Mine Index 6052   Frank Mutton Coal Company,   Mutton Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 6052

Company Name: Frank Mutton Coal Company
Mine Name: Mutton Mine
Start Date: 1932 End Date: 1941
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 drift Marshall 13N 9E 22 SW SE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Danville 60 3.67-3.83

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Frank Colwell Colwell 1932-1940 1,923 [1]
Frank Mutton Coal Company Mutton 1940-1941 243
Total Production: 2,166

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 (Marshall County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Marshall County) - Mine type, drift location, seam, depth, thickness.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The mine notes say this mine was sunk in 1932; production not reported 1930-1933 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.