Mine Index Number: 0638
| Company Name:
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Sahara Coal Company, Inc.
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| Mine Name:
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Sahara No. 6 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1936
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End Date:
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June 1993
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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5,178
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Tipple
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Saline
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9S 5E
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29
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SW SE NW
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Geology
| Herrin
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25-115
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4.5-5.0
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Surface
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Geological Problems Reported
Concretions were present, and locally abundant.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 37,020,652
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Company, 6-207
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12-17-1978
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1:4800
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1:4800
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Not final
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| Microfilm, document 352758
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5-31-1950
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1:2400
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1:4634
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Not final
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| Company, 6-316
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12-1993
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1:4800
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1:4800
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Final
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| Company, 6-318
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1-1-1991
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Final [1]
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| Department of Mines 7 Minerals
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Undated
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Secondary source
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| USGS topographic map
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PR 1990
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1:24000
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1:24000
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Secondary source
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, geologic problems.
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| ISGS field notes (Saline County) - Mining method.
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| Company map, ISGS Coal Section files, 6-207 - Mine location, mine outline, mining method.
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| Microfilm map, document 352758, reel 03140, frames 274-277 - Mine outline.
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| Company map, ISGS Coal Section files, 6-316 - Mine outline (north).
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| Company map, ISGS Coal Section files, 6-318 - Mine outline (eastern pit, north half).
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| Department of Mines & Minerals, 7a-01-37, aerial photographic base with surface mines identified - Mine outline.
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| USGS topographic map, Harrisburg Quadrangle, 1961, photorevised 1990 - Mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
![[[:Sahara No. 6|Sahara No. 6]]](https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/thumbnails/m0638b_th.jpg) These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Air Photo
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| Map ID:
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6-207
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| Company:
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Sahara Coal Company, Inc.
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| Mine Name:
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Sahara No. 6
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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12-17-1978
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| Map Status:
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Not Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M0638b.jpg
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/m0638b.zip
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![[[:Bankston Creek No. 6|Bankston Creek No. 6]]](https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/thumbnails/m0638_th.jpg) These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Microfilm
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| Map ID:
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352758, 3140, 274-277
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| Company:
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Bankston Creek Collieries Company, Inc.
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| Mine Name:
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Bankston Creek No. 6
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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05-31-1950
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| Map Status:
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Not Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M0638.jpg
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/m0638.zip
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![[[:Sahara No. 6|Sahara No. 6]]](https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/thumbnails/m0638_1991_th.jpg) These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Company
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| Map ID:
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6-318
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| Company:
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Sahara Coal Company, Inc.
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| Mine Name:
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Sahara No. 6
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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01-01-1991
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| Map Status:
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Not Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M0638 1991.jpg
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/m0638 1991.zip
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 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Department of Mines & Minerals
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| Map ID:
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7a-01-37
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| Company:
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| Mine Name:
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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Undated
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| Map Status:
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Secondary
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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7A 01 37
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/saline/7A 01 37.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ This map is final for the pit shown.
![[[:Sahara No. 6|Sahara No. 6]]](https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/thumbnails/m0638final_th.jpg)
