Mine Index 0639 El-Ben Coal Company, El-Ben No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0639

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	El-Ben Coal Company
Mine Name:	El-Ben No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1937	End Date:	October 1968
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	300
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft	Logan	19N 2W	5	SE SW SE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Logan	20N 2W	30	SE SW SE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield	273			5.1	RPP

Geological Problems Reported

There were water problems in this mine. Clay dikes or ‘horsebacks’ were common.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Deer Creek Coal Company (add)	Deer Creek (add)	1937-1947	390,884

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Steve Bennis (add)	Deer Creek (add)	1948-1953	266,796

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Deer Creek Coal Company (add)	Deer Creek (add)	1954-1956	63,410

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Lincoln Coal Mining Company (add)	Lincoln No. 1 (add)	1956-1960	102,980

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
McSpadden Brothers (add)	McSpadden (add)	1961-1963	57,215

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Logan County Coal Mine, Inc. (add)	Logan (add)	1963-1965	42,589

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
El-Ben Coal Company (add)	El-Ben (add)	1965-1968	65,537

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 989,411

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, document 352537	10-4-1968	1:2400	1:3972	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

Bibliography
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Logan County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Bibliography
Mine notes (Logan County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 352537, reel 03139, frames 263-264 - Shaft locations, mine outline.