Mine Index Number: 7784
| Company Name:
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William Corbin
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| Mine Name:
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Corbin Mine
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| Start Date:
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1881
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End Date:
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1883
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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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Less than 1
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General Area of mining acres shown:
|
|
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Not Shown On Map. The Corbin Mine is not shown on the accompanying map because of later surface mining by Middle Grove Mine (mine index 621).
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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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Knox
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9N 4E
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23
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SW SE SW
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Geology
| Herrin
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50
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|
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4.25-4.5
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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
| Federal Land Bank Report
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8-1935
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1:110191
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1:110191
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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, mine type, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Knox County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Federal Land Bank Report (Knox County) - Shaft location, mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Ownership and production prior to 1882 is unknown. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 7 acres were mined.
- ↑ Ownership and production prior to 1882 is unknown. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 7 acres were mined.
