Mine Index 2848   Salem Coal Company,   Salem Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Marion unlocated
County: Marion
Quadrangle: Salem South
County Coal Data: Marion
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2848

Company Name: Salem Coal Company
Mine Name: Salem Mine
Start Date: 1886 End Date: 1907
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 26 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Marion 2N 2E 11 SE SW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 885 3.75-4.83 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Salem Coal Company Salem 1886-1889 11,052
Robert Winning Salem 1889-1890 1,400
J. L. Middleton Salem 1890-1891 4,500
Salem Coal Company Salem 1891-1907 [1] 84,250
Total Production: 101,202

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Federal Land Bank Report 1-1936 1:126720 1:126720 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Marion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Marion County) - Shaft location.
Federal Land Bank Report (Marion County) - Shaft location, general area of mining.
Sanborn-Perris Fire Insurance Map, 1908 - Shaft location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Idle 1906