Mine Index Number: 2964
| Company Name:
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Blaine and Jones
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| Mine Name:
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Pleasant Valley Mine
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| Start Date:
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1900
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End Date:
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1923
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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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11
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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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Mercer
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14N 2W
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4
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NW NW SE
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Geology
| Rock Island
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15-18
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3.75
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5.0
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4.0
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RP
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Geological Problems Reported
The shallow depth of the mine meant that the roof rocks were weathered and allowed water into the mine, which caused some difficulties. Slips of 1 foot or more and filled with clay were abundant. The coal seam had 6 inches of “false bottom” that did not separate easily from the good coal for loading. Pyrite was present in vertical veins and horizontal seams.
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
| Mine notes
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Undated
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1:62500
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1:62500
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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, mining method.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Mercer County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Mercer County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems, mine name.
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| ISGS field notes (H. R. Wanless, 7-13-1925) - Geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
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