Mine Index Number: 4125
Company Name:
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Willow Springs Coal Company
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Mine Name:
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Willow Springs Mine
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Start Date:
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1935
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End Date:
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1944
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Type of Mine:
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Underground
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Total acres shown:
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38
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Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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This mine was later partially stripped out by later surface mining.
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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
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Williamson
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9S 4E
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30
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SE NW SE
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Air shaft
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Williamson
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9S 4E
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30
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SE NW SE
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
A southwest-northeast trending fault was shown on a company map north of the slope and air shaft.
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
State archive, MSHA_527_01
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1-5-1944
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1:1200
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1:1200
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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, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.
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State archive map, MSHA_527_01 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-111 - Geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes