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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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Which West Virginia National Historic Landmark is directly related to the mining and processing of coal?
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What Mingo County native succeeded Arnold Miller as national president of the United Mine Workers of America?
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Which West Virginia mine disaster prompted passage of the federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act?
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What mining practice began at Cannelton in 1967?
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What 2006 mine disaster in Upshur County killed 12 men, while one miraculously survived?
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What is West Virginia's oldest commercially producing coal formation?
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About what year did commercial coal mining begin in what is now West Virginia?
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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 1972, what rank-and-file movement helped remove the United Mine Workers of America's corrupt leadership?
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