Mine Index 2493 Big Muddy Coal and Iron Company, Big Muddy No. 6 Mine

Mine Index Number: 2493

Company Name:	Big Muddy Coal and Iron Company
Mine Name:	Big Muddy No. 6 Mine
Start Date:	1897	End Date:	1908
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	307
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Jackson

9S 2W

3

SE SE SW

Air shaft

Jackson

9S 2W

Geology

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

Murphysboro

150

6.25-6.5

MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The source map showed “bad roof” in the northern and northwestern parts of the mine.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Big Muddy Coal and Iron Company (add)	Big Muddy No. 6 (add)	1897-1908	1,924,206
Total Production: 1,924,206

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

ISGS map library, 4103.J31 i5.1-1

7-31-1920

1:2400

1:2400

Final

Microfilm, document 352495

Undated

1:6000

1:9931

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness.

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

ISGS map library, 4103.J31 i5.1-1 - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method.

Microfilm map, document 352495, reel 03139, frames 198-203 - Eastern boundary of mine.