Mankota Coal Mines
N 49° 12.383 W 107° 03.333
13U E 350278 N 5452433
South of the town of Mankota
Waymark Code: WMWKQE
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 09/16/2017
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As the plaque reads:
Saskatchewan History & Folklore Society Inc.
Mankota Coal Mines
Several Southern Saskatchewan Areas contains varying amounts of coal deposits. The Mankota area had several small coal mining operations, dating from 1914 to the early 1960's.
Chief among them were the Johnson/Hubert, Porter and Brown/McCleary mines; located SW 1/4 11-3-8 W3M, SE 1/4 17-3-8 W3M, SE 1/4 18-3-8 W3M, respectively.
The mines were operated on a small scale by various individual or families. The product represented a low quality lignite that was usually sold locally.
This coal cart was used in the "Brown" mine and is intended as a tribute to the mining endeavors in the Mankota District.
Erected in 1994 by Mr. Don Wilkins, Girvin.
"Gathering, preserving and sharing the history and folklore of Saskatchewan"
Marker type: Plaque on stand
Marker placement date: Not listed
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