Mine Index 0847 Freeman Coal Mining Corporation, Orient No. 5 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0847

Company Name:	Freeman Coal Mining Corporation
Mine Name:	Orient No. 5 Mine
Start Date:	1960	End Date:	December 15, 1972
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	2,260
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Franklin

6S 3E

34

NW NW NE

Man and material shaft

Franklin

6S 3E

34

NW NW NE

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Herrin

630

9.08-10.08

RPP, LWThe 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.

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

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Freeman Coal Mining Corporation (add)	Orient No. 5 (add)	1960-1972	14,789,089

Total Production: 14,789,089

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 351455

12-15-1972

1:2400

1:3972

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness, mining methods.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Franklin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine notes (Franklin County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, geologic problems.

Microfilm map, document 351455, reel 03136, frames 176-185 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method abandonment date.