Mine Index Number: 4132
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Black Banner Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Black Banner No. 1 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1940
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End Date:
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August 1953
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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33
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Not Shown On Map. This mine is not shown on the accompanying map due to 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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
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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NE NE NW [1]
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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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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NE NE NW [2]
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Springfield
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85-125
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4.0-4.33
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MRP
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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: 116,792
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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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| State archive, IL_1419_01
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8-23-1953
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1:1200
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1:1200
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Final
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, 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, slope location, seam.
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| Bibliography
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| State archive map, IL_1419_01 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: IL_1419_01
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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State Archive
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| Map ID:
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IL_1419_01
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| Company:
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Black Banner Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Black Banner No. 1
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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08-23-1953
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| Map Status:
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Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M4132 IL 1419 01
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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/m4132 IL 1419 01.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Not shown on accompanying map due to later surface mining.
- ↑ Not shown on accompanying map due to later surface mining.
- ↑ Idle 1942
- ↑ Idle 1944
