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| Larry Joe Jenkel posted Untied Electric Mine #11, DuQuion TheSouthern United Electric Mine No. 11 in Du Quoin was open from 1929 to 1974. |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Larry's post |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Larry's post This mine was West and Southwest of Du Quoin. Burning Star #2 was the mine to the Northwest. |
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| Aban RR Map |
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| Roger Kujawa posted United Electric Coal Fidelity Mine IL- Truck Plant Orig 60s B&W Photo Print 8x10 |
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| David Crain posted From The Internet Archive. United Electric Fidelity (#11) Nicholas S Koba Jr.: Marion 5600 |
They manufactured a "liquid oxygen explosive" (L.O.X.) in a plant that was on site. On Feb 14, 1941, there was an explosion in the plant killing all seven employees that were present. [USmineDisasters]
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| Eric Roethe posted Finally getting around to converting dad's slides to digital. This is my favorite so far. W5 BWE in foreground shovel in background. Freeman United's Fidelity #11 mine. Pat Willard: I worked at Buckheart in Canton , il a sister mine to Fidelity in Duquoin Eric Roethe posted Finally getting around to converting dad's old slides to digital. This is my favorite so far. W5 BWE in foreground, Shovel in background. Freeman United's Fidelity #11 mine West of DuQuoin. |
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| Big Machine posted Old big machine 🫰 Follow for more! Robert Friday shared James Stine: The 3rd Bucyrus-Erie 1650-B stripping shovel built for United Electric Coal Company’s Fidelity Mine near DuQuoin, Illinois late in 1961, perhaps very early in 1962. This shovel sported a 135 ft. Boom with a 70 yd. Dipper. She worked steadily until the early 1990’s. I’m not sure right now. [The comments talk about a 1650 in another mine as well.] |
Eric Roethe posted five photos with the comment: "Here are some more pictures from Fidelity #11. These are pictures of walking the BWE and shovel across 152 west of DuQuoin where the haul road overpass was/is. I barely remember this. Also a group photo. I know my dad is on the far right, but I don't recognize anyone else except one in the middle might be Sam Riggio. I'm hoping a few people here might be of some help."
Jerry Lacy: Walking the 1650 shovel without mats. [See Eric's comment photo below.]
Brian Collins: This move was made August of 1978.
James Clements: wasn’t consol burning star#2 mine close by
Jerry Lacy: James Clements yes, there is a railroad track that goes from the south edge of pinckneyville to duquoin. Burning star 2 was to the north of the tracks and freeman fidelity was on the south side.
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| Eric commented on Jerry's comment There were some mats. Didn't include those pictures. |
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