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A coalfield is an area of certain uniform characteristics where coal is mined. The criteria for determining the approximate boundary of a coalfield are geographical and cultural, in addition to geological. A coalfield often groups the seams of coal, railroad companies, cultural groups, and watersheds and other geographical considerations.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 708.93 square miles (1,836.1 km 2), of which 681.68 square miles (1,765.5 km 2) is land and 27.25 square miles (70.6 km 2) (3.84%) is water. [19] The county lies totally within the Piedmont physiographic region. The topography of the county is generally gently rolling with ...
The Dan River Coalfield is a coalfield in Stokes and Rockingham counties, North Carolina about which, in 1914, USGS geologist R.W. Stone wrote, "after a thorough and careful examination of the Triassic beds in the Dan River Field the conclusion is reached that there is no reason to expect to find commercially valuable coal beds in this district."
The history of coal mining in the United States starts with the first commercial use in 1701, within the Manakin-Sabot area of Richmond, Virginia. [1] Coal was the dominant power source in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and although in rapid decline it remains a significant source of energy in 2024.
Coal mine in 1925. Cumnock, formerly known as Egypt, [3] is an unincorporated community in northwestern Lee County, North Carolina, United States. It lies on Cumnock Road, about a mile north of U.S. Route 421. Endor Iron Furnace is located near the community. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [4]
North Carolina covers 53,819 square miles (139,391 km 2) and is 503 miles (810 km) long by 150 miles (241 km) wide. The physical characteristics of the state vary from the summits of the Smoky Mountains , an altitude of near seven thousand feet (2,130 m) in the west, sloping eastward to sea level along the coast and beaches of the Atlantic Ocean .
The economics of coal mining (1928). Faull, Margaret L. "Coal mining and the landscape of England, 1700 to the present day." Landscape History 30.1 (2008): 59–74. Fine, B. The Coal Question: Political Economy and Industrial Change from the Nineteenth Century to the Present Day (1990). Galloway, R.L. Annals of coal mining and the coal trade ...
Coal mining disasters in North Carolina (1 P) ... Pages in category "Mining in North Carolina" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.