Mine Index 4200 R. and F. Coal Company, R. and F. No. 3 Mine

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:	NoneProduction indicates that R. and F. No. 3 Mine would have excavated approximately 3 acres.
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

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

R. and F. Coal Company (add)	R. and F. No. 3 (add)	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)

1:24000The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.

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.