Mine Index 3118   Gem Coal Company,   Gem Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3118

Company Name: Gem Coal Company
Mine Name: Gem Mine
Start Date: 1930 End Date: April 1955
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 16
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 Perry 5S 3W 13 SW NE SW
Air shaft Perry 5S 3W 13 SW NE SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 106 6.58-7.5 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Langwith Coal Company Langwith 1930-1934 17,119
City Coal Company City 1935-1937 9,629
Bolinski Coal Company Bolinski 1938-1942 22,298
City Coal Company City 1943-1945 30,109
Millar, Giacoma and Rigdon Coal Company Millar, Giacoma and Rigdon 1946-1946 5,094
Gem Coal Company Gem 1948-1955 28,978
Total Production: 113,227

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352136 4-29-1955 1:1200 1:1986 Final

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
Mine notes (Perry County) - Mine type, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352136, reel 03138, frame 146 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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