diff --git a/consensus/clique/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/consensus/clique/blockcreation/CliqueBlockMiner.java b/consensus/clique/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/consensus/clique/blockcreation/CliqueBlockMiner.java
index 57a0a7cc6d..f73638a00c 100644
--- a/consensus/clique/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/consensus/clique/blockcreation/CliqueBlockMiner.java
+++ b/consensus/clique/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/consensus/clique/blockcreation/CliqueBlockMiner.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package net.consensys.pantheon.consensus.clique.blockcreation;
 
 import net.consensys.pantheon.consensus.clique.CliqueContext;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.consensus.clique.CliqueHelpers;
-import net.consensys.pantheon.consensus.common.ValidatorProvider;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.ethereum.ProtocolContext;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.ethereum.blockcreation.AbstractBlockScheduler;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.ethereum.blockcreation.AbstractMiningCoordinator.MinedBlockObserver;
@@ -30,8 +29,6 @@ public class CliqueBlockMiner extends BlockMiner<CliqueContext, CliqueBlockCreat
 
   @Override
   protected boolean mineBlock() throws InterruptedException {
-    ValidatorProvider validators =
-        protocolContext.getConsensusState().getVoteTallyCache().getVoteTallyAtBlock(parentHeader);
     if (CliqueHelpers.addressIsAllowedToProduceNextBlock(
         localAddress, protocolContext, parentHeader)) {
       return super.mineBlock();
diff --git a/consensus/clique/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/consensus/clique/blockcreation/CliqueBlockScheduler.java b/consensus/clique/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/consensus/clique/blockcreation/CliqueBlockScheduler.java
index c1003ac13f..bf8ef67d9a 100644
--- a/consensus/clique/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/consensus/clique/blockcreation/CliqueBlockScheduler.java
+++ b/consensus/clique/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/consensus/clique/blockcreation/CliqueBlockScheduler.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ public class CliqueBlockScheduler extends DefaultBlockScheduler {
 
   private final VoteTallyCache voteTallyCache;
   private final Address localNodeAddress;
-  private final long secondsBetweenBlocks;
 
   public CliqueBlockScheduler(
       final Clock clock,
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ public class CliqueBlockScheduler extends DefaultBlockScheduler {
     super(secondsBetweenBlocks, 0L, clock);
     this.voteTallyCache = voteTallyCache;
     this.localNodeAddress = localNodeAddress;
-    this.secondsBetweenBlocks = secondsBetweenBlocks;
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/consensus/clique/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/consensus/clique/blockcreation/CliqueMinerExecutor.java b/consensus/clique/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/consensus/clique/blockcreation/CliqueMinerExecutor.java
index c85ebb9fba..46083c595f 100644
--- a/consensus/clique/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/consensus/clique/blockcreation/CliqueMinerExecutor.java
+++ b/consensus/clique/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/consensus/clique/blockcreation/CliqueMinerExecutor.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import net.consensys.pantheon.ethereum.core.Util;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.ethereum.mainnet.ProtocolSchedule;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.util.Subscribers;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.util.bytes.BytesValue;
+import net.consensys.pantheon.util.bytes.BytesValues;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
@@ -83,15 +84,22 @@ public class CliqueMinerExecutor extends AbstractMinerExecutor<CliqueContext, Cl
   public BytesValue calculateExtraData(final BlockHeader parentHeader) {
     List<Address> validators = Lists.newArrayList();
 
+    final BytesValue vanityDataToInsert = createCorrectlySizedVanityData();
     // Building ON TOP of canonical head, if the next block is epoch, include validators.
     if (epochManager.isEpochBlock(parentHeader.getNumber() + 1)) {
-      VoteTally voteTally =
+      final VoteTally voteTally =
           protocolContext.getConsensusState().getVoteTallyCache().getVoteTallyAtBlock(parentHeader);
       validators.addAll(voteTally.getCurrentValidators());
     }
 
-    CliqueExtraData extraData = new CliqueExtraData(vanityData, null, validators);
+    final CliqueExtraData extraData = new CliqueExtraData(vanityDataToInsert, null, validators);
 
