Mine Index Number: 3944
| Company Name:
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Blairsville Mining Company
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| Mine Name:
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Blairsville Mine
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| Start Date:
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1928
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End Date:
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1939
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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3 Production indicates less than 1 acre was mined after the map date. An area of old works was shown on source maps, northeast of the Blairsville Mine shaft, and possibly including the northeastern portion of the mine. On early source maps, this area was labeled “Mined prior to the year 1900". See the back of this report, Williamson County listings, for possible operators.
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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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Williamson
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8S 1E
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20
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SE NW NW
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| Air shaft
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Williamson
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8S 1E
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20
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SE NW NW
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
There was a parting in the coal 20-21 inches from the top of the coal vein and a blue band 1-2 inches thick two feet above the base on the coal.
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.W52 i5.1-50
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7-22-1938
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1:1200
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1:1200
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Not final
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| Microfilm, document 353179
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3-13-1936
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1:1200
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1:1324
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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.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, shaft locations, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-50 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Microfilm map, document 353179, reel 03142, frame 72 - Old works. 35
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
