Mine Index 1033   Arclar Coal Company,   Willow Lake Surface Mine

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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:

Mine Index Number: 1033

Company Name: Arclar Coal Company
Mine Name: Willow Lake Surface Mine
Start Date: 2001 End Date: May 2005
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 485
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 Saline 9S 7E 1 SW

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

(Geologic problems are not reported for active mines.)

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Arclar Coal Company Production for this mine was not reported separately in the Coal Reports. The tonnage is probably included in the production for the Willow Lake Mine (mine index 1028) and the earlier production was probably included with Big Ridge Portal No. 2 Mine (mine index 1021). Willow Lake 2001-2005

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Company map, Coal Section files 2008 Unknown Unknown Final
NAIP digital ortho-photo quadrangle 2015 1:6000 1:6000 Secondary source

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.
Company map, Coal Section files (digital file) - Mine outline.
National Agriculture Imagery Program map, digital ortho-photo quadrangle map - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs