Julius Mellom Coal Mine
Roche Percee, Saskatchewan, Canada
Old Abandoned Underground Coal Mines can be Very Dangerous, Due to Collapse, and Mine Gases (Noxious and Flammable).
Extreme Care should be taken around them, due to Falls, Sudden Ground Collapse, and Bad Air, and in NO Circumstances should People enter into ANY Mine Openings, or Associated Caves.
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Julius Mellom Coal Mine
Located at SE & SW Section 5, Township 1, Range 2, W2
- Opened by Julius O. Mellom, on SW 1/4, the next year after the Bill Druniak mine closed. He dug a vertical shaft in a ravine, near Northgate Struck 2 seams of coal at 17 ft. 3 1/2 ft, and after a clay layer, 18in
- Coal was hauled to the surface via horses hitched to a cable and a bucket
- This mine was abandoned and he opened another mine on SE 1/4 and found the same 2 seams of coal, 40 ft into the hill
abandoned after water and cave-ins
