Mine Index Number: 3936
Company Name:
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Wilmington Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company
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Mine Name:
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Wilmington No. 6 Mine
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Start Date:
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1904
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End Date:
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October 1919
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Type of Mine:
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Underground
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Total acres shown:
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191
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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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Main shaft
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Will
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32N 9E
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31
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NE NW SW
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Air shaft
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Will
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32N 9E
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31
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NE SW NW
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Air shaft
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Will
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32N 9E
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31
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NE NW SW
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Escape shaft
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Will
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32N 9E
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31
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NW NE SW
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Geology
Colchester
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90-118
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3.5
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LW (old longwall) [1]
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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
Microfilm, document 353038
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11-15-1918
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1:2400
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1:3641
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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, seam, depth, mining method.
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Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Will County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Mine notes (Will County) - Mine type, shaft location, depth, thickness.
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Microfilm map, document 353038, reel 03141, frame 221 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The southernmost portion of this mine, near the shaft, is RP mining.
- ↑ The mine notes indicate this company was also known as the Wilmington Carbon Coal Company.