Mine Index Number: 2086
Company Name:
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Jones Coal Company
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Mine Name:
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Jones No.2 Mine
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Start Date:
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1958
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End Date:
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February 1962
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Type of Mine:
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Surface
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Total acres shown:
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None
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Acres after map date:
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3
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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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.
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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Pit or tipple
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Fulton
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3N 2E
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6
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SE
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Geology
Colchester
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15
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2.5
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Surface
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Geological Problems Reported
Production
Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Mine Inspector's report
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Undated
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(text only)
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1:24000 [1]
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Secondary source
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Mine Inspector’s reports, courtesy of Joe Pelc, IDNR - Mine type, mine location, seam, depth, thickness.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.