Mine Index Number: 2278
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Gus Blair
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| Mine Name:
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Big Muddy No. 3 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1927
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End Date:
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1939
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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32
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| Acres after map date:
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3
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The mine is larger than expected for the reported production. Other operators may have mined here before Big Muddy No. 3 Mine.
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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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main slope
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Jackson
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8S 2W
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31
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NW SE SE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Jackson
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8S 2W
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31
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NW SE SE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Murphysboro
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15-50
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3.5-4.0
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
Southward expansion may have been halted by a fault noted on the source map. A few small slips with less than 2 ft displacement were noted, but their effect on mining was insignificant. These were more common in the southern part of the mine. The coal was split into two benches, with a shale parting 10 inches from the bottom of the seam. Pyrite was present in bands that locally thickened to lenses and balls.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 81,151
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| State archive, IL_2082_01
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5-1937
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1:1200
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1:1200
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Not final
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Bibliography
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| ISGS field notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, depth.
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| Bibliography
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| State archive, IL_2082_01 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: IL_2082_01
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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State Archive
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| Map ID:
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IL_2082_01
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| Company:
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Gus Blair
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| Mine Name:
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Big Muddy No. 3
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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05-1937
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| Map Status:
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Not Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M2278 IL 2082 01
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| 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!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/jackson/m2278 IL 2082 01.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Production after map date
