Mine Index 7517   Black Jewel Coal Company,   Black Jewel Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 7517

Company Name: Black Jewel Coal Company
Mine Name: Black Jewel Mine
Start Date: 1933 End Date: 1941
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 8
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Slope Peoria 9N 6E 23 NE NW SE
Slope Peoria 9N 6E 23 SW NW SE
Air slope Peoria 9N 6E 23 SE NW SE

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Black Jewel Coal Company Black Jewel 1933-1941 Idle 1940 29,861
Total Production: 29,861

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352275 2-2-1942 1:2400 1:2482 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Peoria County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Microfilm map, document 352275, reel 03138, frame 341 - Slope locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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