet, especially the lower half, which dripped when first exposed.
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: 948,280
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 351487
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8-7-1907
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1:4800
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1:8607
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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, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Grundy County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Grundy County) - Mine type, slope location, depth, geologic problems, mining method.
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| Microfilm map, document 351487, reel 03136, frames 236 & 237 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
