Mine Index 4124   New Walnut Valley Coal Company,   New Walnut Valley Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Williamson unlocated
County: Williamson
Quadrangle: Crab Orchard
County Coal Data: Williamson
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 4124

Company Name: New Walnut Valley Coal Company
Mine Name: New Walnut Valley Mine
Start Date: 1935 End Date: 1951
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 29
Acres after map date: 3 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Williamson 9S 4E 30 SE NE SE
Air shaft Williamson 9S 4E 30 NE SE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 65-70 4.5 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Walnut Valley Coal Company Walnut Valley 1935-1941 32,754
Valley Coal Company Valley 1942-1942 6,218
Walnut Valley Coal Company Walnut Valley 1943-1947 20,598
Walnut Valley Coal Company Walnut Valley 1947-1949 9,040 [1]
New Walnut Valley Coal Company New Walnut Valley 1950-1951 2,941 [2]
Total Production: 71,571

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
State archive, IL_1601_01 6-9-1951 1:1200 1:1200 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.
State archive map, IL_1601_01 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:New Walnut Valley|New Walnut Valley]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: State Archive
Map ID: IL_1601_01
Company: New Walnut Valley Coal Company
Mine Name: New Walnut Valley
Caption:
Map Date: 06-09-1951
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M4124 IL 1601 01
Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download! https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/williamson/m4124 IL 1601 01.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production after map date.
  2. Production after map date.