Mine Index 3279   Ray Lands,   Lands No. 3 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: 3279

Company Name: Ray Lands
Mine Name: Lands No. 3 Mine
Start Date: 1927 End Date: 1940
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 drift Saline 9S 6E 23 SE NE SE[1]

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Oscar Sand Sand 1927-1928 650
John Sands Sands 1929-1929 200
Oscar Lands Lands No. 1 1930-1936 1,170[2]
William Karnes Karnes 1937-1937 80
Oscar Lands Lands No. 1 1938-1938 194
Wilson and Lane Wilson and Lane 1939-1939 32
Ray Lands Lands No. 3 1940-1940 102
Total Production: 2,428

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[3] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, drift location, seam.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The location given in the mine notes is unclear and contradictory. The mine may be as shown, or in the S ½ SE, or in T7E.
  2. Production not reported 1930-1933 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year
  3. Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS quadrangle and digitized.