Mine Index Number: 3501
| Company Name:
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Peter Becker
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| Mine Name:
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Becker Mine
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| Start Date:
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1902
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End Date:
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June 1916
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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8
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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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Menard
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18N 8W
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14
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SW SE NE
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| Air shaft
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Menard
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18N 8W
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14
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SW SE NE
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Geology
| Springfield
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84
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5.0
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6.0
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5.5
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MRP
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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
| Plat map of Menard County, T18N-R8W
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1899
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1:3168
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1:3168
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Secondary source
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| Company, state archive, MSHA_1311
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3-13-1916
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1:1200
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1:1200
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Menard County) - Shaft location, depth, thickness, ownership.
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| Plat map of Menard County, T18N-R8W - Years of operation.
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| Company map, state archive, MSHA_1311 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Company: msha_1311
Map Date: 3-13-1916
Coal Co.: Peter Becker
Mine Name: Becker Mine
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Notes
- ↑ A shaft was shown on the 1899 plat. Production before 1902 is unknown. William Denton (Petersburg address) operated 1895 to 1903 and may be a precursor to Becker.
