Mine Index 3460 J. G. Root, Root No. 3 Mine

Mine Index Number: 3460

Company Name:	J. G. Root
Mine Name:	Root No. 3 Mine
Start Date:	1937	End Date:	1942
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	11	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

13

SW SW SW

Geology

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

Shelbyville

68

1.8

Underground

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

J. G. Root (add)	Root No. 3 (add)	1937-1942	17,028
Total Production: 17,028

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) - Mine type, shaft location, depth, thickness.