Mine Index 0108 Crescent Coal Company, Crescent No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0108

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Crescent Coal Company
Mine Name:	Crescent No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1918	End Date:	August 1930
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	1,260
Production Indicated Acres:	10	General Area of mining acres shown:
The boundary between Crescent No. 2 and Groveland No. 1 Mine (mine index 0810) could not be discerned. The outline shown on the accompanying map includes both mines.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft	Tazewell	25N 4W	18	NE NE NE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Tazewell	25N 4W	18	NE SE SE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield	165	3.8	4.75	4.33	RPP

Geological Problems Reported

A heavy sandstone with a very uneven lower surface was persistent from 1 to 10 feet above the coal. This sandstone contained a great deal of water and the mine was consequently very wet. The sandstone eroded the coal in two areas of the mine, one for a distance of 90 feet. Some minor faulting was noted, generally associated with horsebacks, which were numerous in the southwestern part of the mine. Some horsebacks were 1 foot across and extended 2 feet into the seam. The upper 1.5 feet of the coal had pyrite present as fracture facings and lenses (1 by 3 inches). The underclay was over 8 feet thick and heaved in the old workings.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Groveland Coal Mining Company (add)	Groveland No. 2 (add)	1918-1925	2,248,872

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Crescent Coal Company (add)	Crescent No. 2 (add)	1925-1928	706,011

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Crescent Coal Company (add)	Crescent No. 2 (add)	1928-1930	46,249

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 3,001,132

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Company, MSHA_670_03	1-1-1930	1:2400	1:2400	Not final

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Company, PB_902_03	1-1-1927	1:2400	1:2400	Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Tazewell County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Bibliography
State archive map, MSHA_670_03 - Mine outline (southern, northeastern & eastern), shaft, southern air shaft, mining method.

Bibliography
State archive map, PB_902_03 - Mine outline (northwestern), slope& western air shafts locations.