Freeburg Quadrangle
Mining in the Freeburg Quadrangle
Mining in this quadrangle began prior to 1874, and continued until 1989. The date of the earliest mining is not known; the 1874 Atlas of St. Clair County shows mines in the Belleville and Rentchler areas. The most recent (and largest) mine in the Freeburg quadrangle is the River King Underground Mine (mine index 940), just east of Freeburg. Three of the mines in this area operated for long periods; the Richland Mine (mine index 790) operated for 68 years, the Randle Mine (mine index 3565) operated for 53 years, and the Reinheimer Slope Mine (mine index 789) operated for 51 years.
The Herrin Coal was the only coal mined here, ranging from 5.0 to 11.5 feet thick and 8 to 267 feet deep. Several mines reported water, and a number of mines reported problems with the mine floor "heaving" or "squeezing". These problems typically occur in wet conditions such as this where the bedrock cover above the coal is relatively thin.
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Coal Mines In Illinois Freeburg Quadrangle
Mines that Appear on the Freeburg Quadrangle
| Combined | County | |
|---|---|---|
| 0307 | Mulberry Hill Coal Company, Mulberry Hill Mine | St. Clair |
| 0369 | Crown Coal Company, Crown Mine | St. Clair |
| 0500 | Beese Coal Company, Beese Mine Breese Coal Company, Breese Mine Safety Coal Company, Safety Mine Safety First Coal Company, Safety First Mine Progressive Coal Mining Company, Progressive Mine | St. Clair |
| 0653 | Midwest Radiant Corporation, Midwest Radiant No. 1 Mine Peabody Coal Company, Midwest Strip Mine | St. Clair |
| 0780 | Turkey Hill Mining Company, Turkey Hill Mine J. W. Moser, Turkey Hill Mine Mathews Case Coal Company, Turkey Hill Mine | St. Clair |
| 0784 | George Hippard Coal Company, Hippard No. 2 Mine Vulcan Coal and Mining Company, Vulcan No. 2 Mine | St. Clair |
| 0788 | East Side Coal Company, East Side Mine | St. Clair |
| 0789 | Henry Reinheimer, Reinheimer Mine Thomas McBride, McBride Mine Henry Hoffman, Hoffman Mine Charles Arona, Arona Mine Lerth and Walters, Lerth and Walters Mine Thomas J. Deer, Deer Mine August C. Stahlheber, Stahlheber Mine Bloom Coal Company, Bloom Mine Arthur Reinheimer, Reinheimer Mine Herman, Herman and Stahlhele, Herman, Herman and Stahlhele Mine Herman, Meng and Stahlheber, Herman, Meng and Stahlheber Mine Reinheimer, Slope Mine Philip Zink Coal Company, Zink Mine Zink Coal Company, Zink Mine | St. Clair |
| 0790 | Dutch Hollow Coal Company, Richland Mine Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis, Richland Mine Richard Schramm, Richland Mine Consolidated Coal Company, Richland Mine Richland Coal Company, Richland Mine Groom Coal Company, Richland Mine Herman Pfuhl, Richland Mine | St. Clair |
| 0791 | Ace High Coal Company, Ace High Mine | St. Clair |
| 0796 | Midway Coal Company, Midway Mine | St. Clair |
| 0857 | Peabody Coal Company, River King Surface, Pits 1-4 Mine Peabody Coal Company, River King Surface, Pit No. 3 Mine | St. Clair |
| 0940 | Peabody Coal Company, River King Underground Mine | St. Clair |
| 3489 | J. Siberts, Siberts Mine Rentchler Coal Company, Rentchler Mine Missouri and Illinois Coal Company, Rentchler Mine White-Sergent Coal Company, Rentchler Mine | St. Clair |
| 3508 | Heinrich Brothers, Heinrich Mine Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis, Heinrich Mine Heinrich, Heinrich Mine | St. Clair |
| 3533 | Jacob Krantz, Krantz Mine Reeb Coal Company, Branch Mine Lake Superior Coal Company, Branch Mine L. Senior, Branch Mine Victoria Coal Company, Branch Mine | St. Clair |
| 3538 | John Maule, Maule Mine John Maule, Main Guy Mine John Maule, Main Mine John Maule, Maule No. 1 Mine Donk Brothers, Donk No. 1 Mine | St. Clair |
| 3539 | New National Coal and Mining Company, New National Mine South Side Coal Company, South Side Mine | St. Clair |
| 3541 | William Lattman, Lattman Mine Belleville Colliery Company, Lattman Mine Lattman-Reeb Coal Company, Lattman-Reeb Mine South Belleville Coal Company, Lattman Mine Perry Coal Company, South Belleville Mine Sebastian Kronerberger, Kronerberger Mine Sebastian and Kronerberger, Sebastian and Kronerberger Mine | St. Clair |
| 3561 | Turkey Hill Coal Company, Turkey Hill Mine High Grade Coal Company, High Grade Mine | St. Clair |
| 3562 | Wilson Coal Company, Wilson Mine Orchard Mine, Orchard Mine | St. Clair |
Unlocated Mines
St. Clair County
| Combined | City | |
|---|---|---|
| 1630000a | John Roes, Roes Mine | West Belleville (City) |
| 1630000b | John Roes, Roes Mine | West Belleville (City) |
| 1630000d | Donk Brothers, Donk Mine | St. Louis (City) |
| 1630000e | Daniel Knechte, Knechte Mine | Birkner (City) |
| 1630001 | Providence Coal Company, Providence Mine | Caseyville (City) |
| 1630002 | Bartlet Coal Company, Bartlett Mine | Collinsville (City) |
| 1630003 | Bartlett Coal Company, Bartlett Mine | Collinsville (City) |
| 1630004 | George F. Savitz, Savitz Mine | St. Louis (City) |
| 1630005 | George F. Savitz, Savitz Mine | St. Louis (City) |
| 1630006 | George F. Savitz, Savitz Mine | St. Louis (City) |
| 1630007 | Herring and Donenwald, Herring and Donenwald Mine | St. Louis (City) |
| 1630008 | Winslow Coal Company, Winslow Mine | Birkner (City) |
| 1630009 | Keable Brothers, Keable Mine Avery Brothers, Avery Mine | Birkner (City) |
| 1630010 | G. F. Smith and Company, Smith Mine | Belleville (City) |
| 1630011 | Grantz and company, Grantz Mine | Belleville (City) |
| 1630012 | Hazard, Wilson and Company, Hazard and Wilson Mine Enterprise Coal Mining Company, Enterprise Mine Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis, Enterprise Mine Enterprise Coal Company, Enterprise Mine Joseph Gast, Enterprise Mine | Belleville (City) |
| 1630015 | Kennedy Coal Company, Kennedy Mine | St. Louis (City) |
| 1630020 | Silk, Lee and Company, Silk and Lee Mine | French Village (City) |
| 1630021 | John Maelh, Maelh Mine | Caseyville (City) |
| 1630023 | Gellwicks and Richards, Gellwicks and Richards Mine G. B. Gelwicks, Gelwicks Mine Gelwicks and Herlbach, Gelwicks and Herlback Mine George Gelwick, Gelwick Mine | Belleville (City) |
| 1630024 | Willaim Davis, Davis Mine | French Village (City) |
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