Mine Index Number: 4442
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Scottsboro Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Scottsboro Mine
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| Start Date:
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1928
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End Date:
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December 1929
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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46
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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This area was also shown on mine maps for Coal Stripping Company (mine index 3978) and McLaren Mine (mine index 4027) and it appears that these companies extended the Scottsboro pit, as well as this surface-mined area connecting northward to a larger area in the Johnston City Quadrangle that was mined by numerous 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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| Pit
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Williamson
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9S 2E
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11
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SW SW
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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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6.5-7.0
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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
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Company, 4103.W52 i5.1-170
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4-1-1930
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1:1200
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1:1200
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Incomplete
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Company, 4103.W52 i5.1-130
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1931
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1:4800
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1:4800
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, 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, tipple location, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-170 - Mine location, mine outline, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-130 - Mine outline (west, general area of mining).
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: 4103.W52 i5.1-170
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Company
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| Map ID:
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4103.W52 i5.1-170
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| Company:
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Scottsboro Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Scottsboro
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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04-01-1930
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| Map Status:
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Not Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M4442
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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://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/m4442.zip
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Mine Map: 4103.W52 i5.1-130
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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ISGS map library
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| Map ID:
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4103.W52 i5.1-130
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| Company:
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Coal Stripping Company
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| Mine Name:
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Coal Stripping No. 1
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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1931
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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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ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-130, apparently a map of drill hole locations and data, author unknown
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| More Info:
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M3978 geo.jpg
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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://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/m3978 geo.zip
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Photographs
Notes
