Mine Index Number: 4987
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Grafton Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Grafton No. 2 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1960
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End Date:
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1961
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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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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|
|
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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 or tipple
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Fulton
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3N 1E
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12
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SE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Colchester
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10
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2.0-2.5
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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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| Mine Notes
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Undated
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1:62500
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1:24000 [1]
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Fulton County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine Inspector's reports, courtesy of Joe Pelc, IDNR - Seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.
