Mine Index 2975 Essley Coal Company, Black Diamond No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 2975

Company Name:	Essley Coal Company
Mine Name:	Black Diamond No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1931	End Date:	1939
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	14
Production Indicated Acres:	1 acre was mined after the map date.	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Mercer

14N 2W

11

SE NW NW

Air shaft

Mercer

14N 2W

11

SE NW NW

Geology

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

Rock Island

39-50

3.5-3.83

MRP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Essley Coal Company (add)	Black Diamond No. 2 (add)	1931-1938	34,039

Essley Coal Company (add)	Black Diamond No. 2 (add)	1938-1939	3,183

Total Production: 37,222

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 352244

3-24-1938

1:600

1:1034

Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Mercer County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, mine name.

Microfilm map, document 352244, reel 03138, frame 308 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.