Mine Index 4117   Saline Valley Coal Company,   Saline Valley Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 4117

Company Name: Saline Valley Coal Company
Mine Name: Saline Valley Mine
Start Date: 1948 End Date: 1951
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: Less than 1
Acres after map date: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Most of the mine is not shown on accompanying map due to later surface mining by Delta Mine (mine index 702).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Williamson 9S 4E 29 SE SE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 35 4.42 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Gabriel Coal Company Gabriel 1948-1949 Idle 1949 2,302
Saline Valley Coal Company Saline Valley 1950-1951 3,135
Total Production: 5,437

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 353110 7-22-1948 1:1200 1:1241 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 353110, reel 03141, frame 332 - Slope location, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Gabriel|Gabriel]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Microfilm
Map ID: 353110
Company: Gabriel Coal Company
Mine Name: Gabriel
Caption:
Map Date: 07-22-1948
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M4117
Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download! https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/williamson/m4117.zip

Photographs