Mine Index 3285   O’Gara Coal Company,   O’Gara No. 6 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: 3285

Company Name: O’Gara Coal Company
Mine Name: O’Gara No. 6 Mine
Start Date: 1901 End Date: 1908
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 70
Acres after map date: 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 28 NW SW NW
Air shaft Saline 9S 6E 28 NW SW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 119 6.0-7.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The source map shows one area where a cave-in extended to the surface.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Saline County Coal Company Saline County, Pinhook 1901-1903 28,215
Gas Coal Company White Ash, Gas No. 1 1903-1905 162,000
O’Gara Coal Company O’Gara No. 6 1905-1908 271,236
Total Production: 461,451

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352793 9-1923 1:2400 1:4138 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness, seam.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, shaft location, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352793, reel 03140, frames 329-332 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

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