Mine Index Number: 6806
| Company Name:
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C. M. and F. J. Bruce
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| Mine Name:
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Bruce Mine
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| Start Date:
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1934
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End Date:
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1934
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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2
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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|
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This mine was partially stripped out by 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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| Main slope
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Williamson
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9S 4E
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29
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SE SE SW Not shown due to later surface mining.
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| Air slope
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Williamson
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9S 4E
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29
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SE SE SW Not shown due to later surface mining.
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
The source map of Bruce Mine showed that the northernmost room holed into old works of another mine.
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
| State archive, IL_1442_01
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2-17-1935
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1:600
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1:600
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Final The mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the production reported. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.
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| State archive, IL_1440_01
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1-6-1949
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1:1200
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1:1200
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Secondary source The mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the production reported. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| State archive map, IL_1442_01 - Slope locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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| State archive map, IL_1440_01, map of L. and M. Mine (mine index 4113) - Mine outline (eastern).
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
![[[:Bruce|Bruce]]](https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/williamson/thumbnails/m6806_IL_1442_01_th.jpg) These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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State Archive
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| Map ID:
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IL_1442_01
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| Company:
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C. M. and F. J. Bruce
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| Mine Name:
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Bruce
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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02-17-1935
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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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M6806 IL 1442 01
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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/m6806 IL 1442 01.zip
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![[[:L. and M.|L. and M.]]](https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/williamson/thumbnails/m4113_IL_1440_01_th.jpg) These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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State Archive
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| Map ID:
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IL_1440_01
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| Company:
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L. and M. Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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L. and M.
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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01-06-1949
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| Map Status:
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Not Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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Secondary source for Mine Index 6806- shows more eastern workings
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| More Info:
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M4113 IL 1440 01
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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/m4113 IL 1440 01.zip
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Photographs
