Mine Index Number: 3974
Company Name:
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Southern Gem Coal Corporation
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Mine Name:
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Southern Gem No. 4 Mine
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Start Date:
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1919
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End Date:
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June 1921
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Type of Mine:
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Surface
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Total acres shown:
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4
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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 pit
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Williamson
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8S 2E
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33
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SW NW NE
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
The coal is thicker to the north, where it is mined by a slope 100 yards north of the pit (mine index 3976, Diamond No. 1 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
Microfilm, document 353173
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3-1935
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1:1200
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1:4965
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Secondary source
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Microfilm, document 353230
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2-10-1952
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1:1200
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1:1200
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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.
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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, mine location & outline, seam, thickness, geologic problems.
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Microfilm map, document 353173, reel 03142, frame 62, map of Carbon Fuel Mine (mine index 3976) - Mine location, mine outline, mining method.
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Microfilm map, document 353230, reel 03142, frame 160, map of Red Ring Mine (mine index 6496) - Georegistration aid.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Microfilm: 353173
Map Date: 3-1935
Coal Co.: Carbon Fuel Company
Mine Name: Carbon Fuel Mine
Full Res Download
Microfilm: 353230
Map Date: 2-10-1952
Coal Co.: Red Ring Coal Company
Mine Name: Red Ring No. 2 Mine
Full Res Download
Photographs
Notes