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Revision as of 17:38, January 11, 2022
Mine Index Number: 0664
Company Name: | Sahara Coal Company, Inc. | ||
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Mine Name: | Sahara No. 5 Mine | ||
Start Date: | 1938 | End Date: | August 1972 |
Type of Mine: | Underground | ||
Total acres shown: | 4,038 | ||
Acres after map date: | General Area of mining acres shown: | ||
Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
Type | County | Township-Range | Section | Part Section |
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Main slope | Saline | 9S 5E | 29 | SW SE NW |
Slope | Saline | 9S 5E | 29 | SE SE NW |
Geology
Thickness (ft) | |||||
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Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
Springfield | 135 | 4.5-5.0 | RPP |
Geological Problems Reported
The coal contained pyrite in nodules and lenses up to 1.5 inches thick. Pyrite was also present as stringers at the base of the seam and locally as fracture fillings along with some calcite.
Production
Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
Bankston Creek Collieries Company Also operated as Fifth Vein Coal Company, as shown on a 1950 map. | Bankston Creek No. 5 | 1938-1950 | 6,356,092 |
Sahara Coal Company, Inc. | Sahara No. 5 | 1951-1972 | 11,270,620 |
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
Microfilm, document 352839 | 7-11-1972 | 1:2400 | 1:4300 | Final |
Company, 10-5-49 | 6-23-1977 | 1:6600 | 1:6600 | Secondary source |
Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness. |
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation. |
Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness. |
Microfilm map, document 352839, reel 03140, frames 425-441 - Slope locations, mine outline, mining method. |
ISGS Coal Section files, 10-5-49, coal company compilation map - Mine outline (west, 25-T9S-R4E). |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs