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

Disclaimer INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
	Unlocated Mines In:	Jackson unlocated
	County:	Jackson
	Quadrangle:	Ava
	County Coal Data:	Jackson
	Shown On Map:	Yes
	Unlocated:	No
	MSHA ID:

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