Mine Index Number: 6803
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Floyd McDonald
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| Mine Name:
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McDonald Mine
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| Start Date:
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1922
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End Date:
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1935
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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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7
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Not Shown On Map. Not shown on the accompanying map because of later surface mining.
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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 slope
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Williamson
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9S 4E
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32
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SW NW NE
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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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20
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4.33
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RP
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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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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 29,087
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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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| Stae archive, msha_455_01
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9-8-1938
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1:1200
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1:1200
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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, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| State archive map, msha_455_01 - Slope location, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Production was not reported from 1930 to 1933 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year; 1931 production is unknown.
