Mine Index Number: 4576
| Company Name:
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Charles O. Purcell
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| Mine Name:
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Purcell Mine
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| Start Date:
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1917
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End Date:
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1920
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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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Less than 1
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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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| Mine
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Gallatin
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10S 8E
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10
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SW SW SW
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Geology
| Herrin
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3.5-6.42
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Undergeound
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Geological Problems Reported
The coal had 3 or more clay lenses and bands. The upper 2 feet of coal was left to support the roof, and the lower 4 feet was mined.
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
| ISGS mined-out area map, area 32
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1950
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1:62500
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1:62500
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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 (Gallatin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| ISGS field notes (Gallatin County) - Mine location, seam, thickness, geologic problems.
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| ISGS mined-out area map, area 32 - Mine location.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
