Mine Index Number: 0143
| Company Name:
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Old Ben Coal Corporation
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| Mine Name:
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Old Ben No. 8 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1910
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End Date:
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February 1952
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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4,270
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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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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| Main shaft (10 x18 ft)
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Franklin
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7S 2E
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25
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625 FNL, 200 FEL
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| Air shaft (9 x 16 ft)
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Franklin
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7S 2E
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25
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NW NE NE
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| Auxiliary shaft
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Franklin
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7S 3E
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31
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NW SW NW
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Geology
| Herrin
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440-472
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8.5-10.0
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RPP,HER[1]
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Geological Problems Reported
Gas explosions killed 36 men in four accidents in this mine between 1921 and 1947. The main roof was massive shale that fell readily. Generally 18 to 24 inches of top coal was left to protect the roof. Only one fault was noted in the northern part of the mine, with a throw of a few inches, and a few small slips were reported. The source map showed northwest-southeast trending faults in the southern part of the mine. Throw on these faults was commonly 1 foot, so they did not greatly interfere with the mining pattern, but some faults had throws of up to 9 feet, which resulted in some areas being inaccessible such that the coal was not mined. The underclay was soft and heaved readily.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 31,784,954
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Company, Old Ben Archive Collection
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2-27-1952
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1:4591
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1:4591
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, shaft sizes, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Franklin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Franklin County) - Mine type, shaft locations, seam, depth, geologic problems.
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| Company map, Old Ben Archive Collection - Mine outline, shaft locations, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Company:
Map Date: 2-27-1952
Coal Co.: Old Ben Coal Corporation
Mine Name: Old Ben No. 8 Mine
Full Res Download
Company:
Map Date: 2-27-1952
Coal Co.: Old Ben Coal Corporation
Mine Name: Old Ben No. 8 Mine
Full Res Download
Photographs
Caption: Broken sidewalk and telephone poles tipped toward a sag over Franklin Count Mine where and 8 foot coal is being removed at a depth of 450 feet.
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: Pre-1914
Publication: Fig. 26 Cooperative Bulletin 17 – Subsidence in Illinois
Library No.: M-825
Caption: Barn of mining company lowered 4 feet at one end [right side]. It has been partially restored.
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: Pre-1914
Library No.: M-993
Caption: Barn of mining company lowered 4 feet at one end [right side]. It has been partially restored.
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: Pre-1914
Publication: Fig. 47 Cooperative Bulletin 17 – Subsidence in Illinois
Library No.: M-994
Notes
- ↑ Some areas of HER are shown on the source map; room pillars and some barrier pillars were removed in various parts of the mine.
![<b>Caption:</b> Barn of mining company lowered 4 feet at one end [right side]. It has been partially restored.<br><b>Credit:</b> Illinois State Geological Survey<br><b>Date:</b> Pre-1914<br><b>Library No.:</b> M-993](/wiki/File:M-993_Old_Ben_8_mine_W_Frankfort_rt_end_4ft_lower.jpg)
![<b>Caption:</b> Barn of mining company lowered 4 feet at one end [right side]. It has been partially restored.<br><b>Credit:</b> Illinois State Geological Survey<br><b>Date:</b> Pre-1914<br><b>Publication:</b> Fig. 47 Cooperative Bulletin 17 – Subsidence in Illinois<br><b>Library No.:</b> M-994](/wiki/File:M-994_Old_Ben_8_mine_W_Frankfort_Coop_17_Fig_47_rt_end_4ft_lower.jpg)