State summaries: West Virginia
Mining Engineering
By: B.M. Blake, N. Fedorko, and G.H. McColloch
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Abstract
West Virginia mines coal, limestone, sandstone, gravel, clay and other nonfuel materials. Limestone production figures for 2005 are not yet available but in 2004, limestone production accounted for 85.7% of noncoal production on a tonnage basis. In 2005, 327 coal mines reported production during the year. Underground mining accounted for more than 60% overall production whereas surface mining accounted for 38%.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | State summaries: West Virginia |
| Series title | Mining Engineering |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 2006 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Mining Engineering |
| First page | 122 |
| Last page | 125 |
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