Mine Index 3201   Sparta Coal Company,   Sparta No. 2 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3201

Company Name: Sparta Coal Company
Mine Name: Sparta No. 2 Mine
Start Date: 1958 End Date: May 1959
Type of Mine: Surface
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
Pit Randolph 5S 5W 23 SW SE SW

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Sparta Coal Company [1] Sparta No. 2 1958-1959 550
Total Production: 550

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 (Randolph County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Randolph County) - Mine type, mine location, seam.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Owned by H. B. Whittington
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.