Mine Index 4209   Morse Coal Company,   Morse Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 4209

Company Name: Morse Coal Company
Mine Name: Morse Mine
Start Date: 1964 End Date: September 1964
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 5
Production Indicated Acres: 3 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Tipple / pit Williamson 9S 4E 36 NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 15 4.5 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Morse Coal Company Morse 1964-1964 18,528
Leamington Coal Company William Morse 1965-1965 not reported
George Turner Turner 1966-1966 not reported [1]
Total Production: 18,528

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Department of Mines & Minerals Undated Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, pit location.
Department of Mines & Minerals, 7a-02-12, aerial photographic base with surface mines identified - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/saline/thumbnails/7a_02_12_th.jpgThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Department of Mines & Minerals
Map ID: 7a_02_12
Company:
Mine Name:
Caption:
Map Date: Undated
Map Status: Secondary
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: 7a 02 12
Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download! https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/saline/7a 02 12.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. Re-opened, then again abandoned in March 1966; production (if any) not reported