Mine Index 2472   Jesse 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
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Mine Index Number: 2472

Company Name: Jesse Morgan Coal Company
Mine Name: Morgan Mine
Start Date: 1929 End Date: 1943
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 3 [1]
Acres after map date: 1 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 21 SE SE SE
Air shaft Jackson 7S 3W 21 SE SE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Murphysboro 21 6.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The roof was up to 1 foot of gray shale overlain by sandstone, or sandstone resting directly on the coal. The shale was thicker in places where slips cut out the coal. Rolls in the coal reportedly trended north-south.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Jesse Morgan Coal Company Morgan 1929-1939 [2] 6,792
Jesse Morgan Coal Company Morgan 1940-1943 5,047 [3]
Total Production: 11,839

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352488 1-2-1940 1:1200 1:1200 Not final

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 type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
ISGS field notes (Jackson County) - Geologic problems.
Microfilm map, document 352488, reel 03139, frame 179 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The mine is larger than expected for the reported production. Production before the map date indicates approximately 1 acre was mined. The mine may have had other operators before Jesse Morgan.
  2. Mine producing less than 1,000 tons per year were not reported from 1930 to 1933.
  3. Production after map date