Mine Index Number: 2691
| Company Name:
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Buffalo Rock Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Buffalo Rock Mine
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| Start Date:
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1934
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End Date:
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1942
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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127
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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
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La Salle
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33N 3E
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19
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NE NE NW
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Geology
| Colchester
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20-27
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1.33-1.83
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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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| Total Production: 244,167
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Coal Section files, 6-261a
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Undated
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1:33072
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1:33072
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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 (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (La Salle County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Coal Section files, map 6-261a, map of Buffalo Rock Mine - Mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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