Mine Index 0843   Florida Coal Company,   Little Dog Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Macoupin unlocated
County: Macoupin
Quadrangle: Gillespie North
County Coal Data: Macoupin
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 0843

Company Name: Florida Coal Company
Mine Name: Little Dog Mine
Start Date: 1918 End Date: November 26, 1968
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 1,942
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Macoupin 8N 7W 13 600 FSL, 100 FWL, NE
Air shaft Macoupin 8N 7W 13 SW SW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 347 7.0-7.75 RPP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Gillespie Coal Company Liberty 1918-1940 5,171,992
Perry Coal Company Perry 1941-1945 1,016,691
Little Dog Coal Company Little Dog 1945-1967 6,322,752
Florida Coal Company Little Dog 1967-1968 291,461
Total Production: 12,802,896

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
State archive, IL_1137 12-31-1968 1:2400 1:2400 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Macoupin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Macoupin County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
State archive, IL_1137 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Little Dog|Little Dog]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: State Archive
Map ID: IL_1137
Company: Florida Coal Company
Mine Name: Little Dog
Caption:
Map Date: 12-31-1968
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M0843 IL 1137
Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download! https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/macoupin/m0843 IL 1137.zip

Photographs

Notes