Mine Index 3774 Black Diamond Coal Company, Black Diamond Mine

Mine Index Number: 3774

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Black Diamond Coal Company
Mine Name:	Black Diamond Mine
Start Date:	1912	End Date:	June 1913
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:	4

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Drift	Vermilion	19N 12W	9	SW NE SE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Danville	80			6.0	RP

Geological Problems Reported

The mine was apparently abandoned due to roof problems (“unable to hold entries”).

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Black Diamond Coal Company (add)	Black Diamond (add)	1912-1913	27,482
Total Production: 27,482

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
Coal Section mine notes	Undated	1:62500	1:24000	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, drift location, seam, geologic problems.