Mine Index Number: 3184
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Madison Coal Corporation
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| Mine Name:
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Tilden Mine
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| Start Date:
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1887
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End Date:
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March 1919
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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755 [1]
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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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main shaft
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Randolph
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4S 5W
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6
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NE SW NE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Randolph
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4S 5W
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6
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NE SW NE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin
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186
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6.0-6.5
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MRP
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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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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 1,073,692
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Company
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1931
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Final
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Randolph County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Randolph County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth.
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| Bibliography
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| Company map, Old Ben Collection - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map:
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Company
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| Map ID:
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| Company:
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Great Western Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Crystal, Tilden
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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1931
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| Map Status:
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Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M0208a.tif
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/randolph/m0208a.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The area shown on the accompanying map for the Tilden Mine could not be separated from the Crystal Mine (mine index 0208). The area shown is for both mines.
- ↑ Idle 1915
