Mine Index Number: 0975
| Company Name:
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Old Ben Coal Corporation
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| Mine Name:
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Old Ben No. 27 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1978
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End Date:
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December 1982
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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666
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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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| Main shaft
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Franklin
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7S 3E
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25
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NE NE NE
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| Air, man & material shaft
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Franklin
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7S 3E
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25
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NW NE NE
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
The south mains had poor roof conditions. Concretions and rider seams were present with Anna Shale roof. The Energy Shale was difficult hold on the mains. Slips were ubiquitous; they were medium to low angle and ran in all directions. The roof held better in the east-west crosscuts. Widespread slips appeared to be due to deformation during compaction. Cribbing was required in some places. Rolls were fairly common at this mine, some up to 30 feet wide and 300 feet long. Water came in at the longwall faces. Large masses of concretions (ranging from less than 1 inch up to 12 inches, spherical to elliptical) slowed development in the Main North, and in the longwall panel due east of the shaft bottom.
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: 3,644,471
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Company
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2-1-1983
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1:12000
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1:12000
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, 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, seam, geological problems.
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| Company map, Coal Section files, 6-373 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Company: 6-373
Map Date: 2-1-1983
Coal Co.: Old Ben Coal Corporation
Mine Name: Old Ben No. 27 Mine
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Company: 10-6-6
Map Date: 12-31-1981
Coal Co.: Old Ben Coal Corporation
Mine Name: Old Ben No. 27 Mine
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