Mine Index 2488 New Moon Coal Mining Company, New Moon No. 3 Mine

Mine Index Number: 2488

Company Name:	New Moon Coal Mining Company
Mine Name:	New Moon No. 3 Mine
Start Date:	1924	End Date:	1928
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	4
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
The western portion of New Moon No. 3 Mine was later surface-mined by Red Fox Mine (mine index 923).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Perry

6S 1W

9

NW NW SW

Air shaft

Perry

6S 1W

9

NW NW SW

Geology

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

Herrin

MRP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

New Moon Coal Mining Company (add)	New Moon No. 3 (add)	1924-1928	8,606

Total Production: 8,606

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-19

10-20-1937

1:1200

1:1200

Secondary source

WPA, T6S-R1W

1940

1:12000

1:55096

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-19, map of Red Fox Mine (mine index 923) - Mine outline, mining method.

WPA map, T6S-R1W - Slope and shaft locations.