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Which mine disaster led to passage of the federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act?
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What equipment consolidated all of the basic mining steps into one machine?
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What byproduct is made by distilling volatile matter from coal, leaving behind nearly pure carbon?
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In what year was West Virginia's Department of Mines founded?
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Where did the deadliest mine disaster in U.S. history occur?
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Since record keeping began, about how many West Virginians have died in mine disasters?
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According to government and citizen studies, what was the primary cause of the Buffalo Creek Flood
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In which one of these places did a deadly coal strike occur in the 1950s?
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Who was the first West Virginia native to serve as president of the United Mine Workers of America?
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In 1972, what rank-and-file movement helped remove the United Mine Workers of America's corrupt leadership?
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