Mine Index 0735 Franklin County Coal Corporation, Lida B Mine or Franklin County No. 15 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0735

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Franklin County Coal Corporation
Mine Name:	Lida B Mine or Franklin County No. 15 Mine
Start Date:	1949	End Date:	May 1952
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	95
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main slope	Franklin	7S 1E	32	SE SE SE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Williamson	8S 1E	5	NE NE NE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	154			8.0	MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The source map shows a fault SW 33-T7S-R1E, northeastern area of mining.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Franklin County Coal Corporation (add)	Lida B, Franklin County No. 15 (add)	1949-1952	606,477

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 606,477

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, document 351448	5-25-1952	1:1200	1:2151	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Franklin County) - Mine type, slope location.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 351448, reel 03136, frames 141 & 142 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.