Mine Index 6996   Frank Murray,   Murray Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 6996

Company Name: Frank Murray
Mine Name: Murray Mine
Start Date: 1906 End Date: 1934
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: Less than 1
Acres after map date: 1 acre mined after the map date. General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main drift McDonough 5N 4W 1 SE NE SW
Air shaft McDonough 5N 4W 1 SE NE SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 30-50 1.67-2.5 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
B. F. Murray Murray 1906-1909 640
Murray and Martin Murray and Martin 1909-1911 [1] 200
Frank Murray Murray 1911-1924 2,128 [2]
B. F. Murray Murray 1924-1925 135
Frank Murray Murray 1926-1934 310 [3]
Frank Murray Murray 1929-1934 20 [4]
Total Production: 3,433

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 353323 12-17-1929 1:360 1:360 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (McDonough County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Microfilm, document 353323, reel 03142, frame 299 - Drift location, mine ownership, mining method.

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Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Idle 1911
  2. Idle 1914; production not reported in 1922 for mines producing less than 10,000 tons
  3. Idle 1927, 1928; production not reported 1930-1933 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year
  4. Production after map date