Mine Index 0646   White Star Coal Company,   White Star Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 0646

Company Name: White Star Coal Company
Mine Name: White Star Mine
Start Date: 1934 End Date: 1938
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: Less than 1
Acres after map date: 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Not Shown On Map. This mine is not shown on the accompanying map because it was later surface-mined by the Mary Ann No. 1 Mine (mine index 3307).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main drift Saline 9S 7E 23 SW SW SW
Air shaft Saline 9S 7E 23 SW SW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 40 4.5 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
White Star Coal Company White Star 1934-1935 1,058
White Star Coal Company White Star 1935-1936 3,502 [1]
L. C. Wiedeman Wiedeman 1937-1937 773 [2]
White Star Coal Company White Star 1938-1938 550 [3]
Total Production: 5,883

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352775 1-13-1935 1:1200 1:1241 Not 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 352775, reel 03140, frame 297 - Drift and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production after map date
  2. Production after map date
  3. Production after map date