Mine Index Number: 3570
Company Name:
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New Freeburg Coal Company
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Mine Name:
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New Freeburg Mine
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Start Date:
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Pre 1874
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End Date:
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March 1925
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Type of Mine:
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Underground
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Total acres shown:
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107
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Acres after map date:
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12
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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 (5.5' x 12')
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St. Clair
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1S 7W
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30
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SW SE NE
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Air shaft
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St. Clair
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1S 7W
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30
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SW SE NE
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Geology
Herrin
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122
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6.0-7.0
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MRP [1]
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Geological Problems Reported
Several small faults were encountered in the mine, with offsets of 0.5 to 2 feet. The roof shale contained concretions. The largest of these concretions was 10 inches by 3 inches by 2 inches.
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: 869,677
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
State archive, IL_178
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6-26-1920
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1:1200
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1:1986
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Not 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 (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Mine type, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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State archive, IL_178 - Shaft locations, outline, mining method.
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1874 Atlas of St. Clair County - Years of operation.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
State Archive: IL_178
Map Date: 6-26-1920
Coal Co.: New Freeburg Coal Company
Mine Name: New Freeburg Mine
Image Credit: Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Office of Mines and Minerals
Full Res Download
Atlas:
Map Date: 1874
Coal Co.: Lemen Coal Company
Mine Name: Lemen Mine
Full Res Download
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ RPB in southwestern part of mine
- ↑ Production and ownership prior to 1882 are unknown. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 17 acres mined. The mine was included in the 1874 Atlas of St. Clair County. Idle 1886.
- ↑ Idle 1913
- ↑ Idle 1924
- ↑ Production after map date
- ↑ Production after map date