Raton Basin coal fields
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The Raton Basin coal fields are a significant coal-bearing geological region spanning southern Colorado and northern New Mexico, historically important for coal mining and associated industrial development.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal field
ⓘ
geologic region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
railroad expansion in the American West ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Apishapa uplift
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Las Animas arch NERFINISHED ⓘ Sangre de Cristo Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commodity |
metallurgical coal
ⓘ
steam coal ⓘ |
| contains |
bituminous coal
ⓘ
subbituminous coal ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| declinePeriod | mid 20th century ⓘ |
| developedDuring |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
employment in mining communities
ⓘ
regional industrial development ⓘ |
| environmentalIssues |
acid mine drainage
ⓘ
land disturbance ⓘ mine subsidence ⓘ |
| geologicAge |
Cretaceous
ⓘ
Paleogene ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
coal mining
ⓘ
coking coal production ⓘ railroad fuel supply ⓘ steel industry fuel supply ⓘ |
| hostTo | coal mining towns ⓘ |
| influenced |
transportation infrastructure in southern Colorado
ⓘ
urban growth in Trinidad area ⓘ |
| laterResourceDevelopment | coalbed methane ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Raton Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern New Mexico ⓘ southern Colorado ⓘ |
| majorMiningCenters |
Raton, New Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trinidad, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Walsenburg, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningMethods |
surface mining
ⓘ
underground mining ⓘ |
| overlies | Pierre Shale ⓘ |
| partOf | Rocky Mountains region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakProductionPeriod | early 1900s ⓘ |
| resourceType | coal ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnits |
Raton Formation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trinidad Sandstone NERFINISHED ⓘ Vermejo Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surveyedBy | United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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