Mine Index Number: 2843
| Company Name:
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Centralia Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Centralia No. 3 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1890
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End Date:
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April 1, 1909
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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1,010
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| Acres after map date:
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65
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The boundary between Centralia No. 3 Mine and Centralia No. 4 Mine (mine index 2844) could not be discerned. The area shown on the accompanying map includes both mines. The No. 4 Mine operated after the date of the source map.
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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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Marion
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1N 1E
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7
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SE NE SW
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
A fault was noted east of the shaft, with some gas released into the mine from the fault zone. The fault was shown on the source map, and appeared to be the reason for halting eastward expansion.
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: 4,188,929
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352322
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6-1911
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1:2400
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1:4469
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Final [2].
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Marion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Microfilm map, document 352322, reel 03138, frames 408-411 - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The mine may have been owned or operated by Big 4 Coal Company. The Sanborn Fire Insurance maps labeled the shaft Big Four Mine
- ↑ The outline shown on the accompanying map is coded “Not final” because Centralia No. 4 Mine (mine index 2844) closed after the map date and is included in the area shown.
