Mine Index 4073 New Black Diamond Coal Company, New Black Diamond No. 4 Mine

Mine Index Number: 4073

Company Name:	New Black Diamond Coal Company
Mine Name:	New Black Diamond No. 4 Mine
Start Date:	1936	End Date:	March 1952
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	233
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Williamson

9S 3E

24

NW NE NW

Air shaft

Williamson

9S 3E

24

SW NE NW

Air shaft

Williamson

9S 3E

24

NE NW SW

Geology

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

Springfield

85-110

4.0-4.67

MRP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

New Black Diamond Coal Company (add)	New Black Diamond No. 4 (add)	1936-1952	788,669
Total Production: 788,669

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 353142

6-22-1952

1:2400

1:4469

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

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

Microfilm map, document 353142, reel 03142, frame 19 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.