Mine Index 0608   Sahara Coal Company,   Sahara No. 3 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 0608

Company Name: Sahara Coal Company
Mine Name: Sahara No. 3 Mine
Start Date: 1905 End Date: January 1937
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 1,372
Production Indicated Acres: 7 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Saline 9S 6E 15 NW SE SW
Air / escape shaft Saline 9S 6E 15 NW SE SW
Slope Saline 9S 6E 23 NE NW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 245 5.0-7.0 RPP

Geological Problems Reported

A 1910 gas explosion killed a mine examiner. A series of northwest-southeast trending faults were present throughout the mine.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Egyptian Coal Company Egyptian No. 2 1905-1906 not reported
O’Gara Coal Company O’Gara No. 3 1906-1932 [1] 6,847,713
Sahara Coal Company, Inc. Sahara No. 3 1933-1937 1,118,762
Sahara Coal Company Sahara No. 3 1937-1937 36,128 [2]
Total Production: 8,002,603

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Company, R4103.S32 i5.1-89 1-1-1937 1:2400 1:2400 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness, geologic problems.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
Company map, ISGS map library, R4103.S32 i5.1-89 - Shaft / slope locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.

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Notes

  1. Idle 1915
  2. Production after map date