Mine Index 0055 Jackson Coal Company, Muddy Valley Mine

Mine Index Number: 0055

Company Name:	Jackson Coal Company
Mine Name:	Muddy Valley Mine
Start Date:	1888	End Date:	April 1924
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	947
Acres after map date:	15	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Jackson

7S 1W

29

SE NE NW

Air shaft

Jackson

7S 1W

29

SE NW NE

Geology

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

Herrin

161

6.0

11.0

8.0 The coal averaged 7.0 ft thick on the western side and 10.0 on the eastern side of the mine.

MRP

Geological Problems Reported

An extensive NW-SE trending fault was encountered in the main and south entries. These and subsidiary faults perpendicular to the main fault system were shown on the source map. Mining was restricted by the faulting in some areas. The coal was displaced 27 to over 40 feet, with displacement increasing northward. Gas emitted from the fault, especially when it was first encountered. Parallel faults were also noted, with less displacement. The west side of the mine had a soft, sandy gray shale roof that weathered and fell in large slabs when exposed to air. Top coal, generally 2 to 3 feet, was left to support the roof. The coal under black shale roof was 1 to 2 feet thinner than that under gray shale roof. The blue band was generally 4 to 6 inches thick. On the west side of the mine, the blue band was 1.5 inches thick, but on the east side of the mine, the blue band with an associated dirt and bone layer thickened to 7 to 10 inches. The underclay ranged from 3 inches to over 3 feet, averaging 2.5 feet. Heaving did occur in the mine.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Muddy Valley Mining and Mfg. Company The shaft was sunk by Halliday Brothers. Equipment for this mine (engines on the surface and mining machines) were bought from the Mattoon Shaft in Coles County. (add)	Hallidayboro (add)	1888-1914	4,520,394

Jackson Coal Company (add)	Muddy Valley (add)	1914-1923	2,152,822

Jackson Coal Company (add)	Muddy Valley (add)	1923-1924	106,785 Production after map date

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company, 4103.J31 i5.1-22

10-1921

1:2400

1:2400

Not final

Microfilm, document 352498

8-1923

1:2400

1:5297

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.

Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.J31 i5.1-22 - Mine outline, shaft locations, mining method, geologic problems.

Microfilm map, document 352498, reel 03139, frames 1933 & 194 - Mine outline (western & northeastern).