Mine Index Number: 2390
| Company Name:
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Alex Bell
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| Mine Name:
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Bell Mine
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| Start Date:
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1919
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End Date:
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1923
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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3
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| Acres after map date:
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2
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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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| Pit
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Grundy
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34N 7E
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34
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SE NW SE
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Geology
| Colchester
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2.0
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2.5
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2.25
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Surface
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Geological Problems Reported
The area was flooded annually by backwater from the Illinois River. The upper surface of the coal was irregular due to erosion, and most of the overburden was glacial till. The coal contained shale partings up to 1 inch, but most of these were separated during mining. The claystone floor was thin, but a firm base for the surface mining.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Alex Bell
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Bell
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1919-1923
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10,019 Production not reported in 1922 for mines producing less than 10,000 tons
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| Total Production: 10,019 Production not reported in 1922 for mines producing less than 10,000 tons
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Mine notes
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8-11-1924
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1:15840
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1:15840
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Secondary source
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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 (Grundy County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation, seam.
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| Mine notes (Grundy County) - Mine type, mine outline, thickness, geologic problems, mining method.
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Mine Notes
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