Mine Index Number: 0923
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Ritter Coal and Quarry
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| Mine Name:
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Red Fox Mine
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| Start Date:
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1937
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End Date:
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1947
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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9 [1]
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Pit or tipple
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Perry
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6S 1W
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9
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SW SW NW
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin
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15-20
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6.75
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Surface
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Geological Problems Reported
No limestone was reported above the coal.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 171,931
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Company, 4103.P42 i5.1-6
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6-12-1939
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1:1200
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1:1200
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Not final
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Company, 4103.P42 i5.1-19
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10-20-1937
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1:1200
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1:1200
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Not final
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| USGS topographic map, Du Quoin
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1975
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1:24000
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1:24000
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Perry County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Bibliography
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-6 - Pit & tipple locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-19 - Ownership, location of old works.
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| Bibliography
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| USGS 7.5-minute topographic map, Du Quoin Quadrangle, 1975 - Mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Production indicates a total of 15 acres were mined. The source map shows old works, which are shown on the accompanying map by a general area of mining on the southeast side of this mine.
- ↑ The source map indicates this mine was also known as C. & R. Coal Company.
