Mine Index 3523 John Kloess, Kloess No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 3523

Company Name:	John Kloess
Mine Name:	Kloess No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	Pre 1882	End Date:	1883
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	47
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

St. Clair

1N 8W

20

NW SE NE

Air shaft

St. Clair

1N 8W

20

NW SE NE

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Herrin

85

6.0

RPB

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

John Kloess (add)	Kloess No. 2 (add)	pre1882-1883	15,000 Years of operation, ownership and mine production prior to 1883 are not known. The Coal Report of 1883 indicates 40 acres were mined.

Total Production: 15,000

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 351001

12-8-1891

1:1200

1:2151

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Microfilm map, document 351001, reel 03134, frame 72 - Shaft locations, mine outline, method.

Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Thickness, depth, seam, mine type.