Mine Index 4232 Nees and Groves, Nees and Groves Mine

Mine Index Number: 4232

Company Name:	Nees and Groves
Mine Name:	Nees and Groves Mine
Start Date:	1935	End Date:	1935
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	Less than 1	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Shelby

11N 3E

23

NE SE NE

Geology

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

Shelbyville

38

2.0

Underground

Geological Problems Reported

The roof was a gray shaly limestone that held up well.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Nees and Groves The mine has also been referred to as Nees and Reeves. (add)	Nees and Groves (add)	1935-1935	466
Total Production: 466

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Mine notes

Undated

(text only)

1:24000 The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Shelby County) - Shaft location, depth, thickness, geologic problems.