Mine Index 2501   Sanders Coal Company,   Sanders Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2501

Company Name: Sanders Coal Company
Mine Name: Sanders Mine
Start Date: 1934 End Date: 1947
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Jackson 9S 1W 36

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Murphysboro 15-35 6.0-6.25 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Black Cat Coal Company Black Cat 1934-1935 606
Blake Coal Company Blake 1936-1936 450
Black Cat Coal Company Black Cat 1937-1937 228
Best Coal Company Best 1938-1939 405
Sanders Coal Company Sanders 1947-1947 [1] 250
Total Production: 1,939

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated (text only) 1:24000 [2] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, slope location, depth, thickness.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle 1940-1946
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.