Mine Index 4415   Ritter Coal and Quarry Company,   Red Fox No. 2 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Perry unlocated
County: Perry
Quadrangle: Pyatts
County Coal Data: Perry
Shown On Map: No
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 4415

Company Name: Ritter Coal and Quarry Company
Mine Name: Red Fox No. 2 Mine
Start Date: 1948 End Date: 1953
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Not Shown On Map. [1]

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Pit Perry 5S 2W 25 NW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 26-35 5.0 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Ritter Coal Company Red Fox No. 2 1948-1953 159,413
Total Production: 159,413

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352134 5-20-1953 1:1200 1:48000 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Microfilm map, document 352134, reel 03138, frame 144 - Mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. None; not shown on accompanying map because the mined area was later enlarged by Burning Star No. 2 Mine (mine index 864). The pit created by Red Fox No. 2 Mine was used for the tailings pile for Burning Star No. 2 Mine.