Mine Index Number: 0847
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| 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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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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
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| 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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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
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
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| 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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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness, mining methods.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Franklin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Franklin County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, geologic problems.
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| Bibliography
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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
Mine Map: IL_850
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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State Archive
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| Map ID:
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IL_850
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| Company:
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Freeman Coal Mining Corporation
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| Mine Name:
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Orient No. 5
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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12-15-1972
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| Map Status:
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Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M0847 IL 850
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/franklin/m0847 IL 850.zip
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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.
