Mine Index Number: 0993
Company Name:
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Sahara Coal Company, Inc.
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Mine Name:
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Sahara No. 22 Mine
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Start Date:
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1979
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End Date:
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1985
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Type of Mine:
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Underground
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Total acres shown:
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119
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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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Main drift [1]
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Saline
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9S 5E
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22
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NE SE SE
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Air drift
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Saline
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9S 5E
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22
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NE SE SE
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
According to the mine notes, faults occurred throughout the mine, but these were not shown on the company maps. The source map showed bad top and a roof fall in NW SW NW 23-T9S-R5E, and another roof fall in SE NE NE 22-T9S-R5E. The mine had some problems relating to inadequate bedrock cover. Water came into the mine from roof fractures. Two buried Pleistocene valleys in the north part of the mine cut out bedrock above the workings. Surface subsidence resulted, with more water and some mud coming into the mine at these locations.
Production
Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
State archive, IL_794_03
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9-9-1985
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness, mining method.
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Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, drift location, seam, geologic problems.
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State archive, IL_794_03 - Drift locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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State Archive
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Map ID:
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IL_794_03
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Company:
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Sahara Coal Company, Inc.
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Mine Name:
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Sahara No. 22
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Caption:
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Map Date:
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09-09-1985
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Map Status:
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Final
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Image Credit:
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Note:
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More Info:
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M0993 IL 794 03
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Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/saline/m0993 IL 794 03.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The source map shows four drift entrances to the mine. These drifts are not labeled separately for air, escape, main haulage, etc. The main haulage route is distinguished by the conveyor shown extending beyond the mine. These drift entrances are off the highwall of Sahara No. 6 Surface Mine (mine index 0638).