Mine Index Number: 3680
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Cherokee Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Cherokee No. 1 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1947
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End Date:
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September 1947
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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15
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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1
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The area shown on the accompanying map is larger than expected for the reported production. Additional production may have been reported under Western Brick Coal Company and various other mine operators leasing coal from the Western Brick Company (see the Danville Southeast and Danville Southwest Quadrangles, mine index numbers 3710, 3783, 3788, 3790 and 6773), or the actual area mined may only be in the vicinity of a small pond in the northern part of the pit.
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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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| Pit
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Vermilion
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17N 11W
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14
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N ½ NE NW
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin
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70 [1]
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5.67-6.0
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Surface
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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
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| LiDAR
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2021
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Secondary source
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Coal Section files, 10-6-25
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5-11-1920
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1:3960
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1:3960
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Secondary source
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-81
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1946
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1:62500
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1:62500
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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 (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| LiDAR Digital Terrain Model, Vermilion County - Mine outline.
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Section files, 10-6-25, Yankee Branch Strip Coal Lands (mine index 6537) - General pit location.
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| Bibliography
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| ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-81, U. S. Forest Service Strip Mine Reconnaissance Map - General pit location.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: 10-6-25
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Coal Section Files
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| Map ID:
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10-6-25
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| Company:
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Yankee Branch Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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05-11-1920
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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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| More Info:
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M6537
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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/vermilion/m6537.zip
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Mine Map: 4103.V4. i5.1-81
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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ISGS Library
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| Map ID:
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4103.V4. i5.1-81
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| Company:
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| Mine Name:
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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1946
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| Map Status:
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Secondary
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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US Forest Service Strip Mine Recon Map, clipped to Humrick Quadrangle
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| More Info:
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Hum smr
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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/vermilion3648/hum smr.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ 60 feet of overburden was removed by the Western Brick Company, the remainder removed by the Cherokee Coal Company.
- ↑ Operated by George Dinsmore; previously owned by Western Brick Company, mining on Western Brick property.
