Mine Index 4004 New Block Coal Company, New Block Mine

Mine Index Number: 4004

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	New Block Coal Company
Mine Name:	New Block Mine
Start Date:	1933	End Date:	1936
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	4
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main slope	Williamson	9S 1E	11	NE NW NE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Williamson	9S 1E	11	SE NW NE

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield	70			4	MRP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
New Block Coal Company (add)	New Block (add)	1933-1936	13,975

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 13,975

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Company, 4103.W52 i5.1-51	8-28-1936	1:1200	1:1200	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.

Bibliography
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Bibliography
Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, slope & shaft locations, seam, depth, thickness.

Bibliography
Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-51 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.