Mine Index Number: 4439
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Nu Way Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Nu Way Mine
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| Start Date:
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1934
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End Date:
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1936
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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2
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| Acres after map date:
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Less than 1
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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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main drift [1]
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Williamson
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9S 3E
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13
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SW SW SE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Williamson
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9S 3E
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13
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SW SW SE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Slope
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Williamson
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9S 3E
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13
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SW SW SE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin
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RPB
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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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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 1,399
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Microfilm, document 353177
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5-4-1935
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1:1200
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1:1450
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Not final
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Microfilm, document 353177, reel 03142, frame 69 - Mine location, mine outline, mine type, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: 353177
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Microfilm
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| Map ID:
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353177
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| Company:
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Nu Way Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Nu Way
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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05-04-1935
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| Map Status:
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Not Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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Map labels this mine as "New Way"
Location listed on the map as Section 13 (SESE) T8S R3E we believe this is an error and should be Section 13 (SWSE) T9S R3E
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| More Info:
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M4439
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/williamson/m4439.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The drift was a highwall entry from the surface mine (mine index 6564) to the west.
- ↑ Production after map date
