Mine Index 91050005   Jacob Moon,   Moon Mine

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Unlocated.jpg Unlocated Mines In: Livingston unlocated
County: Livingston
Quadrangle: Streator South
Flanagan North
County Coal Data: Livingston
Shown On Map: No
Unlocated: Yes
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 91050005

Company Name: Jacob Moon
Mine Name: Moon Mine
Start Date: Before 1881 End Date: 1886
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown:
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:
This Mine is unlocated and does not appear on the map.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Livingston

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Danville 75-82 4.0-5.0 RP
Colchester 180 2.0 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
H. T. Shelton [1] Moon pre1881-1882 [2] 2.000
Shackelton & Son Moon 1882-1883 3,600
Jacob Moon Moon 1883-1886 5,860
Total Production: 11,460

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Owned by Mrs. Moon
  2. Production and years of oepration before 1881 are not known. The 1882 Coal Report indicates that 10 acres were previously mined.