Mine Index Number: 0885
| Company Name:
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Freeman United Coal Mining Company
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| Mine Name:
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Orient No. 6 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1968
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End Date:
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1997
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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6,806
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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 shaft
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Jefferson
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4S 2E
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7
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NE SE NE
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| Man and air shaft
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Jefferson
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4S 2E
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7
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SE SE NE
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| Man and material shaft
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Jefferson
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4S 2E
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4
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NE NE NE
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| Air shaft
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Jefferson
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4S 2E
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4
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NW NE NE
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Geology
| Herrin
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722-792
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4.7
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6.5
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MRP, LWThe longwall portion began in 1989 and is in the eastern part of the mine.
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Geological Problems Reported
A fault was noted, with the downthrown side to the west. This fault was mined through in some areas, but when the same fault was found in the Orient No. 3 Mine (mine index 0690), advancement was halted where the fault was encountered. The displacement was more than 7 feet. The roof near the shaft was a silty gray shale, very thinly laminated, with interlaminations of carbonaceous material. In other areas, a well-laminated dark gray shale made up the roof below the silty gray shale. The dark gray shale did not hold, and generally 2 feet of roof rock was taken down before bolting the roof. Roof falls of 5 to 25 feet were noted. Two shear bodies were found. One was discussed in IMN 72 and Reprint 1986B; see those documents for discussion of these features in more detail. Some large rolls were present in the coal, with coal riders above the main seam. In many areas of the mine, a 1- to 2-inch band of fusain at the top of the seam was present, as well as a ½ inch stringer that was 2 to 3 inches above the fusain. A soft gray shale was between the fusain and the stringer. Clay dikes and slips were also seen in the mine.
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: 36,975,001
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Company
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3-9-1997
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1:12000
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1:12000
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, mining method.
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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, shaft location, seam, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Nelson, W. J. & C. T. Ledvina, A Gravitational Slide in the Energy Shale Member Overlying the Herrin (No. 6) Coal Member in Southern Illinois, Illinois State Geological Survey Reprint 1986B - Geologic problems.
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| Krausse (H.-F.), H. H. Damberger et al., Roof Strata of the Herrin (No. 6) Coal Member in Mines of Illinois: Their Geology and Stability, Summary Report, Illinois State Geological Survey Illinois Mineral Note 72 - Geologic problems.
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| Company map, Coal Section digital files - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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