Mine Index Number: 4634
| Company Name:
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A. B. Keen
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| Mine Name:
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Keen Mine
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| Start Date:
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1917
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End Date:
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1923
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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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| Production Indicated Acres:
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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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| shaft
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Wabash
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1N 12W
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19
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SW NW SW
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Geology
| Friendsville
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36
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|
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3.5
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Underground
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Geological Problems Reported
The coal raised and dipped considerably, but the main dip and the water drainage was towards the west. The coal was said to dip 3 feet down in 30 feet horizontal distance.
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 map library, 4107 d5-74
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1942
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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 (Wabash County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Wabash County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam.
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| ISGS field notes (Wabash County) - Depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| ISGS map library, 4107 d5-74 (field map of J. M. Schopf) - Shaft location.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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