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-	2,004,364
Total Production: 2,004,364

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.