Mine Index Number: 3293
| Company Name:
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Coulter and McKenna
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| Mine Name:
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Blue Ribbon Mine
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| Start Date:
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1935
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End Date:
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1948
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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48 Production indicates approximately 65 acres were mined. The area shown on the accompanying map is smaller than expected for the reported production.
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The southern portion of this mined was later surface-mined by Harrisburg No. 8 Mine (mine index 3294).
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Main slope No air shaft was shown on the source map. Ventilation may have been provided by the double-entry slope (one side for haulage, the other for air), or an air shaft that is not shown on the source map.
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Saline
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9S 6E
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33
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NE SW NW
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
The source map shows an area labeled “bone coal” beyond the northwestern workings, indicating that coal quality may have limited expansion in that direction.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 346,488
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352799
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1-5-1949
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1:1200
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1:2152
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Microfilm map, document 352799, reel 03140, frame 345 - Slope location, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
