Mine Index 2461 O. R. Moss, Moss Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2461

This underground mine was partially stripped by Creek Paum Mine (mine index 1023).
Company Name:	O. R. Moss
Mine Name:	Moss Mine
Start Date:	1903	End Date:	1942
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	6 ^[1]
Acres after map date:	Less than 1 acre	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Jackson

7S 3W

12

SW NW NW

Slope

Jackson

7S 3W

11

SW NW NE

Slope / drift

Jackson

7S 3W

11

NE NE NE

Slope / drift

Jackson

7S 3W

11

SE NE NE

Air shaft

Jackson

7S 3W

11

SW NW NE

Air shaft

Jackson

7S 3W

11

SW NW NE

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Murphysboro

24-75

3.5

5.33

3.7-4.0

RP

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

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Jake B. Schimpf (add)	Schimpf No. 1 (add)	1903-1916	18,984

O. R. Moss (add)	Moss (add)	1916-1918	1,254

J. B. Schimpf (add)	Schimpf No. 1 (add)	1918-1920	2,539

D. F. McCarthy (add)	McCarthy (add)	1920-1925 ^[2]	9,340

O. S. Moss Coal Company (add)	Moss (add)	1926-1927 ^[3]	440

Schimpf Coal Company (add)	Schimpf (add)	1928-1928	200

B. A. Schimpf (add)	Schimpf (add)	1929-1929	80

O. R. Moss (add)	Moss (add)	1929-1939	2,245

O. R. Moss (add)	Moss (add)	1939-1942	703 ^[4]


Total Production: 35,785

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Microfilm, document 352487

3-18-1939

1:1200

Not final

Microfilm, document 352480

3-1917

1:1200

1:1076

Not final

ISGS map library, 4107 d5.1-195

1931

1:62500

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, thickness.

ISGS field notes (Jackson County) - Depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Microfilm map, document 352487, reel 03139, frame 178 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Microfilm map, document 352480, reel 03139, frame 171 - Air shaft location.

ISGS map library, 4107 d5.1-195, sheet 48, work map of H. R. Wanless - Mine location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

↑ Production indicates approximately 10 acres were mined and the area shown on the accompanying map is smaller than expected for the reported production.
↑ Production not reported in 1922 for mines producing less than 10,000 tons. Idle 1924
↑ Idle 1927
↑ Production after map date

[1] Production indicates approximately 10 acres were mined and the area shown on the accompanying map is smaller than expected for the reported production.

[2] Production not reported in 1922 for mines producing less than 10,000 tons. Idle 1924

[3] Idle 1927

[4] Production after map date

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