Mine Index 0983 Equality Mining Company, Equality Mine

Mine Index Number: 0983

Company Name:	Equality Mining Company
Mine Name:	Equality Mine
Start Date:	1978	End Date:	1991
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	765
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

Saline

9S 7E

10

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Herrin

25-75

4.11

Surface

Geological Problems Reported

There was a peridotite sill present in a portion of the mine. Some minor faults were also reported. The source map shows some of this faulting, trending north-northwest to south-southeast. These faults were in NE 10-T9S-R7E.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Equality Mining Company (add)	Equality (add)	1978-1991	5,041,753
Total Production: 5,041,753

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company, 4103.S32 i5.1-95

7-1-1989

1:4800

1:4800

Not finalThe mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the reported production. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.

Company, ISGS active mine file

1-31-2002

1:4800

1:4800

Secondary sourceThe mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the reported production. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.

ISGS map library, 4102 a-7, sheet 2

1981-1983

1:24000

1:24000

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, pit location, seam, geologic problems.

Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.S32 i5.1-95 - Mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.

Coal Section files (active mines), map of Big Ridge Portal No. 2 Mine (mine index 1021) - Mine outline (north).

ISGS map library, 4102 a-7, sheet 2, work map for Rudement Quadrangle Geologic Map - Mine outline.