Mine Index Number: 0665
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Old Ben Coal Corporation
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| Mine Name:
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Old Ben No. 14 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1911
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End Date:
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March 1960
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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5,369
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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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main shaft (11'x19')
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Franklin
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6S 2E
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20
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580 FSL, 860 FEL
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft (10.5'x11') [1]
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Franklin
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6S 2E
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20
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SW SE SE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin
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451
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8.5-10.0
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HER,RPP
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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
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 36,014,274
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Company, Old Ben Archive Collection
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6-24-1960
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Final
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, shaft sizes, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Franklin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Franklin County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Bibliography
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| Company map, Old Ben Coal Company Archive Collection - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: MSHA_1766_03
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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State Archive
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| Map ID:
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MSHA_1766_03
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| Company:
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Old Ben Coal Corporation
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| Mine Name:
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Old Ben No. 14
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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06-24-1960
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| Map Status:
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Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M0665 MSHA 1766 03
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/franklin/m0665 MSHA 1766 03.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The air shaft is also a man and material shaft and is shown by a shaft symbol (instead of an air shaft symbol) on the accompanying map. The air, man & material shaft is the southern symbol; the northern symbol is the production shaft.
- ↑ Idle 1933
