Mine Index 2070 Franklin Mining Company, Ward Mine

Mine Index Number: 2070

Company Name:	Franklin Mining Company
Mine Name:	Ward Mine
Start Date:	1917	End Date:	October 1934
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	792
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft (11.33'x17.2')

Franklin

6S 3E

17

SW SW NE

Air shaft (11.33'x15.17')

Franklin

6S 3E

17

SE SW NE

Geology

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

Herrin

623

6.0

6.5-8.0

RPP

Geological Problems Reported

The seam contained some small slips, but the effect of these slips on mining was negligible. Pyrite stringers and calcite facings were also present. The coal contained rolls, some of which nearly cut out the coal.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Franklin County Mining Company (add)	Franklin County No. 1 (add)	1917-1920	285,824

Franklin Coal and Mining Company (add)	Franklin (add)	1920-1921	334,447

Franklin County Mining Company (add)	Franklin County (add)	1921-1932 Idle 1931-1932	3,174,790

Benton-Franklin Coal Company (add)	Ward (add)	1933-1933	63,216

Franklin Mining Company (add)	Ward (add)	1934-1934	153,925

Total Production: 4,012,202

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 351452

4-26-1961 Mine survey extended to 11-30-1934

1:2400

1:4303

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, shaft sizes, thickness.

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

Mine notes (Franklin County) - Mine type, shaft locations, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Microfilm map, document 351452, reel 03136, frames 158, 159 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.