Mine Index Number: 3851
| Company Name:
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T. W. Pierce Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Pierce No. 3 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1934
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End Date:
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April 1941
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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1
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| Acres after map date:
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1
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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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21
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NE NW SE
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| Air slope
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Vermilion
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19N 12W
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21
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NE NW SE The air shaft was not depicted on the source map, but the mine notes reported that the air shaft was 175 feet north and 170 feet east of the slope. An air shaft symbol has been added at the Fan Engine symbol on the source map, with the position indicating it was likely a slope or drift entry connecting the airway with the mine workings.
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Geology
| Danville
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50-90
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5.5-6.0
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RP
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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
| Company map, 6-411
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10-20-1937
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1:1200
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1:1241
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Not final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
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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, Coal Section files, 6-411 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Coal Section files: 6-411
Map Date: 10-20-1937
Coal Co.: Gibson Coal Company
Mine Name: Gibson Mine
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