Mine Index Number: 3128
| Company Name:
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New Galum Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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New Galum Mine
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| Start Date:
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1933
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End Date:
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December 1942
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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44
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The mine was later partially surface-mined by Burning Star No. 4 Mine (mine index 0932).
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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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| Main shaft
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Perry
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5S 4W
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35
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SE SW NW
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| Air shaft
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Perry
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5S 4W
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35
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SE SW NW
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Geology
| Herrin
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51-57
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5.5
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6.0
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5.75
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
The source map showed an area in the extreme southern portion of the mine that was full of water. Another area in the southern part was labeled “squeezed”. Three other areas along the central rib of the mine appear to be unmined; the reason is not shown.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 230,779
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352092
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4-18-1943
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1:1200
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1:2234
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Perry County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, thickness.
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| Microfilm map, document 352092, reel 03138, frame 76 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
