Mine Index Number: 3283
| Company Name:
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New Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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New Mine
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| Start Date:
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1943
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End Date:
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August 1947
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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52
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| Acres after map date:
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9
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Much of the eastern portion of the mine was later surface-mined by Bankston Creek No. 2 (mine index 4241).
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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 slope
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Saline
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9S 6E
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27
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NW SW SW Not shown on accompanying map because of later surface mining. This slope was east of the air shaft.
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| Air shaft
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Saline
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9S 6E
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27
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NW SW SW
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Geology
| Springfield
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50-75
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6.0
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
The source map shows an area of bad top in the southwestern part of the mine.
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: 381,479
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352822
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1-27-1947
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1:2400
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1:3475
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Not final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, slope location, seam.
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| Microfilm map, document 352822, reel 03140, frame 384 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
