Mine Index Number: 2469
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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V. L. Church
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| Mine Name:
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Cairo Ice and Coal Mine
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| Start Date:
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1905
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End Date:
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1914
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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11 [1]
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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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main drift
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Jackson
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7S 3W
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27
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SE NE SE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Murphysboro
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24-65
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4.0-5.5
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RP
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Geological Problems Reported
A fault was reported on the northwestern side of the mine. The fault trended NNE-SW, with the northwest side upthrown 6 feet. Horsebacks were common. A few pyrite spars were present in the seam, but no regular bands were seen.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 11,277
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| ISGS map library, 4103.J31 i5.1-37
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circa 1934
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1:31680
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1:31680
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine name, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Bibliography
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| ISGS map library, 4103.J31 i5.1-37, sheet 4, work map for Federal Land Bank Report - Drift location, mine outline.
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| Bibliography
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| Murphysboro-Herrin Folio, E. W. Shaw and T. E. Savage, 1912 - Mine name.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: 4103.J31 i5.1-37 sheet 4
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Library
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| Map ID:
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4103.J31 i5.1-37 sheet 4
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| Company:
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| Mine Name:
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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circa 1934
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| Map Status:
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Secondary
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M7297 i5 1-37 sh 4
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/jackson/m7297 i5 1-37 sh 4.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Production indicates approximately 2 acres were mined.
- ↑ * Mine notes indicate Church operated the mine, which was owned by Cairo Ice and Coal Company.
- ↑ Idle 1907
