Mine Index 1001   American Coal Company,   Galatia Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Hamilton unlocated, Saline unlocated
County: Saline
Hamilton
Quadrangle: Galatia
Walpole
Akin
Harco
County Coal Data: Saline
Hamilton
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID: 1103071, 1102752

Mine Index Number: 1001

Company Name: American Coal Company
Mine Name: Galatia Mine
Start Date: 1983 End Date: 2017
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 17,231 (5,066 in the Herrin Coal, 12,165 in the Springfield Coal)
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Saline 8S 6E 7 SE NW SE
Main slope Saline 8S 6E 7 SW NW SE
Air intake shaft Saline 7S 6E 29 SW SE NE
Air return shaft Saline 7S 6E 29 NW SE NE
Air shaft Saline 8S 6E 6 SW NE NE
Air shaft Saline 8S 6E 11 NE NE SW
Air shaft Saline 8S 6E 14 NE SW SE
Air shaft Saline 8S 6E 27 NE NE NE
Air shaft Saline 7S 5E 24 SW NW SW
Air shaft Saline 8S 5E 1 NW NW NE
Air shaft Saline 7S 5E 35 NE NW NE
Air intake/return shaft Saline 7S 6E 30 SW SE SE
Air shaft Saline 7S 5E 24 SW SW SW
Air shaft Hamilton 7S 6E 18 SE NE NE
Air shaft Hamilton 7S 5E 13 NE NE SE
Air shaft Hamilton 7S 5E 10 SE NE SE
Air shaft Hamilton 7S 5E 10 SW NE NW
Air shaft Hamilton 7S 6E 7 NE NW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin The Herrin seam was inactive from 1995 to 2003. CRP,  LW
Springfield CRP,  LW

Geological Problems Reported

Geologic problems are confidential information and not reported for active mines.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Kerr-McGee Coal Corporation Galatia 1983-1997 47,226,632
American Coal Company GalatiaIn 2006, the portion of the mine in the Herrin seam became known as New Era Mine, and the portion of the mine in the Springfield seam became known as Galatia North Mine. 1998-2017 133,418,031Production from 2000-2017 includes production for the Millennium Portal (mine index 1032).
Total Production: 180,644,663

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Company (Herrin) 2-6-2012 1:24000 1:24000 Not final
Company (Springfield) 2-6-2012 1:24000 1:24000 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam.
Company map, Coal Section files (digital file, Herrin Coal) - Mine outline, shaft and slope locations, mining method.
Company map, Coal Section files (digital file, Springfield Coal) - Mine outline, shaft and slope locations, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:New Future and New Era|New Future and New Era]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Company
Map ID: 6-374aa
Company: American Coal Company
Mine Name: New Future and New Era
Caption:
Map Date: 01/12/2018
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M1001 6 374aa 2018.jpg
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://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/m1001 6 374aa 2018.zip
[[:Galatia|Galatia]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Company
Map ID: 6-374p
Company:
Mine Name: Galatia
Caption: 6-Seam (Herrin) workings 12/31/2009 & 1 Year Projection
Map Date: 02/23/2010
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note: Draw date is give as 02/23/09, but should be 02/23/10
More Info: M1001 6-374p
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://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/M1001 6-374p.zip
[[:Galatia|Galatia]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Company
Map ID: 6-374o
Company:
Mine Name: Galatia
Caption: 5-Seam (Springfield) workings 12/31/09 & 1 Year Projections
Map Date: 02/23/2010
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note: Draw date is give as 02/23/09, but should be 02/23/10
More Info: M1001 6-374o
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://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/M1001 6-374o.zip
[[:Galatia|Galatia]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Company
Map ID: 6-374n
Company:
Mine Name: Galatia
Caption: 6-Seam (Herrin) workings 12/31/08 & 1 Year Projection
Map Date: 02/12/2009
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M1001 6-374n
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://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/M1001 6-374n.zip
[[:Galatia|Galatia]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Company
Map ID: 6-374m
Company:
Mine Name: Galatia
Caption: 5-Seam (Springfield) Workings 12/31/08 & 1 Year Projection
Map Date: 02/12/2009
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M1001 6-374m
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://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/M1001 6-374m.zip
[[:Galatia|Galatia]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Company
Map ID: 6-374e
Company: American Coal Company
Mine Name: Galatia
Caption: Springfield Coal Seam
Map Date: 04/11/2005
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M1001 6 374e springfield 2005.jpg
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://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/m1001 6 374e springfield 2005.zip
[[:New Future and New Era|New Future and New Era]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Company
Map ID: 6-374Y
Company: American Coal Company
Mine Name: New Future and New Era
Caption: Herrin Coal Seam
Map Date: 01/12/2017
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M1001 6 374Y herrin 2017.jpg
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://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/m1001 6 374Y herrin 2017.zip

Photographs




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