Mine Index 1054 Knight Hawk Coal, LLC, Golden Eagle Mine

Mine Index Number: 1054

Company Name:	Knight Hawk Coal, LLC
Mine Name:	Golden Eagle Mine
Start Date:	2016	End Date:	Active
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	205
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Pit

Perry

6S 3W

8

NE

Pit

Perry

6S 3W

5

S½ S½ SE

Geology

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

Springfield

60-80

3.0

Surface

Herrin

60-80

6.0

Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Geologic problems are not reported for active mines.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Knight Hawk Coal, LLC (add)	Golden Eagle (add)	2016- Production includes tonnage through 2022, the latest available Coal Report.	2,004,364Production includes tonnage through 2022, the latest available Coal Report.
Total Production: 2,004,364Production includes tonnage through 2022, the latest available Coal Report.

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Google Earth

10-19-2023

Unknown

1:24000

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Google Earth 10.45.0.3. (October 19, 2023). Golden Eagle Mine, 38°01'25"N 89°27'04"W. http://www.google.com/earth/index.html (Accessed February 16, 2024). - Mine outline.