Mine Index 3301   Silas B. Moore,   Moore No. 4 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3301

Company Name: Silas B. Moore
Mine Name: Moore No. 4 Mine
Start Date: 1935 End Date: 1940
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 3[1]
Acres after map date: less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Saline 9S 7E 14 NW SE SE
Air shaft Saline 9S 7E 14 NW SE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 43 4.5 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Silas B. Moore Moore No. 4 1935-1938 7,170
Silas B. Moore Moore No. 4 1938-1940 1,846[2]
Total Production: 9,016

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS map library, 4103.S32 i5.1-21 11-28-1947[3] 1:1200 1:1200 Secondary source
Microfilm, document 352757 3-1938 1:1200 1:993 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, seam, depth, thickness.
ISGS map library, 4103.S32 i5.1-21, map of Rocky Branch Mine (mine index 3303) - Mine outline.
Microfilm map, document 352757, reel 03140, frame 273 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production indicates less than 1 acre was mined after the map date.
  2. Production after map date
  3. The outline shown is the same as the microfilm source map, but was used for georegistration.