Mine Index 4233   Independent Coal Company,   Independent 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: 4233

Company Name: Independent Coal Company
Mine Name: Independent Mine
Start Date: 1927 End Date: 1935
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Slope Jackson 9S 1W 23 SW NW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Murphysboro 4.0 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Independent Coal Company Independent 1927-1931 [1] 3,180
Green Brothers Green 1932-1932 1,113
Independent Coal Company Independent 1933-1934 [2] 450
Total Production: 4,743

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS field notes (M. W. Fuller) 8-25-1933 (text only) 1:24000 [3] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ISGS field notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, slope location, thickness.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle 1928 and 1929; production was not reported for mines producing less than 1,000 tons in 1930.
  2. Production was not reported for mines producing less than 1,000 tons in 1933.
  3. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.