Mine Index Number: 3192
Company Name:
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Lemon and McElvey
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Mine Name:
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Lemon and McElvey Mine
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Start Date:
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1922
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End Date:
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October 1948
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Type of Mine:
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Underground
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Total acres shown:
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67
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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 shaft
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Randolph
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4S 6W
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36
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SE SE SW
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Air shaft
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Randolph
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4S 6W
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36
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SE SE SW
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
The roof consisted of 3.5 feet of black shale below 8 feet of limestone. The blue band was 11 inches above the bottom of the coal seam.
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: 373,351
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Microfilm, document 353348
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10-25-1948
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1:2400
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1:3641
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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 (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, geologic problems.
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ISGS field notes (Randolph County) - Thickness.
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Microfilm map, document 353348, reel 03142, frame 341 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes