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

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Fulton unlocated
County: Fulton
Quadrangle: Ipava
County Coal Data: Fulton
Shown On Map: No
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Jones Coal Company Jones No. 2 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 [1] 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.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.