Banner Coal Company Mine

Roche Percee, Saskatchewan, Canada

WARNING

Old Abandoned Underground Coal Mines can be Very Dangerous, Due to Collapse, and Mine Gases (Noxious and Flammable). Extreme Care should be taken around them, due to Falls, Sudden Ground Collapse, and Bad Air, and in NO Circumstances should People enter into ANY Mine Openings, or Associated Caves. The Material Contained on my Sites, is NOT to Encourage Personal Investigation of these Mines, But only as a Historical Record of these Long Abandoned Mines. Please View these Mines from a Far, Safe and Legal Distance. Always Observe Private Property Rights, and Obey ALL Warning Signs.

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Banner Coal Company Mine
aka - The Uhrich Mine
aka -The Black Diamond Coal Mine

Located on LSD 14 Section 35, Township 1, Range 6, W2 on CPR Coal Lease No. 136

Surveyed Aug 14, 1937 by Robert John Campbell Lee, R.P.E.

Company Mine Plans

Credit for Plans above:Mine Plan Document above, copied from an Original Document, held by Saskatchewan Government, Mines Branch, Regina,Acquired by Richard (Dick) Wright, P. Eng,and contributed by Mr. Wright for viewing here, with Thanks. He was assured this was a Public Document, and Web Use allowed.

Part of my Dad's 1927 map, showing location of Banner Coal Co. Mine

1955 Roche Percee History Book calls this mine “The Uhrich Coal Mines” Described as located approximately 2 miles east of Roche Percee operated by A. Uhrich and A. Matheson

By Dec 8, 1945 this mine had an agreement with District 18, U.M.A., (United Mine Workers of America)