Mine Index 0866 Old Ben Coal Corporation, Old Ben No. 24 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0866

Company Name:	Old Ben Coal Corporation
Mine Name:	Old Ben No. 24 Mine
Start Date:	1965	End Date:	1996
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	6,884
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

A shaft, hoist

Franklin

6S 2E

11

SW SE NE

B shaft

Franklin

6S 2E

11

NE SE NE

C shaft, man & material

Franklin

6S 2E

2

NE SE NE

D shaft, exhaust fan

Franklin

6S 2E

2

NE SE NE

E shaft, fan

Franklin

5S 2E

25

SE NW NE

Geology

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

Herrin

625-666

6.6-8.5

HER, LW , RPThe 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.

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

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Old Ben Coal Corporation (add)	Old Ben No. 24 (add)	1965-1996 Idle 1981 and 1982	51,487,488

Total Production: 51,487,488

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company map

12-31-1996

1:4800

1:4800

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Mine notes (Franklin County) - Mine type, shaft location, geologic problems.

Company map, ISGS Coal Section files (digital) - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.