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Which mine disaster led to passage of the federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act?
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The first coal in the New River Coalfield was shipped from this town.
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What equipment consolidated all of the basic mining steps into one machine?
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What's a train of mine cars that transports miners called?
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Where did the deadliest mine disaster in U.S. history occur?
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How many miners died in the 2010 Upper Big Branch Disaster in Raleigh County?
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Which of these coal disasters was NOT related to an underground mine explosion?
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8
According to government and citizen studies, what was the primary cause of the Buffalo Creek Flood
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Which one of these coal-producing counties was NOT among the state's top 10 in population in 1950?
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John Nuttall was an early coal operator in this county.
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