Mine Index 3461 J. G. Root, Root No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 3461

Company Name:	J. G. Root
Mine Name:	Root No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1933	End Date:	1936
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	5	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Mine

Shelby

11N 3E

13

S ½ NW SE

Geology

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

Shelbyville

Underground

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

J. G. Root (add)	Root No. 2 (add)	1933-1936	7,178
Total Production: 7,178

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

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) - Mine location.