Western Coal Field
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The Western Coal Field is a coal-rich region in western Kentucky known for its extensive bituminous coal deposits and long history of mining.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal field
ⓘ
coal mining region ⓘ geologic region ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Mississippi Embayment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundedBy | Dripping Springs Escarpment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coalRank | high-volatile bituminous ⓘ |
| coalType | steam coal ⓘ |
| coalUse |
electricity generation
ⓘ
industrial fuel ⓘ |
| contains | coal seams of varying thickness ⓘ |
| containsResource |
bituminous coal
ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ oil ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainedBy |
Green River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rough River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tradewater River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Pennsylvanian ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
major coal supplier in Kentucky
ⓘ
regional employment center ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
acid mine drainage
ⓘ
coal mine subsidence ⓘ land disturbance from surface mining ⓘ |
| hasMiningMethod |
longwall mining
ⓘ
room-and-pillar mining ⓘ strip mining ⓘ |
| historicalPeakActivity | 20th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive bituminous coal deposits
ⓘ
long history of coal mining ⓘ surface mining ⓘ underground mining ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kentucky
ⓘ
Ohio River valley region NERFINISHED ⓘ western Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorIndustry |
coal mining
ⓘ
electric power generation fuel supply ⓘ |
| overlies | Mississippian rocks ⓘ |
| partOf |
Illinois Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interior Coal Province NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. coal-producing regions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryJurisdiction |
Kentucky Department for Natural Resources
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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