Mine Index 2449   Schmidgall Coal Company,   Schmidgall No. 1 Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Jackson unlocated
County: Jackson
Quadrangle: Vergennes
County Coal Data: Jackson
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2449

Company Name: Schmidgall Coal Company
Mine Name: Schmidgall No. 1 Mine
Start Date: 1900 End Date: 1912
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: 34 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Jackson 7S 2W 5 NE SE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Murphysboro 100-120 3.17-3.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Schmidgall Coal Company Schmidgall No. 1 1900-1912 98,239
Total Production: 98,239

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS mine database Undated 1:62500 1:24000 [1] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ISGS mine database - Shaft location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.