Mine Index 2975 Essley Coal Company, Black Diamond No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 2975

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Essley Coal Company
Mine Name:	Black Diamond No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1931	End Date:	1939
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	14
Production Indicated Acres:	1 acre was mined after the 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
Main shaft	Mercer	14N 2W	11	SE NW NW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Mercer	14N 2W	11	SE NW NW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Rock Island	39-50			3.5-3.83	MRP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Essley Coal Company (add)	Black Diamond No. 2 (add)	1931-1938	34,039

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Essley Coal Company (add)	Black Diamond No. 2 (add)	1938-1939	3,183

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 37,222

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
Microfilm, document 352244	3-24-1938	1:600	1:1034	Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Mercer County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, mine name.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 352244, reel 03138, frame 308 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.