Mine Index 2483   De Soto Coal Company,   De Soto Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2483

Company Name: De Soto Coal Company
Mine Name: De Soto Mine
Start Date: 1939 End Date: 1939
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: None [1]
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Pit or tipple Jackson 8S 1W 8 NE NE SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 25 6.5 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
De Soto Coal Company [2] De Soto 1939-1939 75

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS mine notes Undated (text only) 1:24000 [3] 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 type, location, seam, depth, thickness, mine name and operator.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

  1. production indicates less than 1 acre was mined.
  2. This mine may have been operated by Guy Martin.
  3. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24,000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.