Mine Index 3578 Diamond Joe Coal Company, Diamond Joe No. 1 Mine

Mine Index Number: 3578

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Diamond Joe Coal Company
Mine Name:	Diamond Joe No. 1 Mine
Start Date:	Unknown	End Date:	Unknown
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
Not Shown On Map. Not shown on accompanying map due to later surface mining by the Morgan mines (mine index 3589). Production is included with Diamond Joe No. 2 Mine (mine index 3579).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main slope	St. Clair	1S 9W	14	SE SE NW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	St. Clair	1S 9W	14	SE SE NW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin					RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Rooms in the northern part of the mine were labeled “caved” on the source map.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Diamond Joe Coal Company (add)	Diamond Joe No. 1 (add)	(see index 3579)

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 351156	1-21-1910	1:960	1:1192	Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.

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

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 351156, reel 03134, frame 296 - Slope and air shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.