Mine Index Number: 5017
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Egan Brothers
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| Mine Name:
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Egan Mine
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| Start Date:
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1916
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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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10
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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3
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The northern part of the mine is not shown on the accompanying map due to later surface mining by the Norris Mine (mine index 0890).
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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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Fulton
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7N 4E
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20
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NW SE NE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Fulton
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7N 4E
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20
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NW SE NE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Fulton
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7N 4E
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20
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SE NW NE [1]
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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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58
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5.0
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MRP
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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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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 81,507
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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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| State archive, MSHA_1233
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5-15-1926
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Not final
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
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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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| State archive, MSHA_1233, courtesy of Robert Gibson, IDNR - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Not shown on accompanying map due to later surface mining.
- ↑ Production was not reported in 1922 for mines producing less than 10,000 tons.
- ↑ Production after map date
