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===Geological Problems Reported=== | ===Geological Problems Reported=== | ||
Numerous slips and some horsebacks were noted, but their effect on mining was negligible. The slips and horsebacks were more common in the northern and western parts of the mine, and some were of considerable size. Water from a drill hole near the shaft was troublesome for a while, but the problem was corrected. Only the lower bench was worked in the much of the mine. In the eastern part, the upper bench and a 3 ft shale were taken. In another part of the mine, the upper bench was left as a roof, while the shale parting was pulled down. The parting was thin bedded gritty shale, ranging in thickness from 1 to 14 ft. The lower half of the shale flaked and came down readily with weathering, and it was more efficient to take it down rather than having to continually clean up slaking shale. Disseminated pyrite was seen in the discontinuous dirt bands, and some pyrite occurred in plates along joints. The lower bench of coal contained 0 to 8 inches of bone coal. | Numerous slips and some horsebacks were noted, but their effect on mining was negligible. The slips and horsebacks were more common in the northern and western parts of the mine, and some were of considerable size. Water from a drill hole near the shaft was troublesome for a while, but the problem was corrected. Only the lower bench was worked in the much of the mine. In the eastern part, the upper bench and a 3 ft shale were taken. In another part of the mine, the upper bench was left as a roof, while the shale parting was pulled down. The parting was thin bedded gritty shale, ranging in thickness from 1 to 14 ft. The lower half of the shale flaked and came down readily with weathering, and it was more efficient to take it down rather than having to continually clean up slaking shale. Disseminated pyrite was seen in the discontinuous dirt bands, and some pyrite occurred in plates along joints. The lower bench of coal contained 0 to 8 inches of bone coal. | ||
==Production== | ==Production== |
Revision as of 10:13, February 28, 2022
Mine Index Number: 0012
Company Name: | Western United Gas Coal Company | ||
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Mine Name: | Big Muddy No. 2 Mine | ||
Start Date: | 1906 | End Date: | April 1925 |
Type of Mine: | Underground | ||
Total acres shown: | 200 | ||
Acres after map date: | Less than 1 | General Area of mining acres shown: | |
Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
Type | County | Township-Range | Section | Part Section |
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Main shaft (8 X 12 ft) | Jackson | 8S 2W | 32 | SW NW SE |
Air shaft | Jackson | 8S 2W | 32 | SW NW SE |
Geology
Thickness (ft) | |||||
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Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
Murphysboro | 120-129 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 (top coal) | MRP |
Murphysboro | 2.67 | 4.0 | 3.5 (bottom bench) | MRP |
Geological Problems Reported
Numerous slips and some horsebacks were noted, but their effect on mining was negligible. The slips and horsebacks were more common in the northern and western parts of the mine, and some were of considerable size. Water from a drill hole near the shaft was troublesome for a while, but the problem was corrected. Only the lower bench was worked in the much of the mine. In the eastern part, the upper bench and a 3 ft shale were taken. In another part of the mine, the upper bench was left as a roof, while the shale parting was pulled down. The parting was thin bedded gritty shale, ranging in thickness from 1 to 14 ft. The lower half of the shale flaked and came down readily with weathering, and it was more efficient to take it down rather than having to continually clean up slaking shale. Disseminated pyrite was seen in the discontinuous dirt bands, and some pyrite occurred in plates along joints. The lower bench of coal contained 0 to 8 inches of bone coal.
Production
Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
Gus Blair Big Muddy Coal Company | Big Muddy No. 2 | 1906-1919 | 484,594 |
Western United Gas Coal Company May have operated as Jameson Mining Company in 1921 | Big Muddy No. 2 | 1919-1925 | 418,219 |
Western United Gas Coal Company | Big Muddy No. 2 | 1925-1925 | 2,706 Production after map date |
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
Microfilm, document 352494 | 3-1925 | 1:1200 | 1:2317 | Not final |
Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation. |
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation. |
Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems. |
Microfilm map, document 352494, reel 03139, frames 186, 186 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method. |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs