Mine Index Number: 3143
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Moon Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Old Moon Mine
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| Start Date:
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1882
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End Date:
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1889
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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None
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| Acres after map date:
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10
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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This mine was likely connected underground to New Moon No. 1 Mine (mine index 3142) and New Moon No. 3 Mine (mine index 2488).
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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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main shaft
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Perry
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6S 1W
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9
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SW NW SW
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Perry
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6S 1W
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9
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SW NW SW
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin
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50
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6.0
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RP
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Geological Problems Reported
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 48,445
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| WPA, T6S-R1W
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1940
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1:12000
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1:55096
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Perry County) - Shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| WPA map, T6S-R1W - Shaft locations.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Production and years of operation before 1882 are not known. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 5 acres were mined. Idle 1884.
- ↑ Production and years of operation before 1882 are not known. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 5 acres were mined. Idle 1884.
