Mine Index 2835 Howard Franklin Coal Company, Franklin Mine

Mine Index Number: 2835

Company Name:	Howard Franklin Coal Company
Mine Name:	Franklin Mine
Start Date:	1931	End Date:	1933
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Acres after map date:	1	General Area of mining acres shown:
Included in polygon for mine index 2832, Panama No. 1 Mine.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Madison

6N 9W

36

SW NW SE

Geology

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

Herrin

35

4.5

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Howard Franklin Coal Company (add)	Franklin (add)	1931-1933	4,050
Total Production: 4,050

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

ISGS mined-out area map, area 22

1959

1:62500

1:62500

Secondary source

ISGS mine notes

undated

(text only)

1:24000

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Madison County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.

ISGS 1959 mined-out area map - Shaft location.