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Bookmark or Share- Kentucky Coal Mine Tours & Museums - Explorekywildlands.comExplore award-winning historic exhibits and exciting hands-on activities at several dedicated coal mining museums, such as the nationally acclaimed Kentucky Coal Mine Museum in Benham, featuring four stories of preserved American artifacts, interactive displays and a real coal mine.
- Interactive atlas of coal mine maps in KentuckyThe Kentucky Mine Mapping Information System is produced by the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet to allow users to access maps of coal mines and mined out areas in Kentucky. Users can search by company name, seam name, or state file number (SFN).
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- Loading Sixteen Tons: Tracing Your Kentucky Coal Mining ...Serious coal mining in Kentucky had its modest beginning in 1820 with the opening of a commercial mine in Muhlenberg County, but it wasn’t until the late nineteenth century that coal became a significant factor in the economy of the commonwealth.
- Coal Mining, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of KentuckyAccording to the Kentucky Department of Mines and Minerals, 131.8 million tons of coal was mined in Kentucky in 2000; 62 percent (81 million tons) was from underground mines and 38 percent (50 million tons) was from surface mines.
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