Mine Index Number: 2990
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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McCraney Sand and Gravel
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| Mine Name:
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McCraney Mine
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| Start Date:
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1906
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End Date:
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1919
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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25
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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5 acres were mined after the 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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Mercer
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15N 2W
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33
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NW SE NE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air / escape shaft
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Mercer
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15N 2W
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33
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SE SE NE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Rock Island
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40
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3.0-4.0
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
The source map showed areas of thin coal in limited areas on the southern and northern sides of the 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: 100,677
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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 352248
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9-12-1918
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1:1200
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1:1655
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Not final
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, thickness, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Mercer County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Mercer County) - Mine location, seam, depth.
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| Bibliography
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| Microfilm map, document 352248, reel 03138, frame 314 - Shaft and slope locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Production after map date
