Coal Resources Available for Development - A Methodology and Pilot Study

By Jane R. Eggleston¹, M. Devereux Carter¹, and James C. Cobb^2
1U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 20192, ²Kentucky Geological Survey, Lexington, KY.

Table 3. Land-use restrictions to surface mining, Matewan quadrangle
[Expressed as percentages of total]

Streams	38
Powerlines	25
Pipelines	19
Towns	11
Oil and gas wells	4
Cemeteries	3
Total: 17.1 million short tons (2% of original coal)

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