Mine Index Number: 3466
| Company Name:
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W. M. Slimp
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| Mine Name:
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Slimp Mine
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| Start Date:
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1936
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End Date:
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1936
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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None
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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Less than 1
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Historical plats indicate Frank Strech owned the surface, and the Slimp Mine may have re-opened a B. F. Strech or Frank Strech mine that operated much earlier (see the unlocated mines). In that case, as much as 60 acres may have been mined in the vicinity of the Slimp Mine.
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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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Shelby
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11N 3E
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34
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SE SW SE
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Geology
| Shelbyville
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22
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1.67-2.83
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Underground
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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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| William M. Slimp According to the field notes, the mine may also have been operated by B. F. Strich before 1931. Strich is probably an alternate spelling for Strech (see the unlocated mines).
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Slimp
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1936-1936
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50
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| Total Production: 50
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| ISGS field notes (M. E. Hopkins)
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6-1-1966
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(text only)
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1:24000 The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.
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Secondary source
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| ISGS field notes (S. E. Ekblaw)
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10-8-1931
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(text only)
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1:24000 The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.
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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.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Shelby County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation, seam.
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| ISGS field notes (Shelby County) - Mine type, shaft location, depth, thickness, mine name.
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| Mine notes (Shelby County) - Shaft location.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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