Mine Index 0689 Freeman Coal Mining Corporation, Freeman No. 3 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0689

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Freeman Coal Mining Corporation
Mine Name:	Freeman No. 3 Mine
Start Date:	1948	End Date:	September 1955
Type of Mine:	854
Total acres shown:
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
Main shaft	Williamson	8S 2E	10	SE SW NW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Williamson	8S 2E	10	NW 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	211-217			8.33-8.5	MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The source maps show two large, parallel northwest-trending faults in the northwestern part of the workings. The northeastern fault has 20 feet of throw, the southwestern has 10 to 60 feet of displacement.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Freeburn Mining Company (add)	Freeburn No. 3 (add)	1948-1954	4,926,168

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Freeman Coal Mining Corporation (add)	Freeburn No. 3 (add)	1955-1955	779,620

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 5,705,788

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
Microfilm, document 353246	9-27-1955	1:2400	1:5297	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 353246, reel 03142, frame 187 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Bibliography
W.J. Nelson (ISGS), Catalog of Coal Mines in Williamson County, 2003 - Geologic problems.