Mine Index Number: 2896
| Company Name:
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Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis
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| Mine Name:
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Anchor Mine
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| Start Date:
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1882
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End Date:
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March 1888
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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24
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| Acres after map date:
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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 shaft
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Macoupin
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7N 6W
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15
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NW SW SE
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| Air shaft
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Macoupin
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7N 6W
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15
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SW NW SE
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Geology
| Herrin
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380-382
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6.5-7.5
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RPB
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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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| Total Production: 144,574
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Old Ben Archive Collection
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1886
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Not final
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| State archive, IL_727_03
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2-19-1952 The mine outline matches the outline on the Old Ben Archive Collection source map, which suggests that the outline may be final. In addition, the mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the production reported. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.
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1:4800
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1:4800
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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, depth, thickness.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Macoupin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Macoupin County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam.
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| Old Ben Archive Collection, ISGS map library - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| State archive, IL_727_03, map of Staunton No. 7 Mine (mine index 0189) - Shaft locations.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
![[[:Anchor|Anchor]]](https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/macoupin/thumbnails/m2896_th.jpg) These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Old Ben Archive
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| Map ID:
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Old Ben Archive
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| Company:
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Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis
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| Mine Name:
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Anchor
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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1886
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| Map Status:
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Not Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M2896
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/macoupin/m2896.zip
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![[[:Staunton No. 7|Staunton No. 7]]](https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/macoupin/thumbnails/m0189_IL_727_03_th.jpg) These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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State Archive
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| Map ID:
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IL_727_03
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| Company:
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Staunton Mine Seven, Inc.
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| Mine Name:
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Staunton No. 7
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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2-19-1952
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| Map Status:
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Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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Also used for the north and east outlines for Mine Index 0190
Also used for the north/west outline and shaft locations for Mine Index 2897
Also used for shaft locations for Mine Index 2896
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| More Info:
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M0189 IL 727 03
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/macoupin/m0189 IL 727 03.zip
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Photographs
