Mine Index Number: 2842
| Company Name:
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Warren W. Wilson Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Wilson Mine
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| Start Date:
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1933
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End Date:
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1938
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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None
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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Less than 2
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Included in the polygon for Mine Index 2841, Big Arch Mine. The area shown on the map is much larger than this production would have mined. Since the source map for the polygon was created before this company operated, this area was probably mined previously by other (unknown) coal companies. See, “Mines Whose Locations Are Not Known, Alton Quadrangle”.
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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 10W
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36
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SE SE NW
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| West shaft
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Madison
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6N 10W
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36
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SW SW NE
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| Air shaft
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Madison
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6N 10W
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36
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SW SW NE
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
The source map showed a low area (between the main and west shafts) filled with water, an area near the west shaft that had a caved roof, and an area of floor heave near the west shaft. These are typical problems of thin bedrock over shallow underground mines.
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
| Microfilm, document 352329
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6-1936
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1:1200
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1:1572
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Incomplete
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| 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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| Microfilm map, document 352329, reel 03138, frame 435 - Shaft locations, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
