Mine Index 0449 Freeman Coal Mining Company, Bobby Dick Mine

Mine Index Number: 0449

Company Name:	Freeman Coal Mining Company
Mine Name:	Bobby Dick Mine
Start Date:	1909	End Date:	June 1949
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	1,794
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Williamson

8S 2E

5

NW NE SW

Air shaft

Williamson

8S 2E

5

NE NW SW

Geology

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

Herrin

245

8.0

10-15

8.5

RPP

Geological Problems Reported

A fault with displacement of 10 feet was shown on the source map in the southwestern part of the mine. The western side was upthrown. An east-west trending fault was noted 1500 feet north of the shaft. Water entered the mine from water-bearing gravels in the overburden and caused weakness in the roof. Water was noted in the southernmost part of the center and the southeastern corner of the mine. The immediate roof was 15 to 18 feet of gray shale. The top bench of the coal was left to support the roof.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Pond Creek Coal Company (add)	Franklin (add)	1909-1918	1,428,253

Freeman Coal Mining Company (add)	Freeman No. 1, Bobby Dick (add)	1918-1949 Idle 1940	9,924,642

Total Production: 11,352,895

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company, 4103.W52 i5.1-13

6-23-1949

1:9600

1:9600

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, shaft locations, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-13 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.