Mine Index Number: 7876
| Company Name:
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John L. Solomon
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| Mine Name:
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Solomon Mine
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| Start Date:
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1915
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End Date:
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1923
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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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3
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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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| Main drift
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Greene
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12N 11W
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23
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NW NW
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Geology
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
| ISGS field notes (G. H. Cady)
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1916
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1:62500
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1:62500
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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, depth, thickness, mining method.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Greene County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation, seam.
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| ISGS field notes (Greene County) - Mine location.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The field notes include text “Has operated 5 years, never inspected.” The mine may have opened circa 1910.
- ↑ Production was not reported in 1922 for mines producing less than 10,000 tons.
