Mine Index 7142 J. P. Root, Root Mine

Mine Index Number: 7142

Company Name:	J. P. Root
Mine Name:	Root Mine
Start Date:	1922	End Date:	1924
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
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

Mine

Jackson

9S 1W

36

SW SW SW

Geology

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

Murphysboro

12-22

7.0-7.5

RP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

J. P. Root (add)	Root (add)	1922-1924	1,574
Total Production: 1,574

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Geologic map, Carbondale Quadrangle

1925

1:62500

1:62500

Secondary source

Federal Land Bank Report

10-27-1934

1:158400

1:158400

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Lamar, J. E., 1925, Geology and Mineral Resources of the Carbondale Quadrangle, Illinois State Geological Survey, Bulletin 48, Plate 1 - Mine location.

Federal Land Bank Report (Jackson County) - General area of mining.