Mine Index Number: 3112
| Company Name:
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R. Killingsworth
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| Mine Name:
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Killingsworth Mine
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| Start Date:
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1924
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End Date:
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1928
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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None Production indicates less than 1 acre was mined. The source map showed three main shafts and two air shafts. The production is much too small for that level of development. Other operators may have worked at this location.
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The shafts are not shown on the accompanying map because of later surface mining by Burning Star No. 2 Mine (mine index 0864).
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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, No. 1
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Perry
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5S 2W
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26
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SE NE SW
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| Air shaft, No. 1
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Perry
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5S 2W
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26
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SE NE SW
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| Shaft, No. 2
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Perry
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5S 2W
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26
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NE SE SW
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| Shaft, No. 2
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Perry
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5S 2W
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26
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NE SE SW
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| Air shaft, No. 2
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Perry
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5S 2W
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26
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NE SE SW
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Geology
| Herrin
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35
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6.0
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Underground
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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
| WPA, T5S-R2W
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Undated
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1:12000
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1:42240
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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, mine type, seam.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Perry County) - Shaft location, depth, thickness.
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| WPA map, T5S-R2W - Shaft locations.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
