Mine Index Number: 1015
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Big Ridge, Inc.
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| Mine Name:
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Big Ridge Portal No. 1 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1990
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End Date:
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Before August 13, 1998
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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2,509
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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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| Main slope
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Saline
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9S 7E
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20
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NW NW SW
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Saline
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9S 7E
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20
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NW SW NW
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Springfield
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150
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4.3
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6.0
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4.5
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RPP
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Geological Problems Reported
Northwest-southeast trending faults that parallel the Cottage Grove Fault System run through the mine.
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: 9,633,546
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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.S32 i5.1-96
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2-16-1999
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1:4800
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1:4800
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Final
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.S32 i5.1-96 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: 4103.S32 i5.1-96
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Company
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| Map ID:
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4103.S32 i5.1-96
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| Company:
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Big Ridge, Inc.
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| Mine Name:
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Big Ridge Portal No. 1
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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02-16-1999
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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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M1015.tif
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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://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/m1015.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The production for Portal No. 1 and Portal No. 2 (mine index 1021) was not listed separately in the Coal Reports. The reported production for 1997 and 1998 has been split into an estimate for each of the two mines.
- ↑ Last reported production: 1998 (Text on the source map stated that the bottom was sealed 8-13-1998.)
- ↑ The production for Portal No. 1 and Portal No. 2 (mine index 1021) was not listed separately in the Coal Reports. The reported production for 1997 and 1998 has been split into an estimate for each of the two mines.
