Mine Index 2448   Morgan Coal Company,   Morgan Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2448

Company Name: Morgan Coal Company
Mine Name: Morgan Mine
Start Date: 1929 End Date: 1929
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Pit / tipple Jackson 7S 3W 22 SW NW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Murphysboro 35 5.67-6.0 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Morgan Coal Company Morgan 1929-1929 [1] 450
Total Production: 450

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS field note (H. R. Wanless) 9-11-1931 (text only) 1:24000 [2] Secondary source

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 location, depth, thickness.
ISGS field notes (Jackson County) - Mine location, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year were not reported from 1930 to 1933. Morgan Mine may have operated longer and produced more than shown.
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.