Mine Index 0450 Saline County Coal Corporation, Saline County No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0450

Company Name:	Saline County Coal Corporation
Mine Name:	Saline County No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1905	End Date:	1927
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	821
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 shaft (9.5x15.5)

Saline

9S 5E

36

NW NE SE

Air shaft (9.5x15.5)

Saline

9S 5E

36

NW NE SE

Geology

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

Springfield

103

5.5

8.0

7.0

MRP, some HER

Geological Problems Reported

A 1927 gas explosion killed 8 men. A dike and several faults, which lay parallel to the dike, ran through the mine trending northwest-southeast. The roof was good, except where there were water problems (particularly under a valley on the surface). The coal dipped away from the shaft, making haulage difficult.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Davenport Coal Company (add)	B, Steel Tipple (add)	1905-1906	not reported

Saline County Coal Corporation (add)	Saline County No. 2 (add)	1906-1919	4,473,630

Big Creek Coal Company (add)	Big Creek No. 2 (add)	1919-1923	928,401

Saline County Coal Corporation On one map source, this mine was labeled Peabody Coal Company, No. 42 Mine. No production was reported under that name. (add)	Saline County No. 2 (add)	1923-1927	635,057

Total Production: 6,037,088

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company, 4103.S32 i5.1-11

4-1-1927

1:2400

1:2400

Not final

ISGS map library, 4103.S32 i5.1-93

8-2-1973The outline of the northern portion of this mine is as shown on the 1927 source map. The mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the production reported. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.

1:7200

1:7200

Secondary

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, shaft size, seam, geologic problems.

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

Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.S32 i5.1-11 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

ISGS map library, 4103.S32 i5.1-93, basemap from Sahara Coal Company - Mine outline (south).

Microfilm map, document 352777, reel 03140, frames 299-301, map of Harrisburg No. 2 surface mine (mine index 3320) - Mining method (high-extraction retreat in southern part of mine).