Mine Index Number: 3571
Company Name:
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Missouri and Illinois Coal Company
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Mine Name:
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Wilderman Mine
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Start Date:
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Pre 1874
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End Date:
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September 1923
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Type of Mine:
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Underground
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Total acres shown:
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350 This area is too large for the reported production. (The reported tonnage would account for approximately 240 acres.) A former unknown owner is very likely. A shaft was shown at this location in the 1874 Atlas of St. Clair County.
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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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Shaft (7' x 14')
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St. Clair
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1S 8W
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1
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SW NW SE
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Air shaft
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St. Clair
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1S 8W
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1
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SW NW SE
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Shaft [1]
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St. Clair
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1S 8W
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1
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NE NE SW
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Geology
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: 1,383,988
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
ISGS map library, 4103.S31 i5.1-59
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6-1-1970
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Secondary source
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WPA, T1S-R7W and T1S-R8W
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4-30-1925
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1:12000
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1:57143
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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, depth, thickness.
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Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
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ISGS map library, 4103.S31 i5.1-59, map of Midwest Highwall No. 2 (mine index 4274) - Mine location, mine outline (western), mining method.
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WPA map, T1S-R7W and T1S-R8W - Mine outline, shaft locations.
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Microfilm map, document 351123, reel 03134, frame 257 (dated 10-31-1910) - Mining method.
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Warner & Beers, publishers, 1874, Atlas of St. Clair County, reproduced by the Marrisa Historical and Genealogical Society, Marissa, Illinois - Years of operation.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Atlas:
Map Date: 1874
Coal Co.: Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis
Mine Name: Heinrich Mine
WPA: T1S-R7W
Map Date: 4-30-1925
Coal Co.: Missouri and Illinois Coal Company
Mine Name: Wilderman Mine
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WPA: T1S-R8W
Map Date: 4-30-1925
Coal Co.: Missouri and Illinois Coal Company
Mine Name: Wilderman Mine
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ISGS map library: 4103.S31 i5.1-59
Map Date: 6-1-1970
Coal Co.: Peabody Coal Company
Mine Name: Midwest Highwall No. 2 Mine
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ 1874 Atlas
- ↑ A mine was shown at this location in the 1874 Atlas of St. Clair County. The ownership and years of operation are unknown. The production from this location is probably higher than shown here.
- ↑ Idle 1913 to 1917
- ↑ Idle 1922