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Mine Index 0852   Black Hawk Coal Company,   Black Hawk Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Vermilion unlocated
County: Vermilion
Quadrangle: Danville SW
County Coal Data: Vermilion
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 0852

Company Name: Black Hawk Coal Company
Mine Name: Black Hawk Mine
Start Date: 1934 End Date: 1942
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 7
Acres after map date: less than one General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Vermilion 19N 12W 9 NE SW SE
Air shaft Vermilion 19N 12W 9 SE SW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Danville 100 5.83 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Black Hawk Coal Company Black Hawk 1934-1941 32,239
Black Hawk Coal Company Black Hawk 1941-1942 1,504 [1]
Total Production: 33,743

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352947 [2] 6-27-1941 1:600 1:993 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, slope and air shaft locations, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352947, reel 03141, frame 89 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production after map date
  2. A final map (dated 6-15-1943) is available at the Vermilion County Recorder’s Office (cabinet 03903, drawer 4). Since much less than an acre was mined after the map date, this map has not yet been copied.