Mine Index Number: 2478
| Company Name:
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Richerson Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Richerson Mine
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| Start Date:
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1955
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End Date:
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June 1963
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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2
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| Acres after map date:
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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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| Pit / tipple
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Jackson
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7S 4W
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9
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E ½ NE NW
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Geology
| Seahorne
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10
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|
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3.5-3.67
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Surface
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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
| USGS topographic map, Willisville
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1963
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1:24000
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1:24000
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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, depth, thickness.
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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) - Mine type, location, thickness.
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| USGS topographic map, Willisville Quadrangle, 1963 - Mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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