Mine Index Number: 0505
| Company Name:
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Chicago, Wilmington and Franklin Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Orient No. 1 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1913
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End Date:
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March 1955
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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5,874
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| Acres after map date:
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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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| Main shaft
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Franklin
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7E 2E
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10
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SW SE SW
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| Air shaft
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Franklin
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7S 2E
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10
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SE SW SW
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| Air shaft
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Franklin
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7S 2E
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3
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NW NE NW
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Geology
| Herrin
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515-520
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9.0-10.0
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HER,RPPFormerly RPP mining, but pillars were removed throughout the mine.
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Geological Problems Reported
The mine had some gas; two men were killed in a gas explosion in 1923. Some faults were present in the mine, which caused long re-grading projects. The faults had up to 5 feet of throw and 12- to 14- inch gouge zones. Several north-south trending faults of the Rend Lake Fault System were shown on the source map. Top coal (12 to 24 inches) was left to support the shale roof. Bad top was particularly noted in section 17 and in the SW quarter of section 16 of T7S-R2E. Water was noted in SE SE section 17, and steep grades in SE SE section 17. The underclay heaved readily.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 38,774,411
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 351450
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3-31-1955
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1:2400
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1:5296
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Franklin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Franklin County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 351450, reel 03136, frames 145-152 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Microfilm: 351450
Map Date: 3-31-1955
Coal Co.: Chicago, Wilmington and Franklin Coal Company
Mine Name: Orient No. 1 Mine
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