Mine Index 2491   Fabco, Incorporated,   Fabco Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2491

Company Name: Fabco, Incorporated
Mine Name: Fabco Mine
Start Date: 1964 End Date: October 1965
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 42 [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 / tipple Jackson 8S 2W 1

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 53-70 3.5-3.67 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Fabco, Inc. Fabco 1964-1965 71,493
Total Production: 71,493


Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
USGS topographic map 1968 PR 1978 1:24000 1:24000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Jackson County) - Seam.
USGS 7.5-minute topographic map, Murphysboro, 1968 Photorevised 1978 - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Production indicates approximately 12 acres were mined. No company source map was found; the area shown on the accompanying map is likely an area of disturbed land or Fabco may have enlarged a previously mined area.