Mine Index Number: 7164
| Company Name:
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Big Muddy Coal and Iron Company
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| Mine Name:
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Big Muddy No. 5 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1887
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End Date:
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1900
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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547 [1]
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Main shaft
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Jackson
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8S 2W
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33
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NW SE SE
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Geology
| Murphysboro
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150
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|
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6.0-6.5
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 2,195,161
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352478
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9-1-1924
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1:2400
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1:4800
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Final
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| ISGS map library, 4103.J31 i5.1-1
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8-31-1920
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Microfilm map, document 352478, reel 03139, frames 168, 169- Shaft location, mine outline (east half), mining method.
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| ISGS map library, 4103.J31 i5.1-1 - Mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The boundary between Big Muddy No. 4 Mine (mine index 7163) and Big Muddy No. 5 cannot be distinguished. The area shown includes both mines.
