Mine Index 3497 John Kloess, Kloess No. 1 Mine

Mine Index Number: 3497

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	John Kloess
Mine Name:	Kloess No. 1 Mine
Start Date:	1883	End Date:	1896
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	58	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft	St. Clair	1N 8W	21	SE SE NW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	110-120			6.0-6.5	RP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
John Kloess (add)	Kloess No. 1 (add)	1883-1896	329,349
Total Production: 329,349

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, document 351001	Undated	1:1200	1:2152	Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, method.

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

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 351001, reel 03134, frame 73 - Shaft location.