Mine Index 2245   Big Six Coal Company,   Big Six Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2245

Company Name: Big Six Coal Company
Mine Name: Big Six Mine
Start Date: 1917 End Date: May 1924
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 9 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main drift Fulton 8N 3E 31 NW NE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 4.5-5.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Big Six Coal Company Big Six 1917-1924 [1] 35,397
Total Production: 35,397

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes 3-20-1918 1:62500 1:62500 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Fulton County) - Drift location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle 1921