Mine Index 3214   Black Diamond Coal Company,   Black Diamond Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Randolph unlocated
County: Randolph
Quadrangle: Walsh
County Coal Data: Randolph
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3214

Company Name: Black Diamond Coal Company
Mine Name: Black Diamond Mine
Start Date: 1926 End Date: 1937
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: Less than 1 acre
Acres after map date: Less than 1 acre General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Randolph 5S 6W 19 NW NE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 28-32 3.5 5.0 4.5 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Keinen Coal Company Keinen 1926-1926 268
Heinen Coal Company Heinen 1927-1927 1,900
George E. Adamson Adamson 1928-1933 [1] 130 [2]
Black Diamond Coal Company Black Diamond 1934-1937 1,713 [3]
Total Production: 4,011

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
State Archive, MSHA_174_01 8-1933 1:600 1:600 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Randolph County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Randolph County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
State Archive, MSHA_174_01, courtesy Robert Gibson, IDNR - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle 1929. Production was not reported from 1930 to 1933 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year.
  2. Idle 1929. Production was not reported from 1930 to 1933 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year.
  3. Production after map date.