     return extraData.encode();
   }
+
+  private BytesValue createCorrectlySizedVanityData() {
+    int vanityPadding = Math.max(0, CliqueExtraData.EXTRA_VANITY_LENGTH - vanityData.size());
+    return BytesValues.concatenate(BytesValue.wrap(new byte[vanityPadding]), vanityData)
+        .slice(0, CliqueExtraData.EXTRA_VANITY_LENGTH);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/consensus/clique/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/consensus/clique/blockcreation/CliqueMiningCoordinator.java b/consensus/clique/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/consensus/clique/blockcreation/CliqueMiningCoordinator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..179d8ad441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/consensus/clique/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/consensus/clique/blockcreation/CliqueMiningCoordinator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package net.consensys.pantheon.consensus.clique.blockcreation;
+
+import net.consensys.pantheon.consensus.clique.CliqueContext;
+import net.consensys.pantheon.ethereum.blockcreation.AbstractMiningCoordinator;
+import net.consensys.pantheon.ethereum.chain.Blockchain;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+public class CliqueMiningCoordinator
+    extends AbstractMiningCoordinator<CliqueContext, CliqueBlockMiner> {
+
+  public CliqueMiningCoordinator(final Blockchain blockchain, final CliqueMinerExecutor executor) {
+    super(blockchain, executor);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void haltCurrentMiningOperation() {
+    currentRunningMiner.ifPresent(CliqueBlockMiner::cancel);
+    currentRunningMiner = Optional.empty();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/ethereum/blockcreation/AbstractMiningCoordinator.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/ethereum/blockcreation/AbstractMiningCoordinator.java
index a7d8f58541..e3909adcbd 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/ethereum/blockcreation/AbstractMiningCoordinator.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/ethereum/blockcreation/AbstractMiningCoordinator.java
@@ -33,9 +33,25 @@ public abstract class AbstractMiningCoordinator<
     this.blockchain.observeBlockAdded(this);
   }
 
-  public abstract void enable();
+  public void enable() {
+    synchronized (this) {
+      if (isEnabled) {
+        return;
+      }
+      startAsyncMiningOperation();
+      isEnabled = true;
+    }
+  }
 
-  public abstract void disable();
+  public void disable() {
+    synchronized (this) {
+      if (!isEnabled) {
+        return;
+      }
+      haltCurrentMiningOperation();
+      isEnabled = false;
+    }
+  }
 
   public boolean isRunning() {
     synchronized (this) {
diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/ethereum/blockcreation/EthHashMiningCoordinator.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/ethereum/blockcreation/EthHashMiningCoordinator.java
index 368e1adba0..2d57b539e9 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/ethereum/blockcreation/EthHashMiningCoordinator.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/ethereum/blockcreation/EthHashMiningCoordinator.java
@@ -24,28 +24,6 @@ public class EthHashMiningCoordinator extends AbstractMiningCoordinator<Void, Et
     this.executor = executor;
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public void enable() {
-    synchronized (this) {
-      if (isEnabled) {
-        return;
-      }
-      startAsyncMiningOperation();
-      isEnabled = true;
-    }
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public void disable() {
-    synchronized (this) {
-      if (!isEnabled) {
-        return;
-      }
-      haltCurrentMiningOperation();
-      isEnabled = false;
-    }
-  }
-
   @Override
   public void setCoinbase(final Address coinbase) {
     executor.setCoinbase(coinbase);
diff --git a/pantheon/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/controller/CliquePantheonController.java b/pantheon/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/controller/CliquePantheonController.java
index d76c2844a7..7c789597fe 100644
--- a/pantheon/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/controller/CliquePantheonController.java
+++ b/pantheon/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/controller/CliquePantheonController.java
@@ -6,17 +6,22 @@ import net.consensys.pantheon.consensus.clique.CliqueContext;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.consensus.clique.CliqueVoteTallyUpdater;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.consensus.clique.VoteTallyCache;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.consensus.clique.blockcreation.CliqueBlockMiner;
+import net.consensys.pantheon.consensus.clique.blockcreation.CliqueBlockScheduler;
+import net.consensys.pantheon.consensus.clique.blockcreation.CliqueMinerExecutor;
+import net.consensys.pantheon.consensus.clique.blockcreation.CliqueMiningCoordinator;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.consensus.common.EpochManager;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.consensus.common.VoteProposer;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.crypto.SECP256K1.KeyPair;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.ethereum.ProtocolContext;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.ethereum.blockcreation.AbstractMiningCoordinator;
+import net.consensys.pantheon.ethereum.blockcreation.MiningParameters;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.ethereum.chain.GenesisConfig;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.ethereum.chain.MutableBlockchain;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.ethereum.core.BlockHashFunction;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.ethereum.core.Hash;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.ethereum.core.Synchronizer;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.ethereum.core.TransactionPool;
+import net.consensys.pantheon.ethereum.core.Util;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.ethereum.db.DefaultMutableBlockchain;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.ethereum.db.WorldStateArchive;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.ethereum.eth.EthProtocol;
@@ -31,11 +36,16 @@ import net.consensys.pantheon.ethereum.p2p.api.ProtocolManager;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.ethereum.p2p.config.SubProtocolConfiguration;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.ethereum.worldstate.KeyValueStorageWorldStateStorage;
 import net.consensys.pantheon.services.kvstore.RocksDbKeyValueStorage;
+import net.consensys.pantheon.util.time.SystemClock;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
+import io.vertx.core.json.JsonObject;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 
 public class CliquePantheonController
@@ -50,6 +60,9 @@ public class CliquePantheonController
   private final TransactionPool transactionPool;
   private final Runnable closer;
 
