Mine Index 0622 Freeman United Coal Mining Company, Fidelity No. 11 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0622

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Freeman United Coal Mining Company
Mine Name:	Fidelity No. 11 Mine
Start Date:	1929	End Date:	1991
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	9,754
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Tipple	Perry	6S 2W	21	NE NW SW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	48-83			6.0-7.38	Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Inaccurately mapped adjacent underground workings were a problem. They were generally full of water, and sometimes water seeped through the coal and highwall when mining was close to the abandoned workings. Another danger was that the stripping shovel and bucketwheel excavator, which rested on top of the coal, could be damaged by sudden drop if the pillars from old mining collapsed under them. The roof was generally Anna Shale (about 1 foot) and / or up to 7 feet of Brereton Limestone. Large areas of washout and erosion were found, usually filled with soft material, such as clay and sand. One such area was about 7 acres, in NE NE NE 4-T6S-R4W. The coal had abundant pyrite in thin lenses and on vertical cracks. Calcite was also present in vertical cracks.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
United Electric Coal Companies (add)	Fidelity No. 11 (add)	1929-1974	62,601,524

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Freeman United Coal Mining Company (add)	Fidelity No. 11 (add)	1975-1991	14,314,417

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 76,915,941

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-76	5-29-1983	1:24000	1:24000	Final

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-75	6-5-1991	1:19200	1:19200	Final

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
USGS topographic map, Vergennes	1968	1:62500	1:62500	Secondary source

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
USGS topographic map, Pyatts	1974, PR 1982	1:2400	1:24000	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Perry County) - Mine type, mine location, seam.

Bibliography
ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-76 - Mine outline, tipple location.

Bibliography
ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-75, sheet 1 - Mine outline.

Bibliography
USGS 15-minute topographic map, Vergennes Quadrangle, 1968 - Mine outline.

Bibliography
USGS 7.5-minute topographic map, Pyatts Quadrangle, 1974, Photorevised 1982 - Mine outline.

Bibliography
ISGS field notes (Perry County), H. R. Wanless, 1931 - Seam, thickness.