Mine Index 3294 Harrisburg Coal Mining Company, Harrisburg No. 8 Mine

Mine Index Number: 3294

Company Name:	Harrisburg Coal Mining Company
Mine Name:	Harrisburg No. 8 Mine
Start Date:	1927	End Date:	1930
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	70 Production indicates approximately 30 acres were mined. The area shown on the accompanying map is larger than expected for the reported production. Apparently other operators mined in this locale; see the unlocated mines at the back of this report.
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Tipple

Saline

9S 6E

33

NW NW NE

Geology

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

Springfield

5.5-6.0

Surface

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Harrisburg Coal Mining Company (add)	Harrisburg No. 8 (add)	1927-1930	272,469
Total Production: 272,469

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company, 4103.S32 i5.1-37

2-1-1931

1:2400

1:2400

Final

USGS topographic map

PR 1990

1:24000

1:24000

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, thickness.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, mine location.

Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.S32 i5.1-37 - Mine location, mine outline, mining method.

USGS topographic map, Harrisburg Quadrangle, 1961, photorevised 1990 - Mine outline.