Mine Index Number: 0847
| Company Name:
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Freeman Coal Mining Corporation
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| Mine Name:
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Orient No. 5 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1960
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End Date:
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December 15, 1972
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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2,260
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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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6S 3E
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34
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NW NW NE
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| Man and material shaft
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Franklin
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6S 3E
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34
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NW NW NE
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Geology
| Herrin
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630
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9.08-10.08
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RPP, LW[1]
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Geological Problems Reported
The roof was gray Energy Shale. Most roof falls at this mine were in north-south entries. Many small (8-10 feet) roof falls and at least one large (100 feet) roof fall occurred. Where the coal was 10 feet thick, vertical rib rashing was a problem. The coal was high Btu but had a high sulfur content from numerous pyrite concretions. The mine was reputedly very gassy. Rolls were noted. The coal was very hard and tough on the bits of the machines that mined the coal. Concretions 2-3 feet in diameter were found, and they were most numerous at the Anna Shale – Energy Shale contact. The floor heaved 2-3 feet in one instance.
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: 14,789,089
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 351455
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12-15-1972
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1:2400
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1:3972
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness, mining methods.
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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, depth, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 351455, reel 03136, frames 176-185 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method abandonment date.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Microfilm: 351455
Map Date: 12-15-1972
Coal Co.: Freeman Coal Mining Corporation
Mine Name: Orient No. 5 Mine
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The Annual Coal Report indicates that mining was longwall and room & pillar from 1965 to 1968; the mine notes reported that longwall (and other) machines had been used. Some areas of RPP method had pillars removed.
