Mine Index 4538   Unknown,   Unknown Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 4538

Company Name: Unknown
Mine Name: Unknown Mine
Start Date: Before 1923 End Date: Unknown
Type of Mine: Unknown
Total acres shown:
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown: 18

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Macoupin 7N 9W 35 SE SE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 70-80 4.0 7.0 4.5 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)

Production Notes

The ISGS field notes mention Lewis Lucking and Ed Lucking in conjunction with this mine. This location may be related to mine index 7880.

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS field notes (D. M. Collingwood) 1923 (text only) 1:24000 [1] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Macoupin County) - Mine location.
ISGS field notes (Macoupin County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/macoupin/thumbnails/brighton_topo_1928_th.jpgThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: USGS topographic
Map ID: USGS topographic Coal Section files
Company:
Mine Name:
Caption:
Map Date: 1928
Map Status: Secondary
Image Credit:
Note: Notes made by unknown coal section staff on the Brighton Quadrangle 1928 edition.
More Info: Brighton topo 1928
Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download! https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/macoupin/brighton topo 1928.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.