Mine Index Number: 3230
| Company Name:
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Crain Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Crain Mine
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| Start Date:
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1923
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End Date:
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1954
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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31
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The mine is smaller than expected for the reported production. Production indicates approximately 50 acres were mined. The coal may be thicker than reported, and pillar extraction may have taken place.
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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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6S 5W
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14
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NE SE NW
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| Air shaft
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Randolph
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6S 5W
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14
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NE SE NW
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Geology
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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| Total Production: 240,433
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 353351
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4-21-1955
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1:1200
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1:1200
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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, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Microfilm map, document 353351, reel 03142, frame 347 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
