Mine Index Number: 5885
| Company Name:
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Silver Creek Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Silver Creek No. 2 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1909
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End Date:
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1926
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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198
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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100
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The mined area is larger than expected for the reported production. It is likely that other operators mined within the boundaries of the mined area shown on the accompanying map (see the unlocated maps), as well as the Black Diamond Mine (mine index 5886) shown within the mine boundary for Silver Creek No. 2 Mine
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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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| Slope (two)
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Peoria
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9N 7E
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30
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NW NW NE
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| Slope
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Peoria
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9N 7E
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19
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SE SE SW
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| Slope
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Peoria
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9N 7E
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19
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SE SE SW
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| Air shaft
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Peoria
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9N 7E
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30
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SW SW NW
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| Air slope
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Peoria
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9N 7E
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30
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SW SW NW
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Geology
| Springfield
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50-117
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|
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4.0
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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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| Total Production: 359,110
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352175
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10-3-1925
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1:2400
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1:4303
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Not final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Peoria County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Peoria County) - Thickness.
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| Microfilm map, document 352175, reel 03138, frame 210 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Microfilm map, document 352461, reel 03138, frame 142 - Ownership.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
