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

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: St. Clair unlocated
County: St. Clair
Quadrangle: Millstadt
County Coal Data: St. Clair
Shown On Map: No
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3578

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
Main slope St. Clair 1S 9W 14 SE SE NW
Air shaft St. Clair 1S 9W 14 SE SE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max 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)
Diamond Joe Coal Company Diamond Joe No. 1 (see index 3579) [1]

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

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)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Microfilm map, document 351156, reel 03134, frame 296 - Slope and air shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. It was not possible to determine the separate production and years of operation of the No. 1 and No. 2 Mines, and this data is shown on the page for the No. 2 Mine (mine index 3579).