Mine Index 3590   T. M. Motsinger,   Motsinger Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Williamson unlocated
County: Williamson
Quadrangle: Crab Orchard
County Coal Data: Williamson
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3590

Company Name: T. M. Motsinger
Mine Name: Motsinger Mine
Start Date: 1902 End Date: 1909
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main drift or slope Williamson 9S 4E 29 SE SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 20-50 4.5-5.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
T. M. Motsinger Motsinger 1902-1903 400
Motsinger Brothers Motsinger 1903-1904 870
T. M. Motsinger Motsinger 1904-1909 [1] 2,600
Total Production: 3,870

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS field notes (G. H. Cady) 1908 (text only) 1:24000 [2] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ISGS field notes (Williamson County) - Mine location, ownership.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Idle 1908
  2. Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.