Mine Index 2409 Black Diamond Coal Company, Black Diamond Mine

Mine Index Number: 2409

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Black Diamond Coal Company
Mine Name:	Black Diamond Mine
Start Date:	1934	End Date:	1944
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	3 to 5	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
Main shaft	Henry	15N 5E	12	2475 FSL, 120 FWL

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	40			4.3	RP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Black Diamond Coal Company (add)	Black Diamond (add)	1934-1944	13,351
Total Production: 13,351

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
ISGS mined-out area map	1950	1:62500	1:62500	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Henry County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.

Bibliography
ISGS mined-out area map - Mine location.