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What does the future hold for coal mines in Illinois?
17.06.2020Coal was first mined along the 400-mile-long Illinois coal basin, which covers parts of Illinois, Indiana and western Kentucky, by settlers in the 1800s. According to the Illinois Coal Association (ICA), coal was being
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Herrin Coal
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DIRECTORY OF COAL MINES IN ILLINOIS
Coal has been mined in 76 counties of Illinois. More than 7,400 coal mines have operated since commercial mining began in Illinois about 1810; fewer than 30 are currently active. To detail the extent and location of coal mining in Illinois, the Illinois State Geological Survey (ISGS) has compiled maps and directories of known coal mines.
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DIRECTORY OF COAL MINES IN ILLINOIS
DIRECTORY OF COAL MINES IN ILLINOIS 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLE SERIES PINCKNEYVILLE QUADRANGLE PERRY COUNTY Alan R. Myers C. Chenoweth 2009 Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability William W. Shilts, Executive Director ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY E. Donald McKay III, Interim Director Natural
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Mine Index 5255 Robert Gooden Coal Company, Gooden Mine
Mine Index 5255 Robert Gooden Coal Company, Gooden Mine Mine Index Number: 5255 Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location (s) Type County Township-Range Section Part Section Main shaft Fulton 8N 4E 2 NW SE SW Air shaft Fulton 8N 4E 2 NW SE SW Geology Springfield 125-130 4.0-5.0 RPP Geological Problems Reported Production Company Mine Name Date
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Mine Index 5299 Sunday Creek Coal Company, Sunday Creek Coal
Mine Index 5299 Sunday Creek Coal Company, Sunday Creek Coal Company Mine Index Number: 5299 Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location (s) Type County Township-Range Section Part Section Geology Springfield 72-106 3.67-4.5 RP Geological Problems Reported Production Company Mine Name Date Production (tons) Total Production: 557,603 Production Notes
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Mine Index 6085 Nebergall Coal Company, Nebergall No. 3 Mine
Mine Index 6085 Nebergall Coal Company, Nebergall No. 3 Mine Mine Index Number: 6085 Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location (s) Type County Township-Range Section Part Section Pit Fulton 6N 4E 9 Geology Springfield 10 5.0 Surface Geological Problems Reported Production Company Mine Name Date Production (tons) Production Notes
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How many coal mines are open in Illinois?
According to the Illinois Coal Association (ICA), by the1900s, coal was being produced in at least 52 of the region's 102 counties, nine of which were producing more than one million tons a year. Overall, it's thought more than 7,400 mines have operated in Illinois.
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10.07.2017At its peak in the 1920s, Illinois mines employed approximately 100,000 workers and produced 100 million tons of coal annually. Jack McReynolds, who was born and raised in West Frankfort, Illinois (population
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Mine Index 5249 Claude Dilts, Dilts Mine
1:62500 Secondary source Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information) Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, depth, thickness, mining method. Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Breaker Boys at the Woodward Coal Mines in Kingston
Description. Breaker boys worked in the coal mines. Their main job was to separate chunks of coal by hand. As coal came down the conveyor belt, they would break up the coal into common sized pieces and also separate out any things like rocks, clay and soil. Boys were usually between the ages of 8 to 12, but sometimes were as young as 5 or 6.
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Mine Index 7700 Key Coal Company,
Mine Index 7700 Key Coal Company, Mine Index Number: 7700 Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location (s) Geology Geological Problems Reported Production Company Mine Name Date Production (tons) Production Notes Coal Report production (if available) Sources of Data ISGS field notes (J. A. Brophy) 8-21-1957
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Mining In Illinois
At the time these mines were surveyed, 41 mines in Illinois were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine. 1 Illinois has 29 prospect mines. 2 271 mines were in
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Harlan County: Working in the Coal Mines
LaFollette is located about 76-miles southwest of Harlan County. Born in 1910, Taft (as he was called) grew up in a family of coal miners. Even though there were mines in LaFollette, the real money was to be paid in Harlan County. Coal operators were offering more money and better living conditions to those who were willing to move.
