Mine Index 1025   Knight Hawk Coal, LLC,   Red Hawk Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Jackson unlocated, Perry unlocated
County: Perry
Jackson
Quadrangle: Vergennes
County Coal Data: Perry
Jackson
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 1025

Company Name: Knight Hawk Coal, LLC
Mine Name: Red Hawk Mine
Start Date: 2000 End Date: Active
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 797 in Herrin Coal, 446 in Springfield Coal
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Tipple Perry 6S 2W 33 N ½ SW SW
Pit Perry 6S 2W 34

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 40-80 6.0-7.0 Surface
Springfield 70-110 2.0-3.5 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Geologic problems are not reported for active mines.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Illini Energy Resources [1] Razorback No. 2 2000-2002 916,924
Knight Hawk Coal, LLC Red Hawk 2003- 7,112,853[2]
Total Production: 8,029,777

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Company, digital map 2009 Unknown 1:24000 Not final
NAIP digital ortho-photo quadrangle 2019 1:6000 1:6000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Perry County) - Mine type, tipple location, geologic problems.
Company map, Coal Section files, digital file - Mine outline, mining method.
National Agriculture Imagery Program map, digital ortho-photo quadrangle map - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The company may have also been known as Phoenix Energy Resources.
  2. The production shown is through 2022, the latest available Coal Report.