Mine Index Number: 0690
| Company Name:
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Freeman United Coal Mining Company
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| Mine Name:
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Orient No. 3 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1949
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End Date:
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December 1982
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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9,999
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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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| Hoist slope (2)
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Jefferson
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4S 1E
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12
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NE NW SW
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| Man shaft
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Jefferson
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3S 1E
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35
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NE SE NW
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| Air shaft (upcast)
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Jefferson
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3S 1E
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35
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NE SE NW
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| Air shaft (downcast)
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Jefferson
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4S 1E
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11
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SW NW SE
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| Air shaft (upcast)
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Jefferson
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4S 1E
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10
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SE SE NW
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| Air / escape shaft
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Jefferson
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4S 1E
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4
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NW SE NE
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Geology
| Herrin
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4.5
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14 The coal was split in the western part of the mine. In this thickest area, the roof control was so difficult that the panels were shortened (not driven all the way south) to avoid entering the worst roof control area. The general maximum thickness was 9 ft.
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6.9-7.0
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CRP
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Geological Problems Reported
A fault was noted in the extreme northeastern part of the mine, most likely part of the Rend Lake Fault System. Faults were also present in other parts of the mine, as well as high-angle shear fractures with no displacement, associated with normal faults downthrown (sometimes more than 12 feet) to the east. The faulting halted eastward expansion, and Orient No. 6 Mine (mine index 885) mined westward until that mine encountered the fault problems (poor roof and coal offsets). Roof falls were caused by silty shale (the layers did not adhere well to each other), intersecting slips, thin coal rider seams, and fractures in the roof. The roof was generally an irregular thickness of Energy Shale. Rolls were noted occasionally. Top coal was left on the roof and floor. Pyrite and calcite were present on vertical joint facings.
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: 70,395,427
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Company
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1-1-1983
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1:4800
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1:4800
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jefferson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Jefferson County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, thickness, mining method, geologic problems.
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| Company map, Coal Section files, 6-425 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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