Mine Index Number: 4415
| Company Name:
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Ritter Coal and Quarry Company
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| Mine Name:
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Red Fox No. 2 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1948
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End Date:
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1953
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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None
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Not Shown On Map. 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.
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 159,413
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352134
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5-20-1953
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1:1200
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1:48000
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Microfilm map, document 352134, reel 03138, frame 144 - Mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
