Mine Index 0053   Bell and Zoller Coal and Mining Company,   Bell and Zoller No. 1 Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Franklin unlocated
County: Franklin
Quadrangle: Christopher
County Coal Data: Franklin
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 0053

Company Name: Bell and Zoller Coal and Mining Company
Mine Name: Bell and Zoller No. 1 Mine
Start Date: 1904 End Date: December 1948
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 10,007 [1]
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Franklin 7S 1E 13 NE SW SE
Material shaft Franklin 7S 1E 13 SE SW SE
Air shaft Franklin 7S 1E 13 600 FSL, 1960 FEL

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 392-420 7.0 25.0 9.0-12.17 RPP,HER[2]

Geological Problems Reported

The mine had gas problems; 50 men died in a 1905 explosion, and in 1909, two explosions killed 29 men. The roof was a hard gray shale. Top coal was generally left to support and protect the roof. Some rolls were present in the seam. The seam had very frequent and prevalent flexures and swags that maintained a general southeast-northwest trending direction. This created serious haulage problems because of the steep grades. The top coal contained a considerable number of calcite seams. Pyrite balls were present but the distribution was very irregular. A squeeze occurred because of drawn pillars (1913), but generally the underclay floor did not heave.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Zeigler Coal Company Zeigler No. 1 1904-1909 1,425,223
Bell and Zoller Mining Company Bell and Zoller No. 1 1909-1925 [3] 12,527,759
Bell and Zoller Coal and Mining Company Bell and Zoller No. 1 1925-1948 26,069,539
Total Production: 40,022,521

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 351444 12-21-1948 1:2400 1:441 Final
Microfilm, document 351446 6-27-1951 1:2400 1:428 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, 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, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
Microfilm map, document 351444, reel 03136, frames 116-123 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Bell and Zoller No. 1|Bell and Zoller No. 1]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Microfilm
Map ID: 351444 3136 116-23, 32x
Company: Bell and Zoller Coal and Mining Company
Mine Name: Bell and Zoller No. 1
Caption:
Map Date: 6-27-1951
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
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Photographs

Notes

  1. Boundaries between separate mines could not be distinguished. The area shown includes Bell & Zoller No. 2 Mine (mine index 145).
  2. some HER
  3. Idle 1910