Mine Index Number: 3186
| Company Name:
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Randolph County Mining Company
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| Mine Name:
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Old Mine (also known as Granny Mine)
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| Start Date:
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Pre 1878
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End Date:
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April 1923
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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201 The outline shown on the accompanying map is smaller than expected for the reported production. Production indicates approximately 270 acres were mined.
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| Acres after map date:
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5
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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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Randolph
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4S 5W
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13
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SE NE NW
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| Air shaft
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Randolph
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4S 5W
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13
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NE SW NE
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
A gas explosion in the winter of 1882-1883 killed 10 men. No problems were noted after an air shaft was constructed.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Jones and Nesbit
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Coulterville
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pre1878-1879 Production and years of operation before 1878 are not known. The 1879 Coal Report indicates 8 acres were mined.
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5,339
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| Total Production: 1,553,948
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 353397
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12-1-1922
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1:2400
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1:4800
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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, geologic problems.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Randolph County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Randolph County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Microfilm map, document 353397, reel 03142, frame 409 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
