Mine Index Number: 2617
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Sarnberger Brothers
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| Mine Name:
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Sarnberger Mine
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| Start Date:
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1882
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End Date:
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1884
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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None
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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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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 shaft
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La Salle
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31N 3E
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27[1]
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin
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47-65
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5.0-5.5
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RP
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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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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 1,150
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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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| Coal Report
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1883
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(text only)
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1:24000[2]
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, depth, thickness, mining method, mine location.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The location within the section is not known and the mine is shown on the accompanying map in the center of the section.
- ↑ The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.
