Mine Index 4068 New Black Diamond Coal Company, New Black Diamond No. 8 Mine

Mine Index Number: 4068

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	New Black Diamond Coal Company
Mine Name:	New Black Diamond No. 8 Mine
Start Date:	1949	End Date:	July 1962
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	134
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
Main slope	Williamson	9S 3E	13	SE SE SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Williamson	9S 3E	13	SE SE SW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield	80-100			4.0-4.17	MRP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
New Black Diamond Coal Company (add)	New Black Diamond No. 8 (add)	1949-1962	402,204
Total Production: 402,204

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 353257	7-19-1962	1:2400	1:4800	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

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

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 353257, reel 03142, frame 198 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.