Mine Index Number: 3342
| Company Name:
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Island Grove Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Island Grove Mine
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| Start Date:
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1904
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End Date:
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1909
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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52 [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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| Main shaft
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Sangamon
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15N 7W
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8
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SE NW SE
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Geology
| Springfield
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185-200
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3.0
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6.0
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5.0
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RP
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Geological Problems Reported
The coal was generally 5 feet thick, but thinned to 3 feet in places. The mine was dry while the operation was active.
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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2-1934
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1:158400
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1:158400
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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, mining method.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Sangamon County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Sangamon County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Federal Land Bank Report (Sangamon County) - Shaft location, mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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Additional Notes
Notes
- ↑ Production indicates approximately 3 acres were mined.
- ↑ Idle 1908
Additional Notes
