Mine Index 2409 Black Diamond Coal Company, Black Diamond Mine

Mine Index Number: 2409

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

Main shaft

Henry

15N 5E

12

2475 FSL, 120 FWL

Geology

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

Herrin

40

4.3

RP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Black Diamond Coal Company 1941 production reported under the name Elmer Stone (Black Diamond) (add)	Black Diamond (add)	1934-1944	13,351 Production not reported 1938-1940
Total Production: 13,351 Production not reported 1938-1940

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

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)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

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

ISGS mined-out area map - Mine location.