Mine Index Number: 3040
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Peoria District Colliery Company
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| Mine Name:
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Sholl No. 3 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1896
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End Date:
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1914
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
|
270
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| Acres after map date:
|
38
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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|
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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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| Shaft [1]
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Peoria
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8N 7E
|
25
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SW NW SW
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Escape Shaft
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Peoria
|
8N 7E
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26
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SE NW SW
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
|
| Springfield
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76
|
|
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4.25
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RPP
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Geological Problems Reported
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
|
Date
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Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 1,420,734
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
|
| Microfilm, document 352151
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4-1-1912
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1:2400
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1:5131
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Not final
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Peoria County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Peoria County) - Shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Microfilm map, document 352151, reel 03138, frame 175 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The poor condition of the source map prevents a clear view of the shaft area, but a symbol just north of the shaft isvery likely an air shaft (not shown on the accompanying map).
- ↑ Production after map date
