Mine Index 3975 Diamond Coal Company, Diamond No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 3975

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Diamond Coal Company
Mine Name:	Diamond No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1936	End Date:	1938
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	3
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Tipple / pit	Williamson	8S 2E	33	SE NE NW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	15-50			7.0	Surface

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Diamond Coal Company (add)	Diamond No. 2 (add)	1936-1938	17,640
Total Production: 17,640

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
Microfilm, document 353204	8-19-1942	1:1200	1:1241	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, depth.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 353204, reel 03142, frame 133 - Mine outline, mining method.