Mine Index Number: 3607
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Henderson and Chamness
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| Mine Name:
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Henderson and Chamness Mine
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| Start Date:
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1918
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End Date:
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1923
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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27
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The boundary between this mine and the Lone Star Mine (mine index 3268) cannot be distinguished. The area shown includes both mines.
Partially surface-mined by Blue Bird No. 2 Mine (mine index 3271)
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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 Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main slope
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Saline
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9S 5E
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34
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SW NE SE [1]
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Saline
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9S 5E
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34
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SW NE SE [2]
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Springfield
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
Mining to the east was halted by a northwest-southeast trending fault.
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
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Microfilm, document 352770
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11-22-1936
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1:2400
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1:3144
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Microfilm map, document 352770, reel 03140, frame 292, map of Lone Star Mine (mine index 3268) - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: 352770 3140 292
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Microfilm
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| Map ID:
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352770 3140 292
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| Company:
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Lone Star Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Lone Star
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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11-22-1936
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| Map Status:
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Not Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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Secondary Source for Mine Index 3607
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| More Info:
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M3268
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/saline/m3268.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Not shown on accompanying map because of later surface mining by Blue Bird No. 2 Mine (mine index 3271).
- ↑ Not shown on accompanying map because of later surface mining by Blue Bird No. 2 Mine (mine index 3271).
