Mine Index 4520 New Black Diamond Coal Company, New Black Diamond No. 3 Mine

Mine Index Number: 4520

Company Name:	New Black Diamond Coal Company
Mine Name:	New Black Diamond No. 3 Mine
Start Date:	1924	End Date:	1936
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	6
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 1E

2

SW SW SE

Geology

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

Springfield

40

4.0-4.42

RPB

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Carterville Black Diamond Coal Company (add)	Carterville Black Diamond No. 3 (add)	1924-1929	122,457

Carterville New Black Diamond Coal Company (add)	New Black Diamond No. 3 (add)	1930-1930	2,339

New Black Diamond Coal Company (add)	New Black Diamond No. 3 (add)	1931-1936	36,065

Total Production: 160,861

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company, 4103.W52 i5.1-55

12-20-1936

1:1200

1:1200

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-55 - Slope location, mine outline, mining method.