Mine Index 3837   Black Diamond Coal Company,   Black Diamond No. 1 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3837

Company Name: Black Diamond Coal Company
Mine Name: Black Diamond No. 1 Mine
Start Date: 1910 End Date: 1913
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown: 13

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Tipple Vermilion 19N 12W 18 NW NE [1]

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Danville 20 6.0-6.17 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Black Diamond Coal Company Black Diamond Coal Company 1910-1913 123,653
Total Production: 123,653

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 [2] 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, mine location, seam, depth, thickness.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Irregular section; see page 6, ‘Shaft, slope, drift or tipple locations’
  2. Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.