Mine Index Number: 0622
Company Name:
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Freeman United Coal Mining Company
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Mine Name:
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Fidelity No. 11 Mine
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Start Date:
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1929
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End Date:
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1991
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Type of Mine:
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Surface
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Total acres shown:
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9,754
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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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Tipple
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Perry
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6S 2W
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21
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NE NW SW
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Geology
Herrin
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48-83
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6.0-7.38
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Surface
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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
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Total Production: 76,915,941
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-76
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5-29-1983
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1:24000
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1:24000
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Final
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ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-75
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6-5-1991
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1:19200
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1:19200
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Final
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USGS topographic map, Vergennes
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1968
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1:62500
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1:62500
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Secondary source
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USGS topographic map, Pyatts
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1974, PR 1982
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1:2400
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1:24000
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Secondary source
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Mine notes (Perry County) - Mine type, mine location, seam.
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ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-76 - Mine outline, tipple location.
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ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-75, sheet 1 - Mine outline.
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USGS 15-minute topographic map, Vergennes Quadrangle, 1968 - Mine outline.
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USGS 7.5-minute topographic map, Pyatts Quadrangle, 1974, Photorevised 1982 - Mine outline.
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ISGS field notes (Perry County), H. R. Wanless, 1931 - Seam, thickness.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes