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{{#Badges: CoalSwarm}}The '''Jones Fork Complex''' is an underground coal mining operation in eastern Kentucky owned by [[CONSOL Energy]].<ref>[http://www.consolenergy.com/Powering/MapofMines.aspx "Map of Mines: Jones Fork Complex"], CONSOL Energy website, November 2009.</ref> | {{#Badges: CoalSwarm}}The '''Jones Fork Complex''' is an underground coal mining operation in eastern Kentucky owned by [[CONSOL Energy]].<ref>[http://www.consolenergy.com/Powering/MapofMines.aspx "Map of Mines: Jones Fork Complex"], CONSOL Energy website, November 2009.</ref> | ||
| − | In June 2009, CONSOL announced that it planned to idle coal production at Jones Complex by July 1, 2009, while restarting its [[Buchanan Mine]] near Mavisdale, Virginia, by mid-July 2009.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS214793+03-Jun-2009+PRN20090603 "CONSOL Energy Will Restart Buchanan Mine"] Reuters Online, June 3, 2009</ref> | + | In June 2009, CONSOL announced that it planned to idle coal production at Jones Complex by July 1, 2009, while restarting its [[Buchanan Mine 1]] near Mavisdale, Virginia, by mid-July 2009.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS214793+03-Jun-2009+PRN20090603 "CONSOL Energy Will Restart Buchanan Mine"] Reuters Online, June 3, 2009</ref> |
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==Mine Data== | ==Mine Data== | ||
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*'''Parent company''': [[CONSOL Energy]] | *'''Parent company''': [[CONSOL Energy]] | ||
*'''Location''': Mousie, Kentucky | *'''Location''': Mousie, Kentucky | ||
| − | *'''GPS coordinates''': | + | *'''GPS coordinates''': 37.434283,-82.88734 |
*'''Production''': 2.5 million tons (2008) | *'''Production''': 2.5 million tons (2008) | ||
*'''Type of coal''': Bituminous | *'''Type of coal''': Bituminous | ||
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*[[Kentucky and coal]] | *[[Kentucky and coal]] | ||
*[[Proposed coal mines]] | *[[Proposed coal mines]] | ||
| + | *[[Existing U.S. Coal Plants]] | ||
| + | *[[Coal]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 16:27, 4 September 2012
{{#Badges: CoalSwarm}}The Jones Fork Complex is an underground coal mining operation in eastern Kentucky owned by CONSOL Energy.[1] In June 2009, CONSOL announced that it planned to idle coal production at Jones Complex by July 1, 2009, while restarting its Buchanan Mine 1 near Mavisdale, Virginia, by mid-July 2009.[2]
Mine Data
- Owner: CONSOL of Kentucky Inc.
- Parent company: CONSOL Energy
- Location: Mousie, Kentucky
- GPS coordinates: 37.434283,-82.88734
- Production: 2.5 million tons (2008)
- Type of coal: Bituminous
- Mine type: Underground/Surface
- Equipment: Continuous mining machines
- Number of employees:
- Recoverable reserves: 37.7 million tons
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- Coal
To see a listing of coal mines in a particular state, click on the map:
References
- ↑ "Map of Mines: Jones Fork Complex", CONSOL Energy website, November 2009.
- ↑ "CONSOL Energy Will Restart Buchanan Mine" Reuters Online, June 3, 2009
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