Mine Index 0709   Randall Coal Company,   Randall Mine

From ILMINES WIKI
Disclaimer
INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Gallatin unlocated
County: Gallatin
Quadrangle: Equality
County Coal Data: Gallatin
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 0709

Company Name: Randall Coal Company
Mine Name: Randall Mine
Start Date: 1955 End Date: October 1956
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 6 [1]
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Pit Gallatin 10S 8E 16 N ½

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 4.42 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

There were pyrite facings throughout the coal.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Randall Coal Company Randall 1955-1956 59,739
Total Production: 59,739

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 351545 7-20-1956 1:1200 1:1656 Final [2]

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Gallatin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Gallatin County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, thickness, mining method, geologic problems.
Microfilm map, document 351545, reel 03136, frames 311, 312 - Mine location, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. (18 with augered coal, which may have been mined by another company)
  2. The map has a handwritten note stating this is a final map, although the date indicates it is not final. If the note is not correct, an additional 2 acres could have been mined after the map date.