Mine Index 2493 Big Muddy Coal and Iron Company, Big Muddy No. 6 Mine

Mine Index Number: 2493

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Big Muddy Coal and Iron Company
Mine Name:	Big Muddy No. 6 Mine
Start Date:	1897	End Date:	1908
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	307
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 shaft	Jackson	9S 2W	3	SE SE SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Jackson	9S 2W

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Murphysboro	150			6.25-6.5	MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The source map showed “bad roof” in the northern and northwestern parts of the mine.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Big Muddy Coal and Iron Company (add)	Big Muddy No. 6 (add)	1897-1908	1,924,206
Total Production: 1,924,206

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
ISGS map library, 4103.J31 i5.1-1	7-31-1920	1:2400	1:2400	Final

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, document 352495	Undated	1:6000	1:9931	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness.

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

Bibliography
ISGS map library, 4103.J31 i5.1-1 - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 352495, reel 03139, frames 198-203 - Eastern boundary of mine.