Mine Index Number: 3136
| Company Name:
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Pyramid Coal Corporation
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| Mine Name:
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Pyramid Slope Mine
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| Start Date:
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1943
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End Date:
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September 1944
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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74
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| Acres after 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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| Main slope
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Perry
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6S 3W
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2
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SW NE NW
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| Air shaft
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Perry
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6S 3W
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2
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SW NE NW
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Geology
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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| Total Production: 394,566
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Company, 4103.P42 i5.1-63
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8-1-1959
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1:12000
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1:12000
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Final
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| Microfilm, document 352135
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7-1-1944
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1:2400
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1:4138
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Not final The mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the reported production. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-63 - Mine outline (northern & western extensions).
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| Microfilm map, document 352135, reel 03138, frame 145 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
