Mine Index Number: 2438
| Company Name:
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Charles Oltman and Sons
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| Mine Name:
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Tip Top Mine
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| Start Date:
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1934
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End Date:
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1939
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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9
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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3
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The source map shows only the haulage routes and the workings shown on the accompanying map outline the haulage entries, with additional area enclosed to encompass the rooms.
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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
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Henry
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17N 2E
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21
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NE SE SW
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| Air shaft
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Henry
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17N 2E
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21
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NE SE SW
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
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
| Company, IL_1986_01
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1-20-1939
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1:600
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1:600
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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, seam, depth, thickness, mine name.
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| Company map, Coal Section files, IL_1986_01, digital map from the State Archive, courtesy of Robert Gibson, DNR - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
