Mine Index Number: 2913
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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South Valley Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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South Valley Mine
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| Start Date:
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Circa 1874
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End Date:
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1896
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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51
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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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main shaft
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Menard
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18N 7W
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24
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NW NW NW
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Hoist shaft
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Menard
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18N 7W
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24
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SW NW NW [1]
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Menard
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18N 7W
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24
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NW NW NW
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Menard
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18N 7W
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23
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NE NE NE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Menard
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18N 7W
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23
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NE NE NE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Springfield
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88
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5.5
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7.0
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6.0
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
There were water problems, which caused the mine to close. A slope was dug and a new mine was later opened as South Mountain Mine (mine index 0772). This later mine is believed to have been opened just south of the original opening for South Valley Mine.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 104,524
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Microfilm, document 352233
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7-1896
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1:2400
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1:4634
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Final
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Menard County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Menard County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Bibliography
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| Microfilm, document 352233, reel 03138, frames 296 & 297 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: 1874 Plat Map
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Plat map
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| Map ID:
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1874 Plat Map
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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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| Map Status:
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Seconday
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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Image not georegistered
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| More Info:
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M4088 1874 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/menard/M4088 1874 atlas.jpg
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Mine Map: IL_2145
 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_2145
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| Company:
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South Valley Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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South Valley
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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07-1896
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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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| More Info:
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M2913 IL 2145
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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/menard/m2913 IL 2145.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ This hoist shaft is shown on the source map in an unmined area and may be the shaft for a different mine. See the unlocated mines at the back of this report.
- ↑ The mine was shown on the 1874 plat, but the precise opening year is unknown. Production and ownership before 1882 are unknown.
