Mine Index Number: 0845
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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New Salem Coal Mining Corporation
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| Mine Name:
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New Salem Mine
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| Start Date:
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1939
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End Date:
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April 1965
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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52
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| Acres after map date:
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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 shaft
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Menard
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18N 7W
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36
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NW SW SE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Menard
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18N 7W
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36
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SW NW SE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Springfield
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147-150
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5.5-6.0
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
The source map shows that old works were encountered in SW NE SW 36-T18NR7W.
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: 200,739
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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 352211
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11-20-1965
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1:2400
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1:4634
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Final
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Menard County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Menard County) - Mine type, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Microfilm map, document 352211, reel 03138, frames 265, 266 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: MSHA_1367_01
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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State Archive
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| Map ID:
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MSHA_1367_01
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| Company:
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Wilcox and Verna Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Wilcox and Verna
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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01-22-1955
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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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Additional mining on the west side
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| More Info:
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M0845 MSHA 1367 01 geo
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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/menard/m0845 MSHA 1367 01 geo.zip
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Mine Map: IL_2349
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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State Archive
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| Map ID:
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IL_2349
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| Company:
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New Salem Coal Mining Corporation
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| Mine Name:
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New Salem
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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11-20-1965
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| Map Status:
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Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M0845 IL 2349
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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/menard/m0845 IL 2349.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Also known as South Coal Company
- ↑ Also known as South Coal Company
