Mine Index 0622   Freeman United Coal Mining Company,   Fidelity No. 11 Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Perry unlocated
County: Perry
Quadrangle: Pyatts
Vergennes
County Coal Data: Perry
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 0622

Company Name: Freeman United Coal Mining Company
Mine Name: Fidelity No. 11 Mine
Start Date: 1929 End Date: 1991
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 9,754
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Tipple Perry 6S 2W 21 NE NW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 48-83 6.0-7.38 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Inaccurately mapped adjacent underground workings were a problem. They were generally full of water, and sometimes water seeped through the coal and highwall when mining was close to the abandoned workings. Another danger was that the stripping shovel and bucketwheel excavator, which rested on top of the coal, could be damaged by sudden drop if the pillars from old mining collapsed under them. The roof was generally Anna Shale (about 1 foot) and / or up to 7 feet of Brereton Limestone. Large areas of washout and erosion were found, usually filled with soft material, such as clay and sand. One such area was about 7 acres, in NE NE NE 4-T6S-R4W. The coal had abundant pyrite in thin lenses and on vertical cracks. Calcite was also present in vertical cracks.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
United Electric Coal Companies Fidelity No. 11 1929-1974 62,601,524
Freeman United Coal Mining Company Fidelity No. 11 1975-1991 14,314,417
Total Production: 76,915,941

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-76 5-29-1983 1:24000 1:24000 Final
ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-75 6-5-1991 1:19200 1:19200 Final
USGS topographic map, Vergennes 1968 1:62500 1:62500 Secondary source
USGS topographic map, Pyatts 1974, PR 1982 1:2400 1:24000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Perry County) - Mine type, mine location, seam.
ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-76 - Mine outline, tipple location.
ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-75, sheet 1 - Mine outline.
USGS 15-minute topographic map, Vergennes Quadrangle, 1968 - Mine outline.
USGS 7.5-minute topographic map, Pyatts Quadrangle, 1974, Photorevised 1982 - Mine outline.
ISGS field notes (Perry County), H. R. Wanless, 1931 - Seam, thickness.

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