Mine Index Number: 2412
| Company Name:
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Eagle Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Eagle Mine
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| Start Date:
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1923
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End Date:
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1927
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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Less than 1
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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|
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Total acreage cannot be estimated due to gaps in the reported record.
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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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| Drift
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Henry
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15N 5E
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15
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NW SE SW
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
This mine was unusual in that it had no clay horsebacks, which were common in the mines in this area. There was a lot of water in the mine.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 351698
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6-1922
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1:600
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1:24000
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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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| ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.
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| Mine notes (Henry County) - Mine type, drift location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 351698, reel 03137, frame 67 - Drift location, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
