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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. Eastern Kentucky Coalfield - Wikipedia

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   The region is known for its coal mining; ... The Eastern Kentucky Coalfield covers 31 counties with a combined land area of 13,370 sq mi (34,628 km 2), or about 33.1 ...

4. Now hiring: Eastern Kentucky solar project aiming to be ...

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   The project could be the best opportunity locally since the coal mines, one job fair attendee said. Now hiring: Eastern Kentucky solar project aiming to be economic driver in coal country Skip to ...

5. What can replace coal’s impact in Eastern Kentucky economy ...

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   In 2003, there were just over 20,000 jobs in health care in 23 counties where the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program provides job training and placement services, according to the ...

6. History of coal mining in the United States - Wikipedia

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   However, it also made the job even more dangerous. Coal mining disasters, such as the Harlan County mining disaster of 1976, were not uncommon and resulted in numerous fatalities. Throughout the 20th century, coal mining remained a major industry in eastern Kentucky, providing jobs and economic growth to the region.

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

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   On Oct. 11, 2000, a spill from a Martin County Coal Corp. waste containment pond polluted more than 100 miles of creeks, streams and rivers running through Kentucky and West Virginia.