Mine Index Number: 4861
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Klingbeil Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Citizens Mine
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| Start Date:
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1907
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End Date:
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1929
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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18
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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18 to 25
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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 Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main shaft [1]
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Sangamon
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17N 7W
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32
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2100 FNL, 500 FWL
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Springfield
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102-130
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5.0-5.75
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RP
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Geological Problems Reported
The roof consisted of 2.5 feet of black shale directly above the coal, capped by 2.5 feet of limestone.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 99,886
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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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| Federal Land Bank Report
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2-9-1934
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1:125000
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1:125000
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Sangamon County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Sangamon County) - Mine type, shaft location, mining method, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Federal Land Bank Report (Sangamon County) - Shaft location, mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: PC_215_01
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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State Archive
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| Map ID:
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PC_215_01
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| Company:
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Klingbeil Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Citizens
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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04-01-1927
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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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M4861 PC 215 01
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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://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/sangamon/m4861 PC 215 01.zip
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Photographs
Additional Notes
Notes
- ↑ 8 ft x 6 ft, divided into two compartments, a 5 ft x 6 ft hoist shaft and a 3 ft x 6 ft air shaft
- ↑ Production was not listed in 1922 for mines producing less than 10,000 tons.
