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Mine Index 3771   Black Diamond Coal Company,   Black Diamond Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Vermilion unlocated
County: Vermilion
Quadrangle: Danville NW
County Coal Data: Vermilion
Shown On Map: No
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3771

Company Name: Black Diamond Coal Company
Mine Name: Black Diamond Mine
Start Date: 1934 End Date: 1937
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Not Shown On Map. Not shown on accompanying map due to later surface mining by Ayrshire Coal Company, Inc.(mine index 673).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Vermilion 19N 12W 4 SW SE NE

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Black Diamond Coal Company Black Diamond 1934-1937 1,883
Total Production: 1,883

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS mine notes Undated (text only) 1:24000 [1] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.