Mine Index 0061 Seymour Coal Mining Corporation, Freeman Spur Mine

Mine Index Number: 0061

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Seymour Coal Mining Corporation
Mine Name:	Freeman Spur Mine
Start Date:	1904	End Date:	June 1952
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	2,459
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	22	SW SE SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Williamson	8S 2E	22	SW SE SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Slope (blind)	Williamson	8S 2E	22	SW SE SW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	143	7.0	10.0	8.0-9.0	RPP, HER

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield					RPP

Geological Problems Reported

The Cottage Grove Fault System runs through the northeastern workings, with two northwest-trending faults. Several small faults were reported, and a large fault was reported 300 feet west of the shaft. This fault has 20 feet of displacement with the downthrown side to the west. The source map showed portions of the mine where faulting, bad top and water were problems (along the western side of the mine in the north half 22-T8S-R2E and along the eastern side of the mine in SW 14-T8S-R2E). The roof was a massive gray shale that required the upper 18 to 24 inches of coal left to support the roof in the entries, but the top coal was generally mined in the rooms. The roof was treacherous where the top coal was taken down. Coal stringers extended up into the roof, and this also caused roof falls. Roof rolls were frequent. The coal bed contained local dips and hills, some affecting coal thickness.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Carterville and Herrin Coal Company (add)	Jeffrey (add)	1904-1916	1,372,499

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Pratt Brothers Coal Company (add)	Jeffrey (add)	1916-1928	4,933,173

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Carterville and Herrin Coal Company (add)	Jeffrey (add)	1929-1932	1,082,260

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Seymour Coal Mining Corporation (add)	Freeman Spur (add)	1933-1952	9,740,120

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 17,128,052

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 351447	7-12-1952	1:2400	1:2483	Final

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, document 353148	9-1929	1:2400	1:2483	Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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, depth, thickness, geologic problems, mining method.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 351447, reel 03136, frames 137-140 - Shaft locations, mine outline (Herrin seam), mining method, geologic problems.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 353148, reel 03142, frame 27 - Slope location, mine outline (Springfield seam).

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