Mine Index 2808 Mizer Coal Company, Mizer Mine

Mine Index Number: 2808

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Mizer Coal Company
Mine Name:	Mizer Mine
Start Date:	1918	End Date:	August 1921
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	25
Production Indicated Acres:	Less than 5	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft	Madison	6N 8W	32	SE NW SW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	80			4.5	RP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Moro Coal and Mining Company (add)	Moro (add)	1918-1921	13,568

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Mizer Coal Company (add)	Mizer (add)	1921-1921	896

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 14,464

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Federal Land Bank Report	6-1934	1:126720	1:126720	Secondary source

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
ISGS mine notes	undated	(text only)	1:24000	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Madison County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.

Bibliography
Federal Land Bank Report (Madison County) - Shaft location, general area of mining.