Mine Index 0437 Old Ben Coal Corporation, Old Ben No. 20 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0437

Company Name:	Old Ben Coal Corporation
Mine Name:	Old Ben No. 20 Mine
Start Date:	1908	End Date:	March 1927
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	718
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 (9.5 x 18 ft)

Williamson

8S 1E

1

NE SW NW

Air shaft

Williamson

8S 1E

1

NE SW NW

Geology

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

Herrin

205

8.42

10.25

9.33

RPP

Geological Problems Reported

A 1917 gas explosion killed nine men. At least one fault was noted in the mine, and the source map shows northwest-southeast trending fault traces. Generally 1.33 to 2.0 feet of top coal was left to support the roof.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

W. P. Rend Coal and Coke Company (add)	Rend No. 2, Weaver (add)	1908-1920	4,622,613

Old Ben Coal Corporation (add)	Old Ben No. 20 (add)	1920-1927	1,259,207

Total Production: 5,881,820

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company

3-29-1976

1:2400

1:2400

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method, geologic problems.

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

Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

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