Mine Index 3154   New Jupiter Coal Company,   New Jupiter Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3154

Company Name: New Jupiter Coal Company
Mine Name: New Jupiter Mine
Start Date: 1920 End Date: 1936
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: 2 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Perry 6S 1W 16 SW NW NW
Air shaft Perry 6S 1W 16 SW NW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 32 6.5 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Top coal (1.5 feet) was left to support the roof. This operation had 7 acres of unworked coal ground surrounded by old works. They holed into the Jupiter Mine (mine index 3153) so that the drainage water from New Jupiter would flow into the old works.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
New Jupiter Coal Company The mine notes indicate Ray Campbell owned or operated New Jupiter Coal Company. New Jupiter 1920-1936 Idle 1928 & 1929 9,239 Mines producing less than 10,000 tons were not reported in 1922, and mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year were not reported 1930-1932. Production is likely to be higher than shown.
Total Production: 9,239

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
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.
Mine notes (Perry County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
WPA, T6S-R1W - Shaft locations.

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