Mine Index Number: 7169
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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William Boon
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| Mine Name:
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Boon Mine
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| Start Date:
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1810
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End Date:
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1812
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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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| 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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| Drift
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Jackson
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9S 2W
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4
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SE SE SE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Murphysboro
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Underground
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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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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Jackson County Historical Society
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5-2008
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(text only)
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1:24000 [2]
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Jackson County Historical Society, personal communication - Drift location.
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| Bibliography
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| Wright, John W. D., 1983, Formation and Early Settlement, Murphysboro, Illinois, Jackson County Historical Society, 126p. - Years of operation.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Production for mines operating before 1882 is not known. Wright’s research indicated that Boon made seven trips to New Orleans between 1810 and 1812.
- ↑ The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.
