Mine Index Number: 2799
| Company Name:
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Interstate Coal and Mining Company
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| Mine Name:
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McDonald Mine
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| Start Date:
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1882
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End Date:
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1909
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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46
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The area shown is 3 to 5 acres smaller than the area estimated from the production. The source map is poor, showing only an outline of the mine, and not the internal workings.
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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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6N 7W
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24
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NW SW NE
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| Air shaft
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Madison
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6N 7W
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24
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NW SW 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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| Total Production: 346,022
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352331
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4-1909
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1:2400
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1:4966
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Madison County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.
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| Mine notes (Madison County) - Seam, thickness.
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| Microfilm map, document 352331, reel 03138, frame 438 - Mine outline, shaft locations.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
