Mine Index Number: 2426
| Company Name:
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Sunny Hill Co-operative Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Valley View Mine
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| Start Date:
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1930
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End Date:
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1941
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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67
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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8
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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|
|
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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 shaft
|
Henry
|
16N 1E
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6
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NE SE SW
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| Air shaft
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Henry
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16N 1E
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6
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NW SE SW
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Geology
| Rock Island
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140
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|
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4.17-5.25
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
The coal was present in this area as pods of 100 to 200 acres. At this mine, the coal was not present 600 feet east and 750 feet south of the shaft. The source map showed an area of bad roof west of the shafts, near the center of 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 351513
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10-1-1938
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1:1728
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1:2621
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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, shaft location, seam, depth, geologic problems.
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| ISGS field notes (Henry County) - Thickness.
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| Microfilm map, document 351513, reel 03136, frame 266 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Production after map date
- ↑ Production after map date
