Mine Index 0448 Old Ben Coal Corporation, Old Ben No. 9 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0448

Company Name:	Old Ben Coal Corporation
Mine Name:	Old Ben No. 9 Mine
Start Date:	1913	End Date:	February 1968
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	6,184
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Hoist shaft

Franklin

7S 3E

20

SE NE SE

A shaft (material, air, escape)

Franklin

7S 3E

20

SE SW NE

C shaft (auxiliary)

Franklin

7S 3E

29

NE SE SE

D shaft (auxiliary, air, escape)

Franklin

7S 3E

27

SW SE SW

E shaft (air, man/material)

Williamson

8S 3E

2

SW SW NW

Geology

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

Herrin

440-482

6.0

9.3

9.0

HER,RPP

Geological Problems Reported

The mine had some gas. An explosion in 1923 killed one man. Top coal (15 to 24 inches) was generally left to protect the gray shale roof. The underclay showed a tendency to heave and squeeze, sometimes even before mining was completed.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Old Ben Coal Corporation (add)	Old Ben No. 9 (add)	1913-1968	42,588,301

Total Production: 42,588,301

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

State archive, msha_540_03

2-15-1968

1:4800

1:4800

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Mine notes (Franklin County) - Mine type, shaft locations, seam, thickness, geologic problems.

State archive map, msha_540_03 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.