Mine Index Number: 3294
| Company Name:
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Harrisburg Coal Mining Company
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| Mine Name:
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Harrisburg No. 8 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1927
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End Date:
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1930
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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70 [1]
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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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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| Tipple
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Saline
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9S 6E
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33
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NW NW NE
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Geology
| Springfield
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|
|
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5.5-6.0
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Surface
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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
| Company, 4103.S32 i5.1-37
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2-1-1931
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Final
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| USGS topographic map
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PR 1990
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1:24000
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1:24000
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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, seam, 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, mine location.
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.S32 i5.1-37 - Mine location, mine outline, mining method.
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| USGS topographic map, Harrisburg Quadrangle, 1961, photorevised 1990 - Mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Production indicates approximately 30 acres were mined. The area shown on the accompanying map is larger than expected for the reported production. Apparently other operators mined in this locale; see the unlocated mines at the back of this report.
