Mine Index Number: 2474
| Company Name:
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Hi Carbon Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Hi Carbon 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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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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18 [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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| Main shaft
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Jackson
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7S 4W
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4
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SE SW SW
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Geology
| Seahorne
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50
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|
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4.0-5.0
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Underground
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Geological Problems Reported
A thrust fault with little throw was seen in the mine. A roll was noted in the coal. The mine had water problems. When visited in 1923, the water ranged from ankle- to knee-deep.
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
| Federal Land Bank Report
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1-3-1934
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1:158400
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1:158400
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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 (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Jackson County) - Depth, thickness.
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| ISGS field notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, shaft location, geologic problems.
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| Federal Land Bank Report (Jackson County) - Shaft location, mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Production indicates less than 1 acre was mined.
- ↑ Idle 1926
