Mine Index Number: 3570
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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New Freeburg Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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New Freeburg Mine
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| Start Date:
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Pre 1874
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End Date:
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March 1925
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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107
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| Acres after map date:
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12
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main shaft (5.5' x 12')
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St. Clair
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1S 7W
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30
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SW SE NE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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St. Clair
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1S 7W
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30
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SW SE NE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin
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122
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6.0-7.0
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MRP [1]
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Geological Problems Reported
Several small faults were encountered in the mine, with offsets of 0.5 to 2 feet. The roof shale contained concretions. The largest of these concretions was 10 inches by 3 inches by 2 inches.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 869,677
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| State archive, IL_178
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6-26-1920
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1:1200
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1:1986
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Not final
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Mine type, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Bibliography
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| State archive, IL_178 - Shaft locations, outline, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| 1874 Atlas of St. Clair County - Years of operation.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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State Archive:
IL_178Map Date: 6-26-1920
Coal Co.: New Freeburg Coal Company
Mine Name: New Freeburg Mine
Image Credit: Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Office of Mines and Minerals
Full Res Download
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Atlas:
Map Date: 1874
Coal Co.: Lemen Coal Company
Mine Name: Lemen Mine
Full Res Download
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ RPB in southwestern part of mine
- ↑ Production and ownership prior to 1882 are unknown. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 17 acres mined. The mine was included in the 1874 Atlas of St. Clair County. Idle 1886.
- ↑ Idle 1913
- ↑ Idle 1924
- ↑ Production after map date
- ↑ Production after map date
