Mine Index Number: 3209
| 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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|
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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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| 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
| 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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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| 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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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) - Slope location, depth, thickness.
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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
