Mine Index 1049 Knight Hawk Coal, LLC, Hawkeye Mine

Mine Index Number: 1049

Company Name:	Knight Hawk Coal, LLC
Mine Name:	Hawkeye Mine
Start Date:	2011	End Date:	Active
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	228
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Tipple	Randolph	5S 6W	24	SW SW SW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	35-80			4.5	Surface

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield	35-80			3.5	Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Geologic problems are not reported for active mines.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Knight Hawk Coal, LLC (add)	Hawkeye (add)	2011-	2,470,248
Total Production: 2,470,248

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
NAIP digital ortho-photo quadrangle	2023	1:6000	1:6000	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.

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

Bibliography
National Agriculture Imagery Program map - Mine outline.