Mine Index Number: 1026
Company Name:
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Black Beauty Coal Company
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Mine Name:
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Vermilion Grove
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Start Date:
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December 3, 2001
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End Date:
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2009
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Type of Mine:
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Underground
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Total acres shown:
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1,891
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Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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Main Shaft
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Vermilion
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17N 12W
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13
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SENENW
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Air Shaft (intake)
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Vermilion
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17N 12W
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12
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NESESW
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Air Shaft (exhaust)
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Vermilion
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17N 12W
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12
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SESESW
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Air Shaft (exhaust)
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Vermilion
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17N 12W
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11
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NWSWNW
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Geology
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
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Company, 6-428
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12-31-2009
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1:6000
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1:6000
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness.
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Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, geologic problems.
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Company map, Coal Section files, 6-428 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes