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==Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)== | ==Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)== |
Revision as of 16:10, January 25, 2023
Mine Index Number: 0448
Company Name: | Old Ben Coal Corporation | ||
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Mine Name: | Old Ben No. 9 Mine | ||
Start Date: | 1913 | End Date: | February 1968 |
Type of Mine: | Underground | ||
Total acres shown: | 6,241 | ||
Acres after map date: | General Area of mining acres shown: | ||
Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
Type | County | Township-Range | Section | Part Section |
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Hoist shaft | Franklin | 7S 3E | 20 | SE NE SE |
A shaft (material, air, escape) | Franklin | 7S 3E | 20 | SE SW NE |
C shaft (auxiliary) | Franklin | 7S 3E | 29 | NE SE SE |
D shaft (auxiliary, air, escape) | Franklin | 7S 3E | 27 | SW SE SW |
E shaft (air, man/material) | Williamson | 8S 3E | 2 | SW SW NW |
Geology
Thickness (ft) | |||||
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Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
Herrin | 440-482 | 6.0 | 9.3 | 9.0 | HER,RPPRPP over most of mine; some pillars removed over most of the mine, in some areas very few pillars left. |
Geological Problems Reported
The mine had some gas. An explosion in 1923 killed one man. Top coal (15 to 24 inches) was generally left to protect the gray shale roof. The underclay showed a tendency to heave and squeeze, sometimes even before mining was completed.
Production
Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
Old Ben Coal Corporation | Old Ben No. 9 | 1913-1968 Idle 1929-1943. One of the shafts was used for disposal of acid water after 1968. | 42,588,301 |
Total Production: 42,588,301 |
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
Company, Old Ben Archive Collection | 2-15-1968 | 1:2400 | 1:2400 | Final |
Company, 4102 i5.1-127 | 2-18-1968 | 1:4800 | 1:9931 | Final |
Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, mining method, geologic problems. |
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Franklin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation. |
Mine notes (Franklin County) - Mine type, shaft locations, seam, thickness, geologic problems. |
Company map, Old Ben Coal Company Archive Collection - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method. |
Company map, ISGS map library, 4102 i5.1-127 - Mine outline (southern). |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs