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===Geological Problems Reported=== | ===Geological Problems Reported=== | ||
Water entering the mine forced its abandonment. This mine was connected underground with Wasson A Mine (mine index | Water entering the mine forced its abandonment. This mine was connected underground with Wasson A Mine (mine index [[0130]]). | ||
==Production== | ==Production== |
Latest revision as of 15:39, March 12, 2024
Mine Index Number: 3316
Company Name: | Roger Knickerbocker | ||
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Mine Name: | Blue Blaze Mine | ||
Start Date: | 1938 | End Date: | 1949 |
Type of Mine: | Underground | ||
Total acres shown: | 8 | ||
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 | 33 | NE NE SE |
Air shaft | Saline | 9S 5E | 34 | NW NW SW |
Geology
Thickness (ft) | |||||
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Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
Springfield | 50 | 4.67 | MRP |
Geological Problems Reported
Water entering the mine forced its abandonment. This mine was connected underground with Wasson A Mine (mine index 0130).
Production
Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
Blue Blaze Coal Company | Blue Blaze | 1938-1939 | 1,713 |
W. K. Miller | Blue Eagle | 1940-1940 | 4,700 |
Blue Blaze Coal Company | Blue Blaze | 1941-1941 | 4,500 |
Blue Blaze Coal Company Operated by W. K. Miller | Blue Blaze | 1942-1942 | 3,379 |
Blue Blaze Coal Company | Blue Blaze No. 1 | 1943-1946Idle 1946 | 3,947 |
Blue Blaze Coal Company Operated by Roger Knickerbocker | Blue Blaze | 1947-1948 | 20,629 |
Roger Knickerbocker | Blue Blaze | 1949-1949 | 244 |
Total Production: 39,112 |
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
Microfilm, document 352801 | 1-15-1949 | 1:2400 | 1:1986 | Final |
Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method. |
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 352801, reel 03140, frame 348 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems. |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs