Mine Index Number: 3763
| Company Name:
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Riverside Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Riverside Mine
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| Start Date:
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1929
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End Date:
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1942
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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7
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| Acres after map date:
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2
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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 slope
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Vermilion
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19N 12W
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1
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NE SE NE
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| Air shaft
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Vermilion
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19N 12W
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1
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NE SE NE
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
According to the company map, the northeast portion of the mine had an area of sand and gravel roof bounded by faults, the southwest portion of the mine had a mud and gravel roof, and the northwest portion had a faulty roof. A horseback was present in the southeast part of the mine.
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
| Company, 4103.V4 i5.1-127
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4-1-1942
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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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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.
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| Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-127 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Operated by Herbert J. Wyatt in 1940
- ↑ Opened in July 1929 according to the ISGS mine notes. Production was not listed in the Coal Reports 1929-1933 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year. This mine was not included in the production listings 1929 through 1932.
