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

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Saline unlocated
County: Saline
Quadrangle: Carrier Mills
County Coal Data: Saline
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

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 [1]

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Dekoven 30 2.83 Surface
Davis 50 3.33 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Saxton Coal Corporation Newcastle No. 2 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
State archive, IL_2560_01 8-5-1956 1:4800 1:4800 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.
State archive, IL_2560_01 - Mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Newcastle No. 2|Newcastle No. 2]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: State Archive
Map ID: IL_2560_01
Company:
Mine Name: Newcastle No. 2
Caption:
Map Date: 08-05-1956
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M0698 IL 2560 01
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! https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/saline/m0698 IL 2560 01.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. ISGS field notes indicate a surface mine at this location in 1925. This mine may have extended the previous mine.