Mine Index Number: 0050
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Old Ben Coal Corporation
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| Mine Name:
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Old Ben No. 16 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1905
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End Date:
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1923
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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1,061.0
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| Acres after map date:
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20
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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20
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main shaft (10 x 18 ft)
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Franklin
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5S 2E
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19
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SW SW NE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft (10 x 15 ft)
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Franklin
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5S 2E
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19
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NW SW NE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin
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644
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8
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9
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8.5
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RPP,HER[1]
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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
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 6,444,273
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Company, Old Ben Archive Collection
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6-30-1924
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Final
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, shaft sizes, depth.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Franklin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Franklin County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Bibliography
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| Company map, Old Ben Archive Collection, State Archive, IL_820 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: IL_822
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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State Archive
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| Map ID:
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IL_822
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| Company:
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Old Ben Coal Corporation
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| Mine Name:
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Old Ben No. 16
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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06-30-1924
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| Map Status:
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Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M0050 IL 822
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| 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!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/franklin/m0050 IL 822.zip
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Photographs
Notes
