Mine Index Number: 2461
| Company Name:
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O. R. Moss
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| Mine Name:
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Moss Mine
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| Start Date:
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1903
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End Date:
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1942
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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6 Production indicates approximately 10 acres were mined and the area shown on the accompanying map is smaller than expected for the reported production.
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| Acres after map date:
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Less than 1 acre
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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This underground mine was partially stripped by Creek Paum Mine (mine index 1023).
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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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| Main slope
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Jackson
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7S 3W
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12
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SW NW NW
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| Slope
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Jackson
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7S 3W
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11
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SW NW NE
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| Slope / drift
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Jackson
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7S 3W
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11
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NE NE NE
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| Slope / drift
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Jackson
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7S 3W
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11
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SE NE NE
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| Air shaft
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Jackson
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7S 3W
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11
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SW NW NE
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| Air shaft
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Jackson
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7S 3W
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11
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SW NW NE
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Geology
| Murphysboro
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24-75
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3.5
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5.33
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3.7-4.0
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RP
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Geological Problems Reported
The coal rose rapidly west of the slope bottom, and sprags were required to keep loaded cars from rolling. The dip leveled off westward. Some pyrite nodules were present in the seam. No shale partings were noted.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| D. F. McCarthy
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McCarthy
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1920-1925 Production not reported in 1922 for mines producing less than 10,000 tons. Idle 1924
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9,340
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352487
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3-18-1939
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1:1200
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1:1200
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Not final
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| Microfilm, document 352480
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3-1917
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1:1200
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1:1076
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Not final
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| ISGS map library, 4107 d5.1-195
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1931
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1:62500
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1:62500
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Secondary source
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, thickness.
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| ISGS field notes (Jackson County) - Depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 352487, reel 03139, frame 178 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Microfilm map, document 352480, reel 03139, frame 171 - Air shaft location.
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| ISGS map library, 4107 d5.1-195, sheet 48, work map of H. R. Wanless - Mine location.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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