Mine Index Number: 4791
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Charles Huffer
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| Mine Name:
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Huffer Mine
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| Start Date:
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1930
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End Date:
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Unknown
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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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|
|
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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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| Main shaft
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Shelby
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10N 4E
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34
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SW NW NW
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
|
| Shelbyville
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56
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|
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1.5
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Underground
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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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| ISGS map library, 4103.S4 d5-2
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1931
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1:62500
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1:62500
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Shelby County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation, seam.
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| Bibliography
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| ISGS field notes (Shelby County) - Mine type, shaft location, depth, thickness, mine ownership.
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| Bibliography
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| ISGS map library, 4103.S4 d5-2, field map of S. E. Ekblaw - Shaft location.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The production is an estimate reported in the field notes. Production was not reported from 1930 to 1933 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year.
