Mine Index 4200   R. and F. Coal Company,   R. and F. No. 3 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: No
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 4200

Company Name: R. and F. Coal Company
Mine Name: R. and F. No. 3 Mine
Start Date: 1966 End Date: December 1966
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: None[1]
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Not Shown On Map. This pit was later enlarged by Jader No. 1 Mine (mine index 931) and is not shown on the accompanying map.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Tipple / pit Saline 10S 6E 10 SW NE SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Davis 25 5.0 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
R. and F. Coal Company R. and F. No. 3 1966-1966 23,161
Total Production: 23,161

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS mine database Undated (text only) 1:24000[2] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ISGS Coal Section files, strip mine updates - Mine location, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production indicates that R. and F. No. 3 Mine would have excavated approximately 3 acres.
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.