Mine Index 4235   Baker and Steele Coal Company,   Baker and Steel 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: No
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 4235

Company Name: Baker and Steele Coal Company
Mine Name: Baker and Steel Mine
Start Date: 1932 End Date: 1933
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Not Shown On Map. Not shown on the accompanying map because of later surface mining by Tab Mine (mine index 891).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Jackson 9S 1W 36 SE SE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Murphysboro 6.5 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Baker and Steele Coal Company Baker and Steele 1932-1933 Unknown [1]

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) 1933 (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.
ISGS field notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, slope location, thickness.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production was not listed in the Coal Reports from 1930 to 1933 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year.
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.