Mine Index Number: 4119
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Big Three Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Big Three No. 2 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1957
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End Date:
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October 1962
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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None
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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12
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The mine location is in a much larger pit that was probably enlarged by later operators.
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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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Tipple / pit
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Williamson
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9S 4E
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30
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NW NE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin
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20-50
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4.33-5.75
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Surface
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| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Springfield
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Surface
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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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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 88,730
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Mine notes
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Undated
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(text only)
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1:24000 [2]
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Secondary source
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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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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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Department of Mines & Minerals
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Undated
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, mine location.
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| Bibliography
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| USGS topographic map, Crab Orchard Quadrangle, 1965, photorevised 1990 - Mine outline.
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| Bibliography
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| Department of Mines & Minerals, 7a-02-13, 7a-02-14 & 7a-02-15, aerial photographic base with surface mines identified - Mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: 7a-02-15
 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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Mine Map: 7a-02-14
 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-02-14
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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-02-14 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-02-14 geo.zip
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Mine Map: 7a-02-13
 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 production was probably reported under New Crab Orchard Coal Company.
- ↑ Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS quadrangle and digitized.