+  private static final long EPOCH_LENGTH_DEFAULT = 30_000L;
+  private static final long SECONDS_BETWEEN_BLOCKS_DEFAULT = 15L;
+
   CliquePantheonController(
       final GenesisConfig<CliqueContext> genesisConfig,
       final ProtocolContext<CliqueContext> context,
@@ -72,9 +85,16 @@ public class CliquePantheonController
       final Path home,
       final GenesisConfig<CliqueContext> genesisConfig,
       final SynchronizerConfiguration taintedSyncConfig,
+      final MiningParameters miningParams,
+      final JsonObject cliqueConfig,
       final int networkId,
       final KeyPair nodeKeys)
       throws IOException {
+    final long blocksPerEpoch = cliqueConfig.getLong("epoch", EPOCH_LENGTH_DEFAULT);
+    final long secondsBetweenBlocks =
+        cliqueConfig.getLong("period", SECONDS_BETWEEN_BLOCKS_DEFAULT);
+
+    final EpochManager epochManger = new EpochManager(blocksPerEpoch);
     final RocksDbKeyValueStorage kv =
         RocksDbKeyValueStorage.create(Files.createDirectories(home.resolve(DATABASE_PATH)));
     final ProtocolSchedule<CliqueContext> protocolSchedule = genesisConfig.getProtocolSchedule();
@@ -87,7 +107,6 @@ public class CliquePantheonController
     final WorldStateArchive worldStateArchive = new WorldStateArchive(worldStateStorage);
     genesisConfig.writeStateTo(worldStateArchive.getMutable(Hash.EMPTY_TRIE_HASH));
 
-    final EpochManager epochManger = new EpochManager(30_000);
     final ProtocolContext<CliqueContext> protocolContext =
         new ProtocolContext<>(
             blockchain,
@@ -113,6 +132,28 @@ public class CliquePantheonController
         TransactionPoolFactory.createTransactionPool(
             protocolSchedule, protocolContext, ethProtocolManager.ethContext());
 
+    final ExecutorService minerThreadPool = Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
+    CliqueMinerExecutor miningExecutor =
+        new CliqueMinerExecutor(
+            protocolContext,
+            minerThreadPool,
+            protocolSchedule,
+            transactionPool.getPendingTransactions(),
+            nodeKeys,
+            miningParams,
+            new CliqueBlockScheduler(
+                new SystemClock(),
+                protocolContext.getConsensusState().getVoteTallyCache(),
+                Util.publicKeyToAddress(nodeKeys.getPublicKey()),
+                secondsBetweenBlocks),
+            epochManger);
+    CliqueMiningCoordinator miningCoordinator =
+        new CliqueMiningCoordinator(blockchain, miningExecutor);
+    miningCoordinator.addMinedBlockObserver(ethProtocolManager);
+
+    // Clique mining is implicitly enabled.
+    miningCoordinator.enable();
+
     return new CliquePantheonController(
         genesisConfig,
         protocolContext,
@@ -120,7 +161,16 @@ public class CliquePantheonController
         synchronizer,
         nodeKeys,
         transactionPool,
-        kv::close);
+        () -> {
+          miningCoordinator.disable();
+          minerThreadPool.shutdownNow();
+          try {
+            minerThreadPool.awaitTermination(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+          } catch (final InterruptedException e) {
+            LOG.error("Failed to shutdown miner executor");
+          }
+          kv.close();
+        });
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/pantheon/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/controller/PantheonController.java b/pantheon/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/controller/PantheonController.java
index a4acd16ce7..e5cc0b4521 100644
--- a/pantheon/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/controller/PantheonController.java
+++ b/pantheon/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/controller/PantheonController.java
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ public interface PantheonController<C, M extends BlockMiner<C, ? extends Abstrac
           pantheonHome,
           GenesisConfig.fromConfig(config, CliqueProtocolSchedule.create(configOptions, nodeKeys)),
           syncConfig,
+          miningParameters,
+          configOptions.getJsonObject("clique"),
           networkId,
           nodeKeys);
     } else {
diff --git a/pantheon/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/util/BlockImporter.java b/pantheon/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/util/BlockImporter.java
index d7cd623506..7d580f2dff 100644
--- a/pantheon/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/util/BlockImporter.java
+++ b/pantheon/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/util/BlockImporter.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public class BlockImporter {
    * @param blocks Path to the file containing the blocks
    * @param pantheonController the PantheonController that defines blockchain behavior
    * @param <C> the consensus context type
+   * @param <M> the type of miner being used within the executing pantheon
    * @return the import result
    * @throws IOException On Failure
    */
diff --git a/pantheon/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/util/BlockchainImporter.java b/pantheon/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/util/BlockchainImporter.java
index 6c174456b0..0d6349d5e7 100644
--- a/pantheon/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/util/BlockchainImporter.java
+++ b/pantheon/src/main/java/net/consensys/pantheon/util/BlockchainImporter.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public class BlockchainImporter extends BlockImporter {
    * Imports blockchain from file as concatenated RLP sections
    *
    * @param <C> the consensus context type
+   * @param <M> the type of miner being used within the executing pantheon
    * @param dataFilePath Path to the file containing the dataFilePath
    * @param pantheonController the PantheonController that defines blockchain behavior
    * @param isSkipHeaderValidation if true, header validation is skipped. This must only be used