Mine Index Number: 2836
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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J. Vanberger Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Vanberger Mine
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| Start Date:
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Unknown
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End Date:
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Before 1934
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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18
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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. The mine notes indicate this mine was abandoned prior to 1934.
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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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Madison
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6N 10W
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13
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SW SE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Colchester
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45
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|
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3.0-3.2
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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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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| ISGS mine notes
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undated
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(text only)
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1:24000 [1]
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Secondary source
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| 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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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Madison County) - Mine index, ownership.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Madison County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Federal Land Bank Report (Madison County) - General area of mining.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.
