Mine Index 2087 Jones Coal Company, Jones No. 2 and No. 3 Mine

Mine Index Number: 2087

Company Name:	Jones Coal Company
Mine Name:	Jones No. 2 and No. 3 Mine
Start Date:	1962	End Date:	March 1964
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	1	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Pit or tipple

Fulton

3N 2E

5

NW

Geology

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

Colchester

15-20

2.5

Surface

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Jones Coal Company (add)	Jones No. 2 and Jones No. 3 (add)	1962-1964	4,427
Total Production: 4,427

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

Mine notes (Fulton County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, depth.

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