Mine Index 0638   Sahara Coal Company, Inc.,   Sahara No. 6 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 0638

Company Name: Sahara Coal Company, Inc.
Mine Name: Sahara No. 6 Mine
Start Date: 1936 End Date: June 1993
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 5,178
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Tipple Saline 9S 5E 29 SW SE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 25-115 4.5-5.0 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Concretions were present, and locally abundant.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Bankston Creek Collieries Company, Inc. Bankston Creek No. 6 1936-1950 8,396,736
Sahara Coal Company, Inc. Sahara No. 6 1951-1993 28,623,916
Total Production: 37,020,652

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Company, 6-207 12-17-1978 1:4800 1:4800 Not final
Microfilm, document 352758 5-31-1950 1:2400 1:4634 Not final
Company 12-1993 1:4800 1:4800 Final
USGS topographic map PR 1990 1:24000 1:24000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, geologic problems.
ISGS field notes (Saline County) - Mining method.
Company map, ISGS Coal Section files, 6-207 - Mine location, mine outline, mining method.
Microfilm map, document 352758, reel 03140, frames 274-277 - Mine outline.
Company map, ISGS Coal Section files - Mine outline (north).
USGS topographic map, Harrisburg Quadrangle, 1961, photorevised 1990 - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Sahara No. 6|Sahara No. 6]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Air Photo
Map ID: 6-207
Company: Sahara Coal Company, Inc.
Mine Name: Sahara No. 6
Caption:
Map Date: 12-17-1978
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M0638b.jpg
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[[:Sahara No. 6|Sahara No. 6]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Company
Map ID: 6-316
Company: Sahara Coal Company, Inc.
Mine Name: Sahara No. 6
Caption:
Map Date: 12-1993
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M0638final.jpg
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[[:Bankston Creek No. 6|Bankston Creek No. 6]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Microfilm
Map ID: 352758, 3140, 274-277
Company: Bankston Creek Collieries Company, Inc.
Mine Name: Bankston Creek No. 6
Caption:
Map Date: 05-31-1950
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M0638.jpg
Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download! https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/m0638.zip
[[:Sahara No. 6|Sahara No. 6]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Company
Map ID: 6-318
Company: Sahara Coal Company, Inc.
Mine Name: Sahara No. 6
Caption:
Map Date: 01-01-1991
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M0638 1991.jpg
Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download! https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/m0638 1991.zip

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