Mine Index Number: 2540
| Company Name:
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William Mertz
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| Mine Name:
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Mertz Mine
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| Start Date:
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1919
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End Date:
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1945
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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6
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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Less than 1
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General Area of mining acres shown:
|
|
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Not Shown On Map. The slope entry and the northern and eastern parts of the mine were later surface-mined by Middle Grove Mine (mine index 621).
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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 slope
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Knox
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9N 3E
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35
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NE SW NW
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| Air shaft
|
Knox
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9N 3E
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35
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SE SW NW
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Geology
| Springfield
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80-90
|
|
|
3.83
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MRP
|
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
| Microfilm, document 352442
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10-10-1929
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1:1200
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1:993
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Not final
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| Microfilm, document 352442
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6-28-1942
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1:1200
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1:1076
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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 (Knox County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Knox County) - Seam, depth, thickness.
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| Microfilm map, document 352442, reel 03139, frame 118 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Microfilm map, document 352453, reel 03139, frame 130 - Mine outline (west).
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Production was not reported for mines producing less 10,000 tons in 1922.
- ↑ Production was not reported in 1931 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons.
- ↑ Production after map date
