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What John Sayles film depicts a deadly event from the West Virginia mine wars?
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Prior to the 1930s, what percentage of miners in southern West Virginia lived in towns owned by coal companies?
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In the 1850s, oil from this type of coal became a popular fuel for lamps
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What surface mining method uses large-diameter drills mounted on mobile equipment to bore into coal seams?
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What kind of ovens were used to transform coal into coke?
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Which coal seam underlies much of northern and north-central West Virginia?
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How many miners died in the 2010 Upper Big Branch Disaster in Raleigh County?
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What international financier forced the N&W Railway to give him 50,000 acres of prime coal land in McDowell County?
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What is West Virginia's oldest commercially producing coal formation?
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Where does West Virginia rank nationally in terms of coal production?
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