Mine Index Number: 2415
| Company Name:
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William Minks
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| Mine Name:
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Minks Mine
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| Start Date:
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1921
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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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None
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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Less than 1
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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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| Slope
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Henry
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15N 5E
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16
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SE SE NE
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
There were horsebacks ranging from 2" to 24" in size and clay seams present.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| William Minks
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Minks
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1921-1927
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1,979 No production reported for individual mines in Henry County in 1922. No production reported for this mine 1925-1926.
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| Total Production: 1,979 No production reported for individual mines in Henry County in 1922. No production reported for this mine 1925-1926.
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| ISGS mine notes
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Undated
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(text only)
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1:24000 Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS quadrangle and digitized.
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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 (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, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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