Mine Index Number: 2401
| Company Name:
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Alpha Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Alpha Mine
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| Start Date:
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1949
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End Date:
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July 1957
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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41
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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Less than 1 acre mined after the 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 slope
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Henry
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14N 1E
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11
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NE NE SW
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| Air shaft
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Henry
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14N 1E
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11
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NW NW SE
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
A water-bearing layer was encountered when drilling the air shaft, which created water problems in the mine. The mine was abandoned due to roof problems.
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: 170,181
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 351527
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6-1957
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1:1200
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1:1986
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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.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Henry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Henry County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| ISGS field notes (Henry County) - Geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 351527, reel 03136, frame 287 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
