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Revision as of 14:35, September 24, 2022
Mine Index Number: 3604
Company Name:
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New Devils Hole Coal Company
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Mine Name:
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New Devils Hole Mine
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Start Date:
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1874
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End Date:
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1940
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Type of Mine:
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Underground
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Total acres shown:
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84
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Acres after map date:
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3
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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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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Main shaft
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St. Clair
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2N 8W
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16
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SE SW SW
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Air shaft
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St. Clair
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2N 8W
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16
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SE SW SW
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New air shaft
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St. Clair
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2N 8W
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16
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SW SW SW
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Geology
Herrin
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120-141
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5.5-6.3
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RPB
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Geological Problems Reported
Two areas of squeeze were noted on the source map in the southern part of the mine (SE NE NE 20-T2N-R8W and NW SW NW 21-T2N-R8W). The entries south of the shaft were labeled "caved" (NW NW NW 21-T2N-R8W).
Production
Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Quick Mining Company
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Union
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pre1874-1884
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3,200 Shown on 1874 atlas near railroad siding; ownership, production, and years of operation before 1883 are not known.
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Total Production: 335,114
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Microfilm, document 351072
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2-18-1939
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1:1200
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1:2317
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Not final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Microfilm map, document 351072, reel 03134, frames 174,175 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Shaft location, mine type, seam, depth, thickness.
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Company map, State Archive, IL_316 and PB_126 - Mine ownership (Quick Mining Company), years of operation.
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Atlas of St. Clair County, Illinois, 1874, Warner and Beers, Chicago, Illinois - Years of operation.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Microfilm: 351072
Map Date: 2-18-1939
Coal Co.: New Devils Hole Coal Company
Mine Name: New Devils Hole Mine
Full Res Download
Photographs