Mine Index Number: 0135
| Company Name:
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Saline River Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Saline River Mine
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| Start Date:
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1905
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End Date:
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March 1927
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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180
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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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| Main slope An additional slope was noted on the source map, an escape slope that was originally the main slope for Sanks Mine (mine index 2194).
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Gallatin
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9S 8E
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23
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SW NE NW
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| Air shaft
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Gallatin
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9S 8E
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23
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SE NE NW
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| Air shaft
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Gallatin
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9S 8E
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14
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SE SW SW
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Geology
| Springfield
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40
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4.17
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4.83
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4.67
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
The source map indicated water was a problem in the westernmost part of the mine. The roof was mainly black slate with very little draw slate, but in some areas it was grey shale, which came down with the coal. The black slate also contained many concretions. There were some small slips in the roof that required some timbering. Pyrite stringers and lenses were found throughout the coal.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| J. E. Dempsey
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Dempsey
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1905-1908 Property title records indicate Dempsey Coal Company was operating as early as January 1893 at this location. No production was listed in the Coal Reports under this name.
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24,439
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| Total Production: 739,906
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Company, 4103.G3 i5.1-7
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4-1-1927
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Gallatin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Gallatin County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.G3 i5.1-7 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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