Mine Index Number: 2883
Company Name:
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John Nelson
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Mine Name:
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Nelson Mine
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Start Date:
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1931
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End Date:
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1939
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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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3
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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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 slope
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McDonough
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5N 4W
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3
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SE NW SE
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Geology
Colchester
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30
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2.0
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Underground
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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
Federal Land Bank Report
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3-1936
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1:124800
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1:124800
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Secondary source
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type.
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Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (McDonough County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Mine notes (McDonough County) - Seam, depth, thickness.
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Federal Land Bank Report (McDonough County) - Slope location, mine type, ownership.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes