Mine Index 0959   Southern Illinois Minerals,   Sato No. 5 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Jackson unlocated
County: Jackson
Quadrangle: Ava
County Coal Data: Jackson
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 0959

Company Name: Southern Illinois Minerals
Mine Name: Sato No. 5 Mine
Start Date: 1977 End Date: November 1977
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 14 [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 / tipple Jackson 7S 3W 14 SW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Murphysboro 30-40 2.5 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

The seam was split into three benches. Surficial materials and 10.5 feet of rock overlay 1.4 to 1.9 feet of the upper split of coal, which pinched out southward and was not mined. Under the upper split was 9 feet of soft shale, 1.1 to 2.0 feet of coal (that ranged up to 4 feet locally). This middle split pinched out southward as well. The lower split was overlain by 10 feet of claystone and shale, then the 2.5 feet thick coal that was mined. This coal had abundant thin pyritic fusain partings. This lowest bench varied in thickness and may have split also. The dragline operator reported that the lowest bench had abundant clay dikes. All of these coals were fairly low quality coal, although it lacked major bedded impurities and nodules. The marine rock sequence over the coal implied high sulfur content.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Southern Illinois Minerals Sato No. 5 1977-1977 50,146
Total Production: 50,146

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
USGS digital orthophoto quadrangle 2005 1:24000 1:24000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, pit location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
USGS digital orthophoto map, Ava Quadrangle, 2005 - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The mine outline is now partially incorporated into the Creek Paum Mine (mine index 1023) surface mine. The boundaries could not be distinguished.