Mine Index 2258   Richardson Coal Corporation,   Richardson No. 6 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2258

Company Name: Richardson Coal Corporation
Mine Name: Richardson No. 6 Mine
Start Date: 1957 End Date: October 1958
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 5
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Tipple Gallatin 9S 8E 21 NW NE
Pit Gallatin 9S 8E 21 NW NE
Pit Gallatin 9S 8E 16 SW SW SE

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Vinyard Coal Company Vinyard No. 5 1957-1958 6,556
Richardson Coal Corporation Richardson No. 6 1958-1958 33,625
Total Production: 40,181

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
USGS topographic map PR 1990 1:24000 1:24000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Gallatin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Gallatin County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, mining method.
USGS topographic map, Equality Quadrangle, 1959, photorevised 1990 - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

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