Mine Index Number: 0639
Company Name:
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El-Ben Coal Company
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Mine Name:
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El-Ben No. 2 Mine
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Start Date:
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1937
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End Date:
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October 1968
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Type of Mine:
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Underground
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Total acres shown:
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300
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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
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Logan
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19N 2W
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5
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SE SW SE
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Air shaft
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Logan
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20N 2W
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30
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SE SW SE
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
There were water problems in this mine. Clay dikes or ‘horsebacks’ were common.
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: 989,411
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Microfilm, document 352537
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10-4-1968
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1:2400
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1:3972
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Logan County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Mine notes (Logan County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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Microfilm map, document 352537, reel 03139, frames 263-264 - Shaft locations, mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Microfilm: 352537
Map Date: 10-4-1968
Coal Co.: El-Ben Coal Company
Mine Name: El-Ben No. 2 Mine
Full Res Download
Photographs
Notes