Mine Index 1026 Black Beauty Coal Company, Vermilion Grove

Mine Index Number: 1026

Company Name:	Black Beauty Coal Company
Mine Name:	Vermilion Grove
Start Date:	December 3, 2001	End Date:	2009
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	1,891
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

Vermilion

17N 12W

13

SENENW

Air Shaft (intake)

Vermilion

17N 12W

12

NESESW

Air Shaft (exhaust)

Vermilion

17N 12W

12

SESESW

Air Shaft (exhaust)

Vermilion

17N 12W

11

NWSWNW

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Herrin

251

5.5-6.0

RPP

Geological Problems Reported

A normal fault with 3 to 4 feet of displacement was seen. Rolls were present, sometimes cutting out as much as 3 feet of coal. The roof was siltstone and gray shale that contained lenses and laminae of sandstone, coal stringers and plant debris. The bedding layers gradually thickened and thinned. In one place, a 10-foot wide zone of fractures was present in the roof, and water seeped in. Roof falls from 9 to 12 feet high were noted, and falls were more common in N-S entries. The cause was determined to be horizontal stress with E-W compression, which formed kink zones. The mine plan was altered to drive the mine headings at a 45-degree angle to the principal stress axis. Siderite was present as laminae and small nodules in the roof. The blue band was the only persistent parting in the coal, and was 1.8 to 2 feet above the floor. The blue band varied in thickness but was always less than 1 inch thick.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Black Beauty Coal Company (add)	Vermilion Grove (add)	2001-2009	8,836,350
Total Production: 8,836,350

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company, 6-428

12-31-2009

1:6000

1:6000

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, geologic problems.

Company map, Coal Section files, 6-428 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.