Mine Index Number: 4153
| Company Name:
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Briar Hill Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Briar Hill Mine
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| Start Date:
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Circa 1870
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End Date:
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1879
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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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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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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
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Jackson
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9S 2W
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16
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SE
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Geology
| Murphysboro
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60
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1.4
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3.5-4.0
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Underground
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Geological Problems Reported
The coal was overlain by 45 ft of shale with 1 ft of clod. the shale was overlain by 15 ft of surficial materials. the coal seam had a 5 inch bone parting, 31 inches below the top of the bed.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Briar Hill Coal Company
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Briar Hill
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circa1870-1879
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Unknown The 1882 Coal Report is the earliest available, and production before that time is not known.
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| Total Production: Unknown The 1882 Coal Report is the earliest available, and production before that time is not known.
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| ISGS field notes (G. H. Cady)
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1921
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(text only)
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1:24000 The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.
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Secondary source
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, shaft location, thickness, geologic problems.
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| ISGS field notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, shaft location, depth, thickness, years of operation.
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Mine Notes
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