Mine Index Number: 0866
| Company Name:
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Old Ben Coal Corporation
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| Mine Name:
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Old Ben No. 24 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1965
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End Date:
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1996
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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6,884
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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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| A shaft, hoist
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Franklin
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6S 2E
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11
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SW SE NE
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| B shaft
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Franklin
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6S 2E
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11
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NE SE NE
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| C shaft, man & material
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Franklin
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6S 2E
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2
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NE SE NE
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| D shaft, exhaust fan
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Franklin
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6S 2E
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2
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NE SE NE
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| E shaft, fan
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Franklin
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5S 2E
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25
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SE NW NE
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Geology
| Herrin
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625-666
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6.6-8.5
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HER, LW , RP[1]
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Geological Problems Reported
The eastern part of the mine had faults. The near western portion of the mine was hilly and had poor roof conditions.
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: 51,487,488
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Company map
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12-31-1996
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1:4800
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1:4800
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Franklin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Franklin County) - Mine type, shaft location, geologic problems.
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| Company map, ISGS Coal Section files (digital) - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Company:
Map Date: 12/31/1996
Coal Co.: Old Ben Coal Corporation
Mine Name: Old Ben No. 24
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Photographs
Caption: Preparation plant and surface buildings at Old Ben No. 24. Man shaft in background. Photo by John Nelson, March 1981.
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: March 1981
Notes
- ↑ The older parts of the mine were worked with RPP from 1965 to 1977. The Coal Report lists LW and RP after 1978. The source map shows areas where pillars were removed as mining ended in different areas.
- ↑ Idle 1981 and 1982
