Mine Index Number: 3180
| Company Name:
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New Cutler Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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New Wilson Mine
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| Start Date:
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1921
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End Date:
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1963
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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408The extreme northern part of the mine was later surface mined by Burning Star No. 4 Mine (mine index 932).
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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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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6S 4W
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4
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SW NW NE
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| Air shaft
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Perry
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6S 4W
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4
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SW NW NE
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Geology
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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| Total Production: 2,327,594
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352091
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4-12-1966
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1:2400
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1:4634
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Final
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| Microfilm, document 352091
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1953
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1:2400
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1:5131
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Not finalThe map date is 10 years before the mine closed, but the map is probably final for the northern portion of the mine. The mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the reported production. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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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, depth, thickness.
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| Microfilm map, document 352091, reel 03138, frame 73 - Shaft locations, mine outline (southern portion), mining method.
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| Microfilm map, document 352091, reel 03138, frame 74 - Mine outline (northern portion).
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
