Mine Index 0665 Old Ben Coal Corporation, Old Ben No. 14 Mine
Mine Index Number: 0665
| Company Name: | Old Ben Coal Corporation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Name: | Old Ben No. 14 Mine | ||
| Start Date: | 1911 | End Date: | March 1960 |
| Type of Mine: | Underground | ||
| Total acres shown: | 5,369 | ||
| 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 (11'x19') | Franklin | 6S 2E | 20 | 580 FSL, 860 FEL |
| Air shaft (10.5'x11') [1] | Franklin | 6S 2E | 20 | SW SE SE |
Geology
| Thickness (ft) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
| Herrin | 451 | 8.5-10.0 | HER,RPP |
Geological Problems Reported
The mine had gas; eight men were killed in an explosion in 1915 and one man was killed in a gas explosion in 1931. The source map shows a series of north-south trending faults through the centers and east halves of sections 22 and 27 of T6S-R2E. Individual faults had offsets of up to 25 feet. These faults are part of the Rend Lake Fault System. The roof was a massive brittle shale that fell readily.
Production
| Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
| United Coal Mining Company | United No. 2 | 1911-1915 | 1,667,066 |
| United Coal Corporation | United No. 2 | 1915-1916 | 708,421 |
| Old Ben Coal Corporation | Old Ben No. 14 | 1916-1960 [2] | 33,638,787 |
| Total Production: 36,014,274 | |||
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 | 6-24-1960 | 1:2400 | 1:2400 | Final |
Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, shaft sizes, thickness, geologic problems. |
| 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, geologic problems. |
| Company map, Old Ben Coal Company Archive Collection - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems. |
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