Mine Index Number: 3124
| Company Name:
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Elm Grove Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Elm Grove Mine
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| Start Date:
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1933
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End Date:
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1955
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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20
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The eastern part of the mine was later surface-mined by Burning Star No. 4 Mine (mine index 932).
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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
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Perry
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5S 4W
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28
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SW SW SW
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| Air shaft
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Perry
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5S 4W
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28
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SW SW SW
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
A sinkhole 50 feet wide developed over the southeastern part of the mine. This area has subsequently been surface-mined.
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
| Microfilm, document 352096
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3-4-1955
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1:1200
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1:1489
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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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) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Microfilm map, document 352096, reel 03138, frame 80 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
