Mine Index Number: 3209
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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J. Weir
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| Mine Name:
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Weir Mine
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| Start Date:
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1887
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End Date:
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1889
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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None
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| Acres after map date:
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1
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The general area of mining shown on the accompanying map was much larger than the underground mine would have been, and the Weir Mine may be entirely removed by the later surface mining of Burning Star No. 3 Mine (mine index 0930). However, the location of the slope and workings of the Weir mine is known in such a general way that the location designation remains on the accompanying map.
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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 slope
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Randolph
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5S 6W
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17
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SE SW
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
|
| Springfield
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40
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|
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3.0
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Underground
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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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| J. Weir
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Weir
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1887-1889
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2,584
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| Total Production: 2,584
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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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| Federal Land Bank Report
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7-1934
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1:126720
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1:126720
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Secondary source
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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) - Slope location, depth, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Federal Land Bank Report (Randolph County) - Mine location, general area of mining.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
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