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Miners have given this nickname to a dangerous geologic formation that increases the risk of roof falls in underground coal mines.
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Before the Civil War, what was the main method of transporting large amounts of coal?
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What equipment consolidated all of the basic mining steps into one machine?
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What mining practice began at Cannelton in 1967?
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Which of the following does NOT preserve coal mining history?
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Most West Virginia coal is of what type?
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Which of the following was NOT part of early mining methods?
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About what year did commercial coal mining begin in what is now West Virginia?
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For how much did Governor Arch Moore settle West Virginia's $100 million lawsuit against Pittston Coal for the Buffalo Creek Flood?
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John Nuttall was an early coal operator in this county.
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