Mine Index Number: 0013
| Company Name:
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Consolidated Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Big Muddy No. 9 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1905
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End Date:
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August 1924
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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532
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Main shaft (9 X 18 ft)
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Jackson
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8S 2W
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34
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NW SW SE
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| Air shaft (8.75 X 18 ft)
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Jackson
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8S 2W
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34
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NW SW SE
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Geology
| Murphysboro
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108-114
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2.9
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8.2
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6.0
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
The river broke through into the northwestern part of the mine in November 1921. The mine was generally very wet and required pumping. Across the river from the shaft, a roof fall migrated upwards, reaching the surface gravels (NW 3-T9S-R2W). The source map shows bulkheads constructed in the mine to prevent water reaching the workings on the eastern side of the river. Old works were encountered in SE SW SW 34-T8SR2W. These old works may be un-mapped areas of Big Muddy No. 5 Mine (mine index 7164) or they may have been remains of an unlocated mine. Several areas are designated “bad roof” on the source map in the southeastern part of the mine (E ½ 3-T9S-R2W and S ½ 3-T9S-R2W, between the No. 9 and the No. 6 – mine index 2493 – workings). An irregular deposit of sand and water about 30 feet below the surface also contributed to subsidence and roof problems in the mine. The roof rock was 12 to 18 ft of slabby gray shale, thinly laminated and with many slips. The laminations caused the shale to fall in thin sheets, and 8 inches of top coal was left to support the roof and protect the shale from exposure to air. In some places, the shale was more carbonaceous and even more difficult to hold up than the gray shale. Slips, rolls and horsebacks were common, and made the roof even more difficult to support. Horsebacks were filled with blue-gray shaley sandstone, and were always accompanied by slips. One horseback was traced over 600 ft. The coal was split into two benches separated by a layer of shale or bone coal. In the Main South, two shale partings occurred. One parting was up to 3 inches thick and 6 inches from the bottom, and the other parting was 18 inches from the bottom of the seam and up to 4 inches thick. A few pyrite balls were noted, but most of the pyrite was disseminated throughout the seam.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 3,419,171
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352478
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9-1-1924
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1:2400
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1:4800
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, shaft location, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 352478, reel 03139, frames 168, 169 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ This mine was referred to as Murphysboro No. 9 Mine on the source map.
