Mine Index Number: 2542
| Company Name:
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Orville Schatz
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| Mine Name:
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Lillie Creek Mine
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| Start Date:
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1938
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End Date:
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1943
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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51
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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2 The area shown is larger than expected for the reported production. Production indicates about 12 acres were mined. The mine workings were not shown on the source map; it is likely that large un-mined areas exist within the mine outline.
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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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| Main slope
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Knox
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9N 3E
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35
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NE NW NE
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| Air shaft
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Knox
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9N 3E
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35
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NW NW NE
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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
| Microfilm, document 352455
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8-1-1942
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1:1200
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1:1986
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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) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Microfilm map, document 352455, reel 03139, frame 133 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
