Mine Index 2086 Jones Coal Company, Jones No.2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 2086

Company Name:	Jones Coal Company
Mine Name:	Jones No.2 Mine
Start Date:	1958	End Date:	February 1962
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	None
Acres after map date:	3	General Area of mining acres shown:
Not Shown On Map. The Jones No. 2 Mine was engulfed by the Sunspot Mine (mine index 865) and is not shown on the accompanying map.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Pit or tipple

Fulton

3N 2E

6

SE

Geology

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

Colchester

15

2.5

Surface

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Jones Coal Company (add)	Jones No. 2 (add)	1958-1962	11,521
Total Production: 11,521

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Mine Inspector's report

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 (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine Inspector’s reports, courtesy of Joe Pelc, IDNR - Mine type, mine location, seam, depth, thickness.