Mine Index 5022   Emil Kramer,   Drift Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: St. Clair unlocated
County: St. Clair
Quadrangle: Monks Mound
County Coal Data: St. Clair
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 5022

Company Name: Emil Kramer
Mine Name: Drift Mine
Start Date: Pre 1899 End Date: 1913
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 7
Acres after map date: 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Shaft St. Clair 2N 8W 18 NE NE NW
Air shaft St. Clair 2N 8W 18 NE NE NW
Air shaft (proposed?) St. Clair 2N 8W 18 NW NW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 25-30 6.0 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Drift Coal Company [1] Drift pre 1907-1910 3,715
Emil Kramer Drift 1910-1913 5,691 [2]
Total Production: 9,406

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 351124 1-25-1910 1:1200 1:1655 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, type, seam, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Microfilm map, document 351124, reel 03134, frame 258 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The source map has earlier survey dates of 6-10-1899 and 5-4-1904. The Coal Reports did not list production for Drift Coal Company in those years. Presumably the mine operated under another (unknown) operator or mine name.
  2. Production since map date, mine reported idle 1913.