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Mines in Franklin County, Illinois

Franklin County, Illinois has 24 mines on MSHA's register: 1 active, 20 abandoned. 22 are coal mines and 2 metal or non-metal. 9 miners have died and 4,592 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 6,134 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Franklin County, working or not, with the accident, fatality and citation record each one carries on this site. Active mines are listed first, then the rest by the weight of their record.

Abandoned and historical mine features in Franklin County →

Mines on register
24
Active
1
Fatalities on record
9
Citations issued
6,134
5 underground · 5 surface · 13 facilities 22 coal · 2 metal and non-metal 20 abandoned 4,592 reported accidents, 1983–2026
Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Franklin County, Illinois · Population 37,541
2.6%
Mining share of county employment
$53,471
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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MSHA-registered mine, any status

Mines plot only where MSHA holds a surveyed coordinate for the site; mines the agency locates to a town, county or state centroid are in the counts and the list above but not drawn. Click a point for the mine's status and record.

Operators with the most mines herecurrent operator of record
Operator Mines Active Fatalities
Old Ben Coal Company 3 0 0
Old Ben Coal Company 2 0 3
Freeman United Coal Mining Company 2 0 0
Guaranty Resources Inc 2 0 0
M-Class Mining LLC 1 1 5
Russell Minerals West Frankfort Inc 1 0 1
Akin Energy LLC 1 0 0
Buckner Sand Co 1 0 0
Energy Salvage Company 1 0 0
Enreco Inc 1 0 0
Mines in Franklin County24 on register
  1. MC#1 Mine
    Underground coal · M-Class Mining LLC · MSHA ID 1103189
    Active
  2. Mine 26
    Facility coal · Old Ben Coal Company · MSHA ID 1100590
    Abandoned
  3. Mine 25
    Facility coal · Old Ben Coal Company · MSHA ID 1102392
    Abandoned
  4. Mine 24
    Facility coal · Old Ben Coal Company · MSHA ID 1100589
    Abandoned
  5. Old Ed #21
    Facility coal · Old Ed, LLC · MSHA ID 1100588
    NonProducing
  6. Russell Minerals W Frankfort Inc
    Facility coal · Russell Minerals West Frankfort Inc · MSHA ID 1102801
    Abandoned
  7. Central Shop
    Facility coal · Old Ben Coal Company · MSHA ID 1101814
    Abandoned
  8. John Ross Preparation Plant
    Facility coal · Old Ben Coal Company · MSHA ID 1102416
    Abandoned
  9. Freedom Material Resources
    Facility metal/non-metal · Freedom Material Resources · MSHA ID 1103191
    Abandoned
  10. Old Ben #25
    Surface coal · S.I. Energy LLC · MSHA ID 1103207
    Abandoned
  11. Tiger Tipple # 1 Mine
    Facility coal · S. Coal Company · MSHA ID 1102872
    Abandoned
  12. Sugar Camp 1
    Underground coal · Sugar Camp Energy, LLC · MSHA ID 1103157
    Abandoned
  13. Buckner Sand Co
    Surface metal/non-metal · Buckner Sand Co · MSHA ID 1103173
    Abandoned
  14. Mine 27
    Underground coal · Old Ben Coal Company · MSHA ID 1102544
    Abandoned and Sealed
  15. Akin Mine
    Underground coal · Akin Energy LLC · MSHA ID 1103196
    New Mine
  16. Energy Salvage Culm
    Surface coal · Energy Salvage Company · MSHA ID 1102593
    Abandoned
  17. Jet Fuel Culm Bank
    Surface coal · Jet Fuel Inc · MSHA ID 1102567
    Abandoned
  18. Logan Mine No. 1
    coal · LD Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 1103263
    New Mine
  19. Mine No 1 (West Frankfort)
    Facility coal · Guaranty Resources Inc · MSHA ID 1102802
    Abandoned
  20. Mine No 2 (Valier)
    Facility coal · Guaranty Resources Inc · MSHA ID 1102803
    Abandoned
  21. Orient Mine No 5
    Underground coal · Freeman United Coal Mining Company · MSHA ID 1100587
    Abandoned and Sealed
  22. Orient No 1
    Facility coal · Enreco Inc · MSHA ID 1102661
    Abandoned
  23. Orient No 5 Surface Facility
    Facility coal · Freeman United Coal Mining Company · MSHA ID 1102796
    Abandoned
  24. Simco Mine No 1
    Surface coal · Southern Illinois Mining Company · MSHA ID 1102577
    Abandoned

Status, type and operator are as reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts are MSHA's reportable accident records for the mine; citations are inspector-issued violations on record. Each mine's own page carries the full detail.

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How to read these numbers

The register is MSHA's Mine Data Retrieval System: every operation ever assigned a mine ID, including ones abandoned decades ago, so the count is a history of mining in the county, not a count of working mines. A mine's county is the one its operator reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts start with MSHA's reportable-accident records (1983 onward); citation counts are inspector-issued violations on record. We are an independent research tool, not MSHA.