Mine Index Number: 3345
| Company Name:
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Springfield Coal and Mining Company
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| Mine Name:
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Springfield No. 1 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1881
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End Date:
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1911
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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none [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 [2]
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Sangamon
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16N 4W
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9
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NW SE SE
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| Air / escape shaft [3]
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Sangamon
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16N 4W
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10
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SE NW SW
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Geology
| Springfield
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199-230
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5.5-6.0
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RPP
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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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| Total Production: 2,803,495
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| State Archive, PB_969
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4-20-1932
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Unknown
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1:24000
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, thickness, depth.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Sangamon County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| State Archive, PB_969, courtesy of Robert Gibson, IDNR - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Archive: PB_969
Map Date: 4-20-1932
Coal Co.: Springfield Coal and Mining Co.
Mine Name: Springfield No. 1 Mine
Image Credit: Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Office of Mines and Minerals
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ production indicates approximately 540 acres were mined. The workings of Springfield No. 1 are included within the outline for Peabody No. 52 Mine (mine index 36).
- ↑ The main shaft was later used as an escape shaft for Peabody No. 52 Mine (mine index 36). The shaft is shown on the accompanying map with an air shaft symbol.
- ↑ The escape shaft for Riverton No. 1 Mine was later used as an air shaft for Riverton No. 2 Mine (mine index 36).
- ↑ Production and years of operation before July 1881 are unknown. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 130 acres were mined. Idle 1898 & 1899
- ↑ Idle 1910
Additional Notes
