Mine Index Number: 3991
| Company Name:
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Prosperity Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Prosperity Mine
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| Start Date:
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1939
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End Date:
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March 1942
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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None
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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5
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Prosperity Coal Company re-worked an area mined earlier by Peerless Mine (mine index 0813), and most of the tonnage mined will be included in the polygon for that mine.
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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 slope [1]
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Williamson
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9S 1E
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3
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NE NW SW
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Geology
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, 4103.W52 i5.1-38, sheet 1
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2-1-1940
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Not final
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| State archive, IL_1416_01
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6-22-1942
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.
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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, slope location.
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-38, sheet 1 - Slope location, mine outline, mining method.
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| State archive, IL_1416_01 - Mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
![[[:Prosperity|Prosperity]]](https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/thumbnails/m3991_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.w52 i5.1-38 sheet 1
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| Company:
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Prosperity Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Prosperity
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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2/1/1940
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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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M3991.jpg
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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://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/m3991.zip
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![[[:Prosperity|Prosperity]]](https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/thumbnails/IL_1416_01_geo_th.jpg) These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Archive
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| Map ID:
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IL_1416_01
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| Company:
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Prosperity Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Prosperity
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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06/22/1942
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| Map Status:
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Final
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| Image Credit:
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Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Office of Mines and Minerals
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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IL 1416 01 geo
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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://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/m3991 IL 1416 01 geo.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Ventilation was probably accomplished through the old workings and no other air shaft was constructed.
