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2. Coal mining in Kentucky - Wikipedia

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   Starting in the 1960s coal seams in both Kentucky coal fields have been increasingly accessed via a method known as Mountaintop Removal Mining, which is a form of surface mining that involves the topographical alteration and/or removal of a summit, summit ridge, or significant portion of a mountain, hill, or ridge in order to obtain a desired ...

3. Kentucky has a long history of coal mining disasters. These ...

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   The collapse of a coal mining plant in Eastern Kentucky Tuesday has ... A 2010 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found ... in Webster County killed 62 of the 153 men underground at ...

4. Coal mining in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In 2018, coal mining decreased to 755 million short tons, and American coal consumption reached its lowest point in nearly 40 years. [17] In 2017, U.S. coal mining had increased to 775 million short tons. [3] In 2016, US coal mining declined to 728.2 million short tons, down 37 percent from the peak production of 1,172

5. List of coal mines in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Underground Virginia: 5,352,731 San Juan Mine 1: San Juan Coal Underground New Mexico: 5,327,442 No 7 Mine: Warrior Met Coal Mining Underground Alabama: 4,864,828 El Segundo El Segundo Coal Surface New Mexico 4,855,010 West Elk Mine: Arch Coal [4] Underground Colorado: 4,821,281 Harvey Mine: CONSOL Energy

6. Safety lapses caused accident that killed Kentucky coal ... - AOL

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   The miner died when a massive section of the roof fell at an underground mine in Eastern Kentucky. Safety lapses caused accident that killed Kentucky coal miner, federal agency says Skip to main ...

7. Search for worker lost in Kentucky coal plant collapse ...

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   A road leads to a collapsed coal preparation plant in Martin County, Ky., on Nov. 1, 2023. (Ryan C. Hermens / Lexington Herald-Leader via Getty Images)

8. Environmental justice and coal mining in Appalachia - Wikipedia

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   The shift towards coal surface mining from underground mining led to a 50% decline in mining jobs from 1985 to 2005, and competition from cheap natural gas also decreased demand for coal, leading some mines to close or reduce extraction, which further increased unemployment. [1]

9. Martin County coal slurry spill - Wikipedia

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   Map showing location of Martin County in Kentucky Wolf Creek on October 22, 2000. The Martin County coal slurry spill was a mining accident that occurred after midnight on October 11, 2000, when the bottom of a coal slurry impoundment owned by Massey Energy in Martin County, Kentucky, broke into an abandoned underground mine below. [1]