Mine Index 1021 Big Ridge, Inc., Big Ridge Portal No. 2 Mine

Disclaimer INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
	Unlocated Mines In:	Saline unlocated
	County:	Saline
	Quadrangle:	Eldorado
	County Coal Data:	Saline
	Shown On Map:	Yes
	Unlocated:	No
	MSHA ID:	1102997

Mine Index Number: 1021


Company Name:	Big Ridge, Inc.
Mine Name:	Big Ridge Portal No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1997	End Date:	After February 1, 2002
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	1,889
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Slope

Saline

9S 7E

6

SW SE SE

Air shaft

Saline

9S 7E

7

NE NE NE

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Springfield

150

4.3

4.67

4.5

CRP

Geological Problems Reported

A fault zone was present at the bottom of the slope. Roof falls occurred throughout the mine, several months after mining took place. Faults related to the Cottage Grove fault system were present throughout.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Arclar Company (add)	Big Ridge Portal No. 2 (add)	1997-1997	716,913^[1]

Big Ridge, Inc. (add)	Big Ridge Portal No. 2 (add)	1998-2001	6,717,825^[2]

Arclar Company (add)	Big Ridge Portal No. 2 (add)	2002-2002^[3]	117,000


Total Production: 7,551,738

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Company, Coal Section files

1-31-2002

1:4800

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, seam, thickness, geologic problems.

Company map, Coal Section files (active mines) - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	Company
	Map ID:	6-342
	Company:	Arclar Company
	Mine Name:	Big Ridge Portal No. 2
	Caption:
	Map Date:	01-31-2002
	Map Status:	Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:	Secondary Source for the north part of mine index 0983
	More Info:	M1021.tif
	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!	https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/m1021.zip

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. In addition, some of the tonnage reported in 2001 may have been mined from the Willow Lake Surface Mine (mine index 1033).
↑ 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. In addition, some of the tonnage reported in 2001 may have been mined from the Willow Lake Surface Mine (mine index 1033).
↑ The mine was closed after an explosion on 2-1-2002.

[1] 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. In addition, some of the tonnage reported in 2001 may have been mined from the Willow Lake Surface Mine (mine index 1033).

[2] 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. In addition, some of the tonnage reported in 2001 may have been mined from the Willow Lake Surface Mine (mine index 1033).

[3] The mine was closed after an explosion on 2-1-2002.

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