Mine Index Number: 3174
| Company Name:
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R. P. M., Inc.
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| Mine Name:
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Joliana Mine
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| Start Date:
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1948
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End Date:
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June 1950
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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63
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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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| Pit / tipple
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Jackson
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7S 2W
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4
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NW NW NE
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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: 148,703
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Company map, 4103.P42 i5.1-25
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11-8-1949
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1:1200
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1:1200
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Not final The company map was used for the mine location. Because the company map was not final, and all of the reported production was from Jackson County, estimating the area mined after the map date is not possible. The outline on the accompanying map is entirely from the USGS topographic map.
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| USGS topographic map, Vergennes
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1968
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1:24000
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1:24000
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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, depth.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Jackson County) - Thickness.
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-25 - Mine location, mining method.
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| USGS 7.5-minute topographic map, Vergennes Quadrangle - Mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
