Mine Index 4238 Poplar Ridge Coal Co., Poplar Ridge Mine

Mine Index Number: 4238

Company Name:	Poplar Ridge Coal Co.
Mine Name:	Poplar Ridge Mine
Start Date:	1931	End Date:	1934
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 slope

Jackson

9S 3W

25

N1/2 NE SE NW

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Tarter

3.5-4.0

Underground

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Poplar Ridge Coal Company (add)	Poplar Ridge (add)	1931-1934	2,318
Total Production: 2,318

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)

9-2-1933

1:62500

1:24000

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, seam.

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

Peppers, R. A., ISGS Circular 553 - Seam.