Mine Index 2819   Muessel and McCauley Coal Company,   Muessel and McCauley Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Madison unlocated
County: Madison
Quadrangle: Bethalto
County Coal Data: Madison
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2819

Company Name: Muessel and McCauley Coal Company
Mine Name: Muessel and McCauley Mine
Start Date: 1934 End Date: 1936
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None for the northern shaft.
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

For the southern shaft, the general area of mining polygon shown on the map includes the acreage for this mine and mine index 6505, Mitchell & Sons Mine.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Madison 6N 9W 15 NW SE SE
Shaft Madison 6N 9W 22 SW NE NE shared with mine index 6505, Mitchell & Sons

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 15-30 2.5-4.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Muessel and McCauley Coal Company Muessel and McCauley 1934-1934 368
John Muessel Muessel 1935-1935 511
Muessel and McCauley Muessel and McCauley 1936-1936 160
Total Production: 1,039

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352344 undated 1:1200 1:1490 Undated
Microfilm, document 352341 undated 1:1200 1:1572 Undated
Federal Land Bank Report 6-1934 1:126720 1:126720 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Madison County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.
Mine notes (Madison County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352344, reel 03138, frame 451 - Shaft location (section 22).
Microfilm map, document 352341, reel 03138, frame 448 - Shaft location (section 15).
Federal Land Bank Report (Madison County) - General area of mining (section 22).

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