Mine Index Number: 3215
| Company Name:
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John Roberts
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| Mine Name:
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Roberts Mine
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| Start Date:
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Pre 1875
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End Date:
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1883
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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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Less than 1
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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|
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Not Shown On Map. Not shown on accompanying map because of later surface mining by Burning Star No. 3 Mine (mine index 0930).
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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 Not shown on accompanying map because of later surface mining by Burning Star No. 3 Mine (mine index 930).
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Randolph
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5S 6W
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22
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SE NE SE
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Geology
| Springfield
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30
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|
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5.0
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Unknown
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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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| John Roberts
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Roberts
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pre 1875-1883 The years of operation and production before 1878 are not known. The 1879 Coal Report indicates 4 acres were mined.
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2,000 The years of operation and production before 1878 are not known. The 1879 Coal Report indicates 4 acres were mined.
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Atlas Map of Randolph County
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1875
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1:31680
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1:31680
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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, mine type
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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) - Shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Atlas Map of Randolph County, 1875 - Shaft location.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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