Mine Index 0434 Old Ben Coal Corporation, Old Ben No. 10 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0434

Company Name:	Old Ben Coal Corporation
Mine Name:	Old Ben No. 10 Mine
Start Date:	1906	End Date:	February 1924
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	1,104
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 1E

24

NW NW SW

Air shaft (8'x12.5')

Franklin

6S 1E

24

NW NW SW

Geology

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

Herrin

505

7.5 (9.0-10.0)

RPP,HER

Geological Problems Reported

Top coal was left to support the roof, then taken on retreat. The bottom rolled a little. A few faults and rolls were encountered.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Zeigler District Colliery Company (add)	Zeigler North (add)	1906-1914	2,775,251

Christopher Coal Mining Company (add)	Christopher No. 1 (add)	1914-1916	1,244,359

Old Ben Coal Corporation (add)	Old Ben No. 10 (add)	1916-1924	3,609,737

Total Production: 7,629,347

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company, Old Ben Archive Collection

6-30-1929

1:2400

1:2400

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, shaft sizes, thickness.

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

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

Company map, Old Ben Coal Company Archive Collection - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.