Mine Index Number: 5667
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Alexander Helm
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| Mine Name:
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Helm Mine
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| Start Date:
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1881
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End Date:
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1883
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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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3
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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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Main shaft
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30N 3E
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1
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NW SW SW
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
|
| Herrin
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50
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|
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4.5-5.0
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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)
|
| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Alexander Helm
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Helm
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1881-1883
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13,320
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| Total Production: 13,320
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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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| Microfilm, mines07a.tif
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Undated
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1:1200
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1:1404
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Livingston County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Microfilm map, Coal Section files, mines07a.tif - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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