Jones Fork E-3 Mine

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Jones Fork E-3 is an underground mine that is part of the Jones Fork Complex in Knott County, KY, owned by CONSOL Energy. 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.

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Mine Data

• MSHA ID: 1518589
• Operator: Consol of Kentucky Inc
• Controller: CONSOL Energy
• Union:
• County: Knott
• State: KY
• Latitude: 37.39
• Longitude: -82.96
• 2007 Production (short tons): 1,422,398
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Mining Method: Underground
• Mine Status: Active
• Average No. of Employees: 135

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