Mine Index Number: 3192
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| 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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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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
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin
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142
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5.7-6.0
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MRP
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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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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 373,351
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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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| 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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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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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, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Bibliography
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| ISGS field notes (Randolph County) - Thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Microfilm map, document 353348, reel 03142, frame 341 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
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