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Mine Index 5255 Robert Gooden Coal Company, Gooden Mine
Mine Index 5255 Robert Gooden Coal Company, Gooden Mine Mine Index Number: 5255 Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location (s) Type County Township-Range Section Part Section Main shaft Fulton 8N 4E 2 NW SE SW Air shaft Fulton 8N 4E 2 NW SE SW Geology Springfield 125-130 4.0-5.0 RPP Geological Problems Reported Production Company
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Mine Index 2202 Shuler and Long Coal Company, Shuler and Long Mine
Shuler and Long Coal Company Mine Name: Shuler and Long Mine Start Date: 1917 End Date: May 1926 Type of Mine: Underground Total acres shown: 24 Production Indicated Acres: 37 General Area of mining acres shown: Not Shown On Map. Production indicates approximately 37 acres were mined after the map date, but the later mining most likely was
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Macon County, Illinois Coal Mining History and Genealogy
Featuring Coal Mining. Macon County is a county located in the central part of the state of Illinois. 39.86 N - 88.86 W. In 2000 the population was 114,706, and as of 2010, the population was 110,768. The county seat of Macon County is Decatur, Illinois. Macon County was formed on January 19, 1829 out of Shelby County, and was named for
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Illinois Coal, Reclamation and Subsidence
Freeman United Coal Mining Company donated 1,864 acres of mined land along the Illinois River to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. This doubled the size of the Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area in Fulton County. Peabody Coal Company started a program in 1980 allowing the use of former mine areas for fishing, hiking and
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History of Illinois Coal Mining Eco
08.01.2022Illinois is supplying coal to some of those regions. Prairie State Coal Plant Three fourths of the coal burned in Illinois in 2019 was mined at the Lively Grove Mine in southwestern Illinois. It was used by the Prairie State coal plant, part of the same energy complex, to provide power to 2.5 million families in seven states.
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Mine Index 5276 Monarch Coal and Mining Company, Pond Lily Mine
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness. Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation. Microfilm map, document 352456, reel 03139, frame 137, map of Dorthel No. 2 Mine (mine index 111) - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method. Mine Notes
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Mine Index 2238 Premier White Ash Coal Company, White Ash Mine
Premier White Ash Coal Company Mine Name: White Ash Mine Start Date: 1934 End Date: 1943 Type of Mine: Underground Total acres shown: None Production Indicated Acres: 3 General Area of mining acres shown: Not Shown On Map. Not shown on accompanying map due to later surface mining by Elm No. 2 Mine (mine index 706).
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History of Mining in Illinois
History of Mining in Illinois The first discovery of coal in North America was in Illinois by Marquette and Joliet. In 1673, they observed and recorded coal outcrops along the Illinois river. However, it wasn't until the 1800's that the
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Illinois Coal, Reclamation and Subsidence
Freeman United Coal Mining Company donated 1,864 acres of mined land along the Illinois River to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. This doubled the size of the Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area in Fulton County. Peabody Coal Company started a program in 1980 allowing the use of former mine areas for fishing, hiking and camping.
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1889
Franklin County, Illinois Genealogy and History : 1889-1996 Directory of Coal Mines . COMPANY NAME. MINE NAME/NO.MINE. TYPE. YEARS OPERATED. LOCATION. BELL ZOLLER COAL MINING CO: BELL ZOLLER 2: SHAFT: 1919-1951: Six Mile Twp: BELL ZOLLER MINING CO. BELL ZOLLER: SHAFT : 1909-1925: Six Mile Twp:
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Coal mining
10.04.2013Coal was discovered in Illinois as early as 1673, when French explorers Marquette and Joliet noted outcroppings of coal along the banks of the Illinois River between Ottawa and Starved Rock.
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Mine Index 5299 Sunday Creek Coal Company, Sunday Creek Coal Company Mine Index Number: 5299 Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location (s) Type County Township-Range Section Part Section Geology Springfield 72-106 3.67-4.5 RP Geological Problems Reported Production Company Mine Name Date Production (tons) Total Production: 557,603
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Mine Index 2202 Shuler and Long Coal Company, Shuler and Long Mine
Shuler and Long Coal Company Mine Name: Shuler and Long Mine Start Date: 1917 End Date: May 1926 Type of Mine: Underground Total acres shown: 24 Production Indicated Acres: 37 General Area of mining acres shown: Not Shown On Map. Production indicates approximately 37 acres were mined after the map date, but the later mining most likely
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Mine Index 5258 T. H. Jarvis Coal Company, Jarvis Mine
View history Mine Index 5258 T. H. Jarvis Coal Company, Jarvis Mine Mine Index Number: 5258 Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location (s) Geology Geological Problems Reported Production Production Notes Coal Report production (if available) Sources of Data Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information) Mine Notes Mine Images
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Historic photos: The coal mining era in Southern
30.06.2022Turn the clock back to when coal mining was at its peak in Southern Illinois and revisit what life was like then. Two men work in a United Electric mine in the 1950s. Provided by Robert Morefield
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Perry County, Illinois Coal Mining History and
The Forresters Coal Co., has opened out a new mine at Duquoin, Perry county. 1905 Annual Coal Report 16 New Mines The Forester Coal Co., Duquoin. has put in a new engine 20 x 36 inch cylinders, a conical drum 8 feet in diameter:
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A Look Inside the Coal Communities in the Illinois Basin
10.07.2017At its peak in the 1920s, Illinois mines employed approximately 100,000 workers and produced 100 million tons of coal annually. Jack McReynolds, who was born and raised in West Frankfort, Illinois (population 8,067), and worked in the region's mines for 40 years, still recalls the hum of the 1960s. It was the big game in town, he says.
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