Mine Index Number: 4158
| Company Name:
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Fretto Construction Company
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| Mine Name:
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Fretto Mine
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| Start Date:
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1945
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End Date:
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November 1945
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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None
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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1
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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|
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Not Shown On Map. Not shown on accompanying map because of uncertain location. This area was later mined by the AMAX Delta surface mine (mine index 0702).
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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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| Tipple / pit
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Williamson
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9S 4E
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22
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NE The location for this mine is very uncertain. Varying accounts in the ISGS Mine Notes place this mine in several different locations. Based on the information given, the location given above is the most likely location for this mine. This area was later mined by the AMAX Delta surface mine (mine index 702).
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Geology
| Springfield
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25
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|
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5.33
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Surface
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Geological Problems Reported
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Mine notes
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Undated
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1:62500
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1:24000
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Secondary source
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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 (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, pit location, seam, depth, thickness.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
