Mine Index 0433   Southern Illinois Coal Company,   Southern Illinois No. 21 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Franklin unlocated
County: Franklin
Quadrangle: West Frankfort
County Coal Data: Franklin
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 0433

Company Name: Southern Illinois Coal Company
Mine Name: Southern Illinois No. 21 Mine
Start Date: 1911 End Date: December 1937
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 1,107
Acres after map date: 18 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft (9.5'x17.5') Franklin 7S 2E 24 SE NE SW
Air shaft (9.5'x14') Franklin 7S 2E 24 SW NW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 450-460 6.0 10.0 8.5-9.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Some squeezes occurred in the east half of SW 24-T7S-R2E; the SW SW part of 23- T7S-R2E has an area labeled “caved”.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
West Frankfort Coal Company West, West Frankfort No. 1 1911-1919 2,926,185
Southern Gem Coal Corporation Southern Gem No. 1 1919-1926 [1] 2,296,249
Brewerton Coal Company Brewerton No. 21 1927-1932 1,520,700
West Frankfort Coal Company West Frankfort No. 21 1933-1934 229,735
West Mine Coal Corporation West No. 21 1935-1936 [2] 64,958
Frankfort Coal Company Frankfort No. 21 1936-1937 86,997
Southern Illinois Coal Company Southern Illinois No. 21 1937-1937 116,221 [3]
Total Production: 7,241,045

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 351425 5-15-1937 1:2400 1:4634 Not final
Microfilm, document 351435 6-30-1954 1:4800 1:9931 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, shaft sizes, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Franklin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Franklin County) - Mine type, shaft locations, seam.
Microfilm map, document 351425, reel 03136, frames 78-88 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
Microfilm map, document 351435, reel 03136, frames 103, 104, map of Old Ben No. 15 Mine (mine index 428) - Mine outline (southwest).
Company map, ISGS map library, Old Ben Coal Company Archive Collection - Mine outline (southwest).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Old Ben No. 15|Old Ben No. 15]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Microfilm
Map ID: 351435 03136 103-104, 30x
Company: Old Ben Coal Corporation
Mine Name: Old Ben No. 15
Caption:
Map Date: 6-30-1954
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M0428mrg.jpg
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://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/franklin/m0428mrg.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle 1925 & 1926
  2. Idle 1935
  3. Production after map date; reported under the name Southern Illinois Coal Company; the map indicates the company operated as Interstate Coal Company, No. 21 Mine