Mine Index Number: 3137
| Company Name:
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West Park Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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West Park Mine
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| Start Date:
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1931
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End Date:
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1940
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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2
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| Acres after map date:
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less than 1
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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 shaft
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Perry
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6S 1W
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7
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NE SE SW
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| Air shaft
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Perry
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6S 1W
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7
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NW SE SW
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
The roof was 4 feet of black shale with 7 feet of limestone above.
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
| ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-3
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1-21-1939
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1:1200
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1:1200
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Not 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, geologic problems.
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-3 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
