Mine Index 0132   Al Tarlton,   Tarlton No. 1 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 0132

Company Name: Al Tarlton
Mine Name: Tarlton No. 1 Mine
Start Date: 1925 End Date: 1939
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: Less than 1
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main drift Saline 10S 7E 13 NE SE SE
Drift[1] Saline 10S 7E 13 NE SE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 45 4.67 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
A. L. Tarlton Tarlton 1925-1935 1,380
Al Tarlton [2] Tarlton No. 1 1938-1939[3] 360
Total Production: 1,740

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352810 12-27-1955 1:1200 1:1324 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, drift location, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352810, reel 03140, frame 362 - Drift locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. This is labeled “old opening” on the source map, along with the fact that it had caved (suffered roof failure).
  2. Microfilm document 352809, dated 1956, shows this mine with a later owner, Greely Coal Company. No production was reported under this name.
  3. Idle 1936, 1937