Mine Index 0698 Saxton Coal Corporation, Newcastle No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0698

Company Name:	Saxton Coal Corporation
Mine Name:	Newcastle No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1954	End Date:	August 1956
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	147
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Tipple / pit

Saline

10S 5E

20

SW NE NE

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Dekoven

30

2.83

Surface

Davis

50

3.33

Surface

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Saxton Coal Corporation (add)	Newcastle No. 2 (add)	1954-1956	391,992
Total Production: 391,992

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 352812

8-5-1956

1:4800

1:8400

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Microfilm map, document 352812, reel 03140, frame 364 - Mine outline, mining method.