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A total of 32 deep mine complexes were sealed and 2,600 acres (11 km 2) were reclaimed. [4] Operation Scarlift was first administered by the Department of Mines and Mineral Industries. Later, that role passed to the Pennsylvania Department Environmental Resources (now known as the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection). [1]
Experimental Mine, U.S. Bureau of Mines is a landmark located in the Pittsburgh suburb of Bruceton, Pennsylvania.In 1910, the newly created U.S. Bureau of Mines leased a 38-acre tract of land from the Pittsburgh Coal Company and opened the Experimental Mine.
The U.S. Bureau of Mines was established in the U.S. States Department of the Interior on May 16, 1910, pursuant to the Organic Act (Public Law 179), to deal with a wave of catastrophic mine disasters. The Bureau's mission was gradually expanded to include:
These two departments were merged to form the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Water
Mines in Pennsylvania (7 P) Mining communities in Pennsylvania (2 C, 3 P) Mining museums in Pennsylvania (4 P) Pages in category "Mining in Pennsylvania"
Pages in category "Mines in Pennsylvania" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Avondale Colliery; B.
The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences is a constituent, semi-autonomous part of Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pennsylvania. The College was founded in 1896 as a School of Mines, but, over time, diversified becoming the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. The college has five departments: Energy and Mineral Engineering ...
The Centralia mine fire is a coal-seam fire that has been burning in the labyrinth of abandoned coal mines underneath the borough of Centralia, Pennsylvania, United States, since at least May 27, 1962. Its original cause and start date are still a matter of debate.