Mine Index 7163   Big Muddy Coal and Iron Company,   Big Muddy No. 4 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 7163

Company Name: Big Muddy Coal and Iron Company
Mine Name: Big Muddy No. 4 Mine
Start Date: 1887 End Date: 1896
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 547 [1]
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Jackson 8S 2W 33 NE NE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Murphysboro 150 6.0-6.5 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
St. Louis Ore and Steel Company St. Louis Ore and Steel No. 4 1887-1893 732,692
Big Muddy Coal and Iron Company Big Muddy No. 4 1893-1896 283,795
Total Production: 1,016,487

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352478 9-1-1924 1:2400 1:4800 Final
ISGS map library, 4103.J31 i5.1-1 8-31-1920 1:2400 1:2400 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, sem depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Microfilm map, document 352478, reel 03139, frames 168, 169 - Shaft location, mine outline (east half), mining method.
ISGS map library, 4103.J31 i5.1-1 - Mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. The boundary between Big Muddy No. 5 Mine (mine index 7164) and Big Muddy No. 4 cannot be distinguished. The area shown includes both mines.