Mine Index Number: 2910
Company Name:
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Shipman Coal Company
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Mine Name:
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Shipman Mine
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Start Date:
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1878
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End Date:
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May 1, 1891
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Type of Mine:
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Underground
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Total acres shown:
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Production Indicated Acres:
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Less than 1
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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89
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Unknown production could make this mine much larger in size than production currently indicates.
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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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8N 9W
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25
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SW NE SW
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Geology
Colchester
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320-338
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1.5
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3.0
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2.25-2.5
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LW (old longwall)
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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
ISGS map library, 4103.M34 i5.1-27
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3-20-1934
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1:62500
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1:62500
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Secondary source
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Plat Book of Macoupin County
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1893
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Unknown
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1:24000
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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, mining method.
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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, depth, thickness, ownership.
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ISGS map library, 4103.M34 i5.1-27, work map for Federal Land Bank Report - Mine outline.
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Plat Book of Macoupin Co., Illinois, 1893-94, Chicago?: The American Atlas Co., 79p. - Shaft location.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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ISGS map library
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Map ID:
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4103.M34 i5.1-27
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Company:
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Mine Name:
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Caption:
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Map Date:
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3-20-1934
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Map Status:
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Secondary
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Image Credit:
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Note:
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Work map for Macoupin County Federal Land Bank Report
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More Info:
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M2910 quade
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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/m2910 quade.zip
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These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Plat book of Macoupin County
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Map ID:
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Company:
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Mine Name:
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Caption:
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Map Date:
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1893-1894
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Map Status:
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Secondary
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Image Credit:
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Note:
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More Info:
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M2910 1894 atlas
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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/m2910 1894 atlas.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Not reported in Coal Reports under this name. Idle or operated under another name 1879-1889. Production unknown for this time period.