Mine Index Number: 2834
| Company Name:
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Big Ben Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Big Ben 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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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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19
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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|
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No production reported under this name; years of operation unknown.
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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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Madison
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6N 9W
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36
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NE 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
| Federal Land Bank Report
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6-1934
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1:126720
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1:126720
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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) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Federal Land Bank Report (Madison County) - General area of mining.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
