Mine Index Number: 3775
| Company Name:
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J. G. Skelton
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| Mine Name:
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Skelton Mine
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| Start Date:
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1923
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End Date:
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August 1945
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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21
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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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| Slope
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Vermilion
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19N 12W
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9
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SE NW SE
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| Air shaft
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Vermilion
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19N 12W
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9
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SE NW SE
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Geology
| Danville
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40-45
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5.0-5.67
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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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| Total Production: 120,879
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Company, 4103.V4 i5.1-71
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8-1941
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1:960
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1:960
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Not final
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| Coal Section files
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4-27-1953
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1:6000
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1:6000
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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, depth, thickness.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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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 i5.1-71 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline (southern), mining method.
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| Coal Section files, 6-8, 6-9, 6-9B2, map of Harmattan Mine (mine index 0673) - Mine outline (northern).
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
![[[:Skelton|Skelton]]](https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/vermilion/thumbnails/m3775_th.jpg) These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Company
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| Map ID:
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4103.V4 i5.1-71
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| Company:
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J. G. Skelton
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| Mine Name:
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Skelton
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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8-1941
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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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M3775
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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/m3775.zip
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![[[:Harmattan|Harmattan]]](https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/vermilion/thumbnails/m0673_th.jpg) These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Company
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| Map ID:
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6-8, 6-9, 6-9B2
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| Company:
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| Mine Name:
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Harmattan
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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4-27-1953
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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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Composite Map
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| More Info:
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M0673
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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/m0673.zip
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Photographs
Notes
