Jones Fork Complex

The Jones Fork Complex is an underground coal mining operation in eastern Kentucky 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 1 near Mavisdale, Virginia, by mid-July 2009.

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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