Mine Index 4240   Red Ring Coal Company,   Red Ring 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: 4240

Company Name: Red Ring Coal Company
Mine Name: Red Ring Mine
Start Date: 1955 End Date: 1955
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: None [1]
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
Pit Jackson 9S 1W 36 SW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Murphysboro 25-30 5.0-7.5 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Red Ring Coal Company Red Ring 1955-1955 2,031
Total Production: 2,031

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)

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

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The Red Ring Mine is included within the area mined by Day Mine (mine index 4438) and Tab Mine (mine index 891).
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.