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Anthracite Coal Mining

Anthracite Coal Mining. Dave Grube. Schuylkill Carbon Luzerne Northumberland. Lackawanna Columbia Dauphin Sullivan. Anthracite Locations. Northern Field: Carbondale Scranton Pittston Wilkes-Barre Plymouth Eastern Middle Field: Green Mountain Black Creek Hazleton

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Anthracite Coal Mining

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  1. Anthracite Coal Mining Dave Grube

  2. Schuylkill Carbon Luzerne Northumberland Lackawanna Columbia Dauphin Sullivan Anthracite Locations

  3. Northern Field: Carbondale Scranton Pittston Wilkes-Barre Plymouth Eastern Middle Field: Green Mountain Black Creek Hazleton Brown Meadow Western Middle Field: East Mahanoy West Mahanoy Shamokin Southern Field: Panther Creek East Schuylkill West Schuylkill Lorberry Fields

  4. Map of PA Coal Locations Source: http://www.shulersnet.com/coalcracker/coalfeld.htm

  5. Mining Techniques • Drift • Start where seam is visible • Easiest and least expensive • Slope • Coal seam inclined • 45º - 90º slope • Strip • Room-Pillar • Half of coal remains Source: http://www.staffspasttrack.org.uk/exhibit/coal/support%20systems/haulage.htm

  6. Source: http://www.uky.edu/KGS/coal/coal_mining.htm

  7. Pioneer Tunnel • 1911 – 1931 • 400 tons of coal daily • 50º - 60º pitch • 250 million years old • Every 6 ft of blasting yielded 60 tons of coal • Room and Pillar • Half of the coal remains

  8. Pioneer Tunnel Photo from Jonathan P. Mathews

  9. Mammoth Vein • Ashland, PA • 80 feet thick • Intersects: • Panther Valley • Shenandoah • Centralia Source: http://www.minecountry.com/homeMine/dispart.cfm?id=66

  10. 400 foot vertical shaft leading up to the surface Photo by Tricia Schafebook in the Pioneer Tunnel

  11. Tools • Hand Drill • Shovel • Dynamite • Lamp • Axe • Pick • Many various skills Source: http://www.staffspasttrack.org.uk/exhibit/coal/technique/techniques.htm

  12. Working Conditions • Small and Confined • Inclined • Dusty • Gases • Poor Lighting Source: http://www.coaldelivery.com/gallery/mining/pic004.html

  13. Polish Irish Italian German Russian Welsh Slovak Hungarian Miners Source: http://www.mcintyrepa.com/miners.htm Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_Region

  14. Coal Composition • Greater pressure • Harder • Cleaner burning • Folded seams Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthracite

  15. References • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthracite • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_Region • http://www.coaldelivery.com/gallery/mining/pic004.html • http://www.mcintyrepa.com/miners.htm • http://www.minecountry.com/homeMine/dispart.cfm?id=66 • http://www.shulersnet.com/coalcracker/whatis.htm • http://www.staffspasttrack.org.uk/exhibit/coal/support%20systems/haulage.htm • http://www.uky.edu/KGS/coal/coal_mining.htm

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