Mine Index 4229   Cargill Coal Company,   Cargill Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 4229

Company Name: Cargill Coal Company
Mine Name: Cargill Mine
Start Date: 1954 End Date: 1954
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
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 drift Jackson 10S 1W 8 SE SW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Tarter 4.4 RP

Geological Problems Reported

The roof was sandstone.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Cargill Coal Company Cargill 1954-1954 2,000 [1]
Total Production: 2,000

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated (text only) 1:24000 [2] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, drift location, thickness, production, geologic problems.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production was listed in the mine notes, but not in the Coal Reports.
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.