Mine Index 0866 Old Ben Coal Corporation, Old Ben No. 24 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0866

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Old Ben Coal Corporation
Mine Name:	Old Ben No. 24 Mine
Start Date:	1965	End Date:	1996
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	6,884
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
A shaft, hoist	Franklin	6S 2E	11	SW SE NE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
B shaft	Franklin	6S 2E	11	NE SE NE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
C shaft, man & material	Franklin	6S 2E	2	NE SE NE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
D shaft, exhaust fan	Franklin	6S 2E	2	NE SE NE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
E shaft, fan	Franklin	5S 2E	25	SE NW NE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	625-666			6.6-8.5	HER, LW , RP

Geological Problems Reported

The eastern part of the mine had faults. The near western portion of the mine was hilly and had poor roof conditions.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Old Ben Coal Corporation (add)	Old Ben No. 24 (add)	1965-1996	51,487,488

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 51,487,488

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
Company map	12-31-1996	1:4800	1:4800	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Franklin County) - Mine type, shaft location, geologic problems.

Bibliography
Company map, ISGS Coal Section files (digital) - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

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  M0866 minenotes.pdf

Mine Images

Mine Map: MS_28

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	State Archive
	Map ID:	MS_28
	Company:	Old Ben Coal Corporation
	Mine Name:	Old Ben No. 24
	Caption:
	Map Date:	12-31-1996
	Map Status:	Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	M0866 MS 28
	Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!	https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/franklin/m0866 MS 28.zip