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Coal was discovered in Kentucky in 1750. Since the first commercial coal mine opened in 1820 coal has gained both economic importance and controversy regarding its environmental consequences. As of 2010 there were 442 operating coal mines in the state, [1] and as of 2017 there were fewer than 4,000 underground coalminers. [2]
A series of blasts in 1976 at the Scotia Mine in Eastern Kentucky is considered to be among the worst mine disasters in U.S. history. It was shortly before noon March 9, 1976, when an explosion ...
The accident happened on March 20 at the D-29 Darby Fork underground mine near Holmes Mill, in Harlan County. The mine is operated by INMET Mining, LLC, a subsidiary of Industrial Minerals Group, LLC.
More recently, in December 2018, the Kentucky Department for Natural Resources issued a surface mining and reclamation permit for the site to a different company, Lexington Coal Company LLC, which ...
West Virginia joined Kentucky and Utah, which also recognize coal as a state mineral or rock. The drive to name coal as an official state symbol was initiated by a high school student from Wharncliffe, West Virginia , who initiated her project at a school fair and collected 2,500 signatures on a petition that was submitted to legislators.
The West Kentucky Coal Field, alternatively The North Pennyrile or simply Northwest Kentucky, comprises an area in the west-central and northwestern part of the state, bounded by the Dripping Springs Escarpment and the Pennyroyal Plateau and the Ohio River, but is part of the Illinois Basin that extends into Indiana and Illinois. [1]
Pages in category "Coal mining disasters in Kentucky" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
According to court files, the company has five mines in Kentucky. Three — the Darby, Tyree and Panther mines — were active. A fourth mine, called Orchard, just began operations in April while ...