Mine Index 0946   Southern Illinois Minerals,   Sparta No. 6 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Randolph unlocated
County: Randolph
Quadrangle: Steeleville
County Coal Data: Randolph
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 0946

Company Name: Southern Illinois Minerals
Mine Name: Sparta No. 6 Mine
Start Date: 1953 End Date: 1977
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 150
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Pit Randolph 5S 5W 16 SW SW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 20-40 5.0-6.0 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Ritter Coal Company Red Fox No. 3 1953-1963 236,344
Eden Mining Corporation Red Fox No. 3 1963-1966 442,971
R. and N. Mining Company Red Fox No. 3 1966-1966 [1] 1,800
Duke Mining and Machinery Company Red Fox 1970-1974 [2] Not Reported
Pryor Mountain Construction and Machinery Harger 1975-1975 62,921
Pine Ridge Coal Company Harger 1976-1976 54,058
Southern Illinois Minerals Corporation [3] Sparta No. 6 1977-1977 22,367
Total Production: 820,461

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Coal Section files, 7a-01-27 circa 1985 1:7454 1:7454 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Randolph County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Randolph County) - Mine location, depth.
Coal Section files, 7a-01-27, aerial photograph used by IDNR - Mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle 1967-1969
  2. Idle 1967-1969
  3. Also known as SIMCO