Nickel Plate Mine

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

“Brazil is the great mining center, in fact, the bulk, or nearly all the operators, have their headquarters here. . .” Nickel Plate Mine was owned by the Jackson Coal and Mining Company. “There is probably no company in the block coal district so well and favorably known, and no coal that is so popular and eagerly sought in the market as the Nickel Plate block coal... This is the oldest company operating in the block coal district and is entitled to such credit for possessing the excellence of this coal. The mine was located near Benwood, Indiana, which was northeast of Brazil.”

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