Mine Index Number: 3774
| Company Name:
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Black Diamond Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Black Diamond Mine
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| Start Date:
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1912
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End Date:
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June 1913
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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None
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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4
|
|
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Drift
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Vermilion
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19N 12W
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9
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SW NE SE
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
The mine was apparently abandoned due to roof problems (“unable to hold entries”).
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Coal Section mine notes
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Undated
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1:62500
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1:24000
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Secondary source
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness, mining method.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, drift location, seam, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
