Lancaster Quadrangle
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Mining in the Lancaster Quadrangle
Most of the mining in the Lancaster Quadrangle took place in the southeastern quarter of the map. The Friendsville Coal was mined, which ranged from 2 to 4 feet thick. The mines were small and operated only a few years before closing. The longest known operating mines both worked 6 years – the Allendale Mine (mine index 878), which operated from 1958 to 1964, and the Keen Mine (mine index 4634), which operated from 1917 to 1923.
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Coal Mines In Illinois Lancaster Quadrangle
Mines that Appear on the Lancaster Quadrangle
| Combined | County | |
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| 0878 | Allendale Coal Company, Allendale Mine | Wabash |
| 3895 | Reel and Wilkinson, Friendsville Mine Kyle Reel, Friendsville Mine | Wabash |
| 4633 | Bert Shepard, Shepard Mine | Wabash |
| 4634 | A. B. Keen, Keen Mine | Wabash |
| 4637 | Wabash | |
| 4639 | Pride Coal Company, Pride Mine | Wabash |
| 4640 | Joe Parkinson, Parkinson Mine | Wabash |
| 4641 | Wabash | |
| 4686 | Lawrence | |
| 7425 | A. B. Keen, Keen Mine A. G. Keen, Keen Mine | Wabash |
| 7426 | Wabash | |
| 7427 | Wabash |
Unlocated Mines
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