Mine Index 0058 Old Ben Coal Corporation, Old Ben No. 12 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0058

Company Name:	Old Ben Coal Corporation
Mine Name:	Old Ben No. 12 Mine
Start Date:	1906	End Date:	March 1929
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	1,586
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 (10'x16')

Franklin

6S 2E

30

SW NW NW

Air shaft (9'x13.5')

Franklin

6S 2E

30

NW NW NW

Geology

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

Herrin

493-500

9.25

RPP,HERsome HER

Geological Problems Reported

This mine had difficulties with gas; one man was killed in a 1913 explosion, and nine were killed by a 1916 explosion. The roof was gray shale, reportedly 107 feet thick, which fell readily after exposure. Generally 14 to 30 inches of top coal was left to support the roof at the active face; this top coal and some of the pillars were mined on retreat. The seam contained pyrite and calcite lenses, but less than was common in the district. The underclay heaved when wet. A squeeze was noted in SE 19-T6S-R2E.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

United Coal Corporation (add)	United No. 1 (add)	1906-1916	3,868,601

Old Ben Coal Corporation (add)	Old Ben No. 12 (add)	1916-1929	5,068,606

Total Production: 8,937,207

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 351424

6-30-1929

1:2400

1:5296

Final

Company, Old Ben Archive Collection

4-29-1953

1:4800

1:4800

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, shaft sizes, depth, thickness, mining method, geological problems.

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

ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.

Mine notes (Franklin County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, thickness, geological problems.

Microfilm map, document 351424, reel 03136, frames 73-76 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Company map, Old Ben Coal Company Archive Collection, map of Old Ben No. 11 Mine (mine index 666) - Mine outline, northern part).