Mine Index Number: 2787
| Company Name:
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George Albers
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| Mine Name:
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Albers Mine
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| Start Date:
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Unknown
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End Date:
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Unknown
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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7
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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A general area of mining shared with mine index 2789, Wilson & Kennedy Mine. No production reported under this name; years of operation unknown. ISGS mine notes indicated this mine was abandoned in 1923. ISGS field notes also referred to this location as the West Mine.
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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 shaft
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Madison
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5N 9W
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1
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SE NE SW This location is the same as mine index 2789, Wilson & Kennedy Mine; there may be two shafts in this vicinity.
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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
| ISGS field notes (H. E. Culver)
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11-6-1922
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(text only)
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1:24000 Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.
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Secondary source
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| ISGS field notes (L. C. McCabe)
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1-2-1929
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(text only)
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1:24000 Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.
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Secondary source
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| ISGS mined-out area map
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1959
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1:62500
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1:62500
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Secondary source
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Madison County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Madison County) - Seam, depth.
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| ISGS field notes - Mine type, shaft location, depth.
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| ISGS 1959 mined-out area map - General area of mining.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
No production reported under this name; years of operation unknown. ISGS mine notes indicated this mine was abandoned in 1923. ISGS field notes also referred to this location as the West Mine.
