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Justin Curless posted
Sunspot Amax Coal Mine Company Marion 8750 Dragline Astoria/Vermont illinois photo Complments of (Pek Boyett) |
You can tell that this was a more recent strip mining operation because the swaths of been leveled. But I can't tell if they restored the top soil.
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Justin Curless
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This is the only photos I have of the tipple Yard does anyone else have any more input or photos they wanna add to it or post?"
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Justin Curless
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If Anyone in this Group would have any photos of some sort of the tipple yard and or Exactly where the tipple sat of What used Sunspot Amax Coal Mine or photos in general of the Coal Mine."
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Dennis DeBruler commented on Justin's post
I presume the L shaped building on this 1979 Vermont Quadrangle @ 1:24,000 was the tipple facility. |
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Andy Zukowski posted
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Depot at Astoria, Illinois. Circa 1910 |
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| 1944 Beardstown Quad @ 62,500 |
Judging by the bridge in the photo, the new depot was built down by the "mainline."
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I worked for AMAX Coal Company from 1976 until 1985 and traveled to Sunspot Mine once. While there, the Marion 8750 was moving to a new coal field and the reclamation crews were busy putting the soil back to agricultural use. AMAX Coal was one of the most responsible companies in the coal industry and reclaimed mined land better than just about any other entity.
ReplyDeleteI worked for Amax coal for 20 yrs ,, very good company to work for ,,would like very much a copy of no. ariel view of tipple , garage bone yard and all mechinery togather .. I have no way to copy it , would be glad to pay for it .. retired miner .. Richard Jones ..977 co,, rd ,,1600 north , carmi ILL 62824
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, these photos are low resolution. But for any photo, if you click it, you should get a larger version displayed on your screen. Then if you right-click that image, you should get a menu with a "Save image as..." choice. If you select that action, it will pop up a form that allows you to save the image on your disk drive.
DeleteI worked for AMAX from 1977 until the we were laid off. I was the grounds man and walked the shovel out of the pit for the last time. to this day, it was the best place I ever worked. I loved the guys and at 64 years of age ,i would go back there and coal mine again. So sad its a lost profession.
ReplyDeleteAnd that would have been around what 1982 or 83?
DeleteIt was in Astoria Township, Astoria School District, Astoria Fire Dist, and not Vermont
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DeleteAre you aware of the the fossils that were found at the Sun Spot mine? The fossils were similar to Mazon Creek fossils found near Wilmington, Braidwood, Coal City, and Morris, IL. From what I understand, shrimp were common. The site is also 1 of the 3 localities where Tully Monsters were found.
ReplyDeleteI am the historian for the Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois. Have a look at our weekly Mazon Monday posts. https://www.esconi.org/esconi_earth_science_club/mazon-monday/
Would you mind if we used some of your photos in a future post? Thanks!
Rich