Mine Index Number: 4165
| Company Name:
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Walter Richards Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Richards No. 2 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1958
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End Date:
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1969
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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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5 [1]
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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|
|
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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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| Pit or tipple
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Fulton
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6N 4E
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16
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NE
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Geology
| Springfield
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15-20
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|
|
5.0
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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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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Mine inspector reports
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Undated
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1:4800
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1:48000
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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 (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Fulton County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Mine Inspectors reports, courtesy of Joe Pelc, IDNR - Mine location, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ A portion of the area shown on the accompanying map as the St. David Mine (mine index 6627) may have been mined by the Richards No. 2 Mine.
