Mine Index 3278   Rhondda Coal Company,   Rhondda Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3278

Company Name: Rhondda Coal Company
Mine Name: Rhondda Mine
Start Date: 1915 End Date: 1925
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 10
Acres after map date: 9 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Saline 9S 6E 21 NE NE SW
Air shaft Saline 9S 6E 21 NE NE SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 42-60 4.0-5.0 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Dorris Coal Company Dorris 1915-1916 2,050
Dorrisville Coal Company Dorrisville 1916-1919 12,036
Ruben Williams Black Diamond 1919-1922[1] 10,931
Rhondda Coal Company Rhondda 1922-1925 36,626[2]
Total Production: 61,643

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352766 7-1-1921 1:2400 1:2482 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, shaft location.
Microfilm map, document 352766, reel 03140, frame 287 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
ISGS Coal Section files - Seam.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Produced less than 10,000 tons in 1922, and no production was reported
  2. Production after map date