Mine Index 0050   Old Ben Coal Corporation,   Old Ben No. 16 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 0050

Company Name: Old Ben Coal Corporation
Mine Name: Old Ben No. 16 Mine
Start Date: 1905 End Date: 1923
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 1,061.0
Acres after map date: 20 General Area of mining acres shown: 20

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft (10 x 18 ft) Franklin 5S 2E 19 SW SW NE
Air shaft (10 x 15 ft) Franklin 5S 2E 19 NW SW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 644 8 9 8.5 RPP,HER[1]

Geological Problems Reported

The roof was sandy gray shale that fell in large tabular masses. From 19 to 24 inches of top coal was left to support and protect the roof. A few rolls and slips were present in the seam. The mine had a considerable number of swags and hills. The coal thinned in the swags. A few rolls were present in the seam, and the rolls, when present, always occurred in the swags. Pyrite balls were irregularly dispersed through the mine, and some dirt bands were present in the seam. The floor was a very hard underclay 10 or more feet thick that rarely heaved.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Franklin County Construction Company Franklin County Construction 1905-1906 none reported
Sesser Coal and Construction Company Sesser 1906-1907 15,520
Franklin County Colliery Company Franklin County No. 1 1907-1910 659,533
Sesser Coal Company Sesser 1910-1919 4,349,274
Old Ben Coal Corporation Old Ben No. 16 1919-1923 1,419,946
Total Production: 6,444,273

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 6-30-1924 1:2400 1:2400 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, shaft sizes, depth.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Franklin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Franklin County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
Company map, Old Ben Archive Collection, State Archive, IL_820 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. some HER