Photo Feature 9.23.13- Weathered Sandstone
Photo Feature 9.23.13- Weathered Sandstone
Tag Archive: West Virginia
Photo Feature: An Active Surface Mine in West Virginia
Have you got your annual MSHA training? What about OSHA refresher? Now a days you also need to be a “Safety Sensitive Personnel” to visit most mines in West Virginia. The Picture below shows an active surface coal mine with…
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Photo Feature: Wooden Coal Box
For last years, I have come across wooden coal boxes more often than any other type of equipment to store coal once it is recovered from the core barrel. Most of the drillers make the box by themselves. It usually…
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Photo Feature – Sandstone Overburden and Coal
An example of highly weathered sandstone and exposed coal from a surface coal mine in West Virginia. Dress properly and watch out for rock falls in such areas.
Appalachian Coal at New River Gorge Museum
Coals from the New River Coalfield brought the Industrial Revolution in the United States. Remnants of the once thriving coal industry exist as historic sites in many parts of the West Virginia. In fact, you can drive along the Coal…
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