Mine Index Number: 91050005
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Jacob Moon
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| Mine Name:
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Moon Mine
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| Start Date:
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Before 1881
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End Date:
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1886
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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| This Mine is unlocated and does not appear on the map.
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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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main shaft
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Livingston
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Danville
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75-82
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4.0-5.0
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RP
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| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Colchester
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180
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2.0
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Underground
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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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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Jacob Moon
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Moon
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1883-1886
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5,860
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 11,460
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Owned by Mrs. Moon
- ↑ Production and years of oepration before 1881 are not known. The 1882 Coal Report indicates that 10 acres were previously mined.
