Mine Index Number: 6722
| Company Name:
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Chance and Williams
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| Mine Name:
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Winchester Mine
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| Start Date:
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1922
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End Date:
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1927
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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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4
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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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| Main shaft
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Scott
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14N 12W
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16
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SE SE SW
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| Air shaft
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Scott
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14N 12W
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16
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SE SE SW
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
The roof was 4 ft of black shale overlain by 10 ft of dark gray shale and 10 ft of light gray shale. Pyrite is present as lenses and nodules that are difficult to separate from the coal.
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
| ISGS field notes (John S. Ivy)
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10-10-1922
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1:62500
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1:62500
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Secondary source
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Scott County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| ISGS field notes (Scott County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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