Mine Index Number: 3292
| Company Name:
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Harrisburg Coal Mining Company
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| Mine Name:
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Harrisburg No. 3 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1917
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End Date:
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1925
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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21 in Springfield Coal, 15 in Davis Coal
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Portions of this mine were later surface-mined by the New Gallatin Mine (mine index 4719) and Harrisburg No. 2 Mine (mine index 3320).
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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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Saline
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9S 6E
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32
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NE SE SW Not shown on accompanying map because of later surface mining.
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| Air shaft
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Saline
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9S 6E
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32
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SW SE SW
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| Shaft (Davis Coal)
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Saline
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9S 6E
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32
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NE SE SW
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Geology
| Springfield
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286
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3.25-5.0
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
Pyrite was present in balls and lenses throughout the coal, but especially 1 foot below the top of the seam. (Which seam was not designated.)
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: 346,712
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352767
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7-1-1921
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1:2400
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1:3641
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Not final
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| Microfilm, document 352785
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6-25-1925
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1:600
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1:827
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Not final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 352767, reel 03140, frame 288 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline (Springfield Coal).
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| Microfilm map, document 352785, reel 03140, frame 311 - Shaft locations, mine outline (Davis Coal).
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
