Mine Index Number: 6804
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Ridge Top Mining Company, Inc.
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| Mine Name:
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McDonald Mine
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| Start Date:
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1949
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End Date:
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1951
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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14
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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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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| Tipple
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Williamson
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9S 4E
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29
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SW SE SE
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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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Surface
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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: 40,615
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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, document 353234
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8-28-1952
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1:2400
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1:2648
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Final
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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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| Microfilm map, document 353234, reel 03142, frame 164 - Mine location, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: 353234
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Microfilm
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| Map ID:
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353234
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| Company:
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Ridge Top Coal Mining Company, Inc.
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| Mine Name:
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McDonald
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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08-28-1952
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| Map Status:
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Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M6804
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/williamson/m6804.zip
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Photographs
Notes
