Mine Index 0012   Western United Gas Coal Company,   Big Muddy No. 2 Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Jackson unlocated
County: Jackson
Quadrangle: Murphysboro
County Coal Data: Jackson
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 0012

Company Name: Western United Gas Coal Company
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
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)
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 [1] Big Muddy No. 2 1919-1925 418,219
Western United Gas Coal Company Big Muddy No. 2 1925-1925 2,706 [2]
Total Production: 905,519

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.

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Notes

  1. May have operated as Jameson Mining Company in 1921
  2. Production after map date