Mine Index Number: 4092
Company Name:
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Egypt Coal Company
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Mine Name:
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Egypt Mine
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Start Date:
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1938
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End Date:
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1939
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Type of Mine:
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Surface
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Total acres shown:
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2, with an additional 22-acre general area of mining from the topographic map and aerial photos
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Production Indicated Acres:
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4
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Production indicates the Egypt Mine would have been about 4 acres. The area shown is too large for this single mine. It is likely that other small surface-mining operations enlarged the pit after 1939.
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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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Tipple
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Williamson
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9S 4E
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19
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NW 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
Microfilm, document 353135
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8-1938
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Not final
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USGS topographic map
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1965, PR 1990
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1:24000
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1:24000
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Secondary source
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Department of Mines & Minerals
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Undated
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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, seam, depth, thickness.
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Microfilm map, document 353135, reel 03142, frame 9 - Mine location, mine outline, mining method.
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USGS topographic map, Crab Orchard Quadrangle, 1965, photorevised 1990 - Mine outline.
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Department of Mines & Minerals, 7a–02-13 and 7a-02-15, aerial photograph base with surface mines identified - Mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Microfilm
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Map ID:
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353135 3142 9
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Company:
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Egypt Coal Company
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Mine Name:
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Egypt
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Caption:
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Map Date:
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08-1938
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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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M4092
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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://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/williamson/m4092.zip
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These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Department of Mines & Minerals
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Map ID:
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7a-02-15
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Company:
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Mine Name:
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Caption:
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Map Date:
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Undated
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Map Status:
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Secondary
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Image Credit:
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Note:
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More Info:
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7a-02-15 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://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/williamson/7a-02-15 geo.zip
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These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Department of Mines & Minerals
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Map ID:
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7a-02-13
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Company:
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Mine Name:
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Caption:
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Map Date:
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Undated
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Map Status:
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Secondary
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Image Credit:
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Note:
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More Info:
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7a-02-13 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://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/williamson/7a-02-13 geo.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The mine notes indicate R. P. Stubblefield is associated with this mine, possibly the owner.
- ↑ Production after map date