Mine Index 4117 Saline Valley Coal Company, Saline Valley Mine

Mine Index Number: 4117

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

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

Shaft 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

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

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Gabriel Coal Company (add)	Gabriel (add)	1948-1949	2,302

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Saline Valley Coal Company (add)	Saline Valley (add)	1950-1951	3,135

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 5,437

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

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)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 353110, reel 03141, frame 332 - Slope location, mine outline, mining method.