Jones Fork Complex
{{#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 near Mavisdale, Virginia, by mid-July 2009.[2]
Mine Data
- Owner: CONSOL of Kentucky Inc.
- Parent company: CONSOL Energy
- Location: Mousie, Kentucky
- GPS coordinates:
- 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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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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