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Latest revision as of 11:22, April 12, 2022
Mine Index Number: 0708
Company Name: | Clifford Morgan Coal Company | ||
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Mine Name: | Morgan Mine | ||
Start Date: | 1951 | End Date: | 1965 |
Type of Mine: | Surface | ||
Total acres shown: | 2 The area shown on the accompanying map is larger than expected for the reported production. The area shown probably represents area that includes disturbed but un-mined land around the pit. | ||
Acres after map date: | General Area of mining acres shown: | ||
Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
Type | County | Township-Range | Section | Part Section |
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Pit / tipple | Jackson | 7S 3W | 22 | NE NE SW |
Geology
Thickness (ft) | |||||
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Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
Murphysboro | 6-10 | 6.0 | Surface |
Geological Problems Reported
Some pyrite lenses up to 0.1 inches thick were reported. Calcite and pyrite were present on vertical fracture facings.
Production
Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
Jesse R. Morgan and Son | Morgan | 1951-1957 Idle 1956 & 1957 | 3,307 |
Morgan Brothers Coal Company | Morgan | 1958-1960 Idle 1959 and 1960 | 642 |
Clifford Morgan Coal Company | Morgan | 1961-1965 | 1,004 |
Total Production: 4,953 |
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
USGS digital orthophoto quadrangle | 2005 | 1:24000 | 1:24000 | Secondary source |
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, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems. |
USGS digital orthophoto map, Ava Quadrangle, 2005 - Mine outline. |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs