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AN ASSESSMENT OF COAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT

CENTRAL APPALACHIAN REGION
by
M. Devereux Carter and Nancy K. Gardner

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 89-362

Table A.1. Estimated coal resources in the Matewan 7.5-minute quadrangle, Pike County, Kentucky (in thousand of short tons).

  Unrestricted Restricted Available
Coal bed Original Mined and Lost-in-Mining Remaining Land-use Technologic    
  Surface Deep Total Surface Deep Total Surface Deep Total Surface Deep Total Surface Deep Total TOTAL Surface Deep Total
Lower Broas B 48 - 48 - - - 48 - 48 - - - - - - - 48 - 48
Upper Peach Orachard A 2,732 61 2,739 - - - 2,732 61 2,793 58 - 58 - - - 58 2,674 61 2,735
Lower Peach Orchard A 391 20 411 - - - 391 20 411 3 - 3 - 20 20 23 388 - 388
Hazard B 855 234 1,089 - - - 855 234 1,089 18 - 18 - 234 234 252 837 - 837
Taylor B 7,673 2,885 10,558 8 - 8 7,656 2,893 10,549 165 - 165 - 751 751 916 7,491 2,142 9,633
                                       
Hamlin A 5,007 3,242 8,249 - - - 5,007 3,242 8,249 175 - 175 - 2,890 2,890 3,065 4,832 351 5,183
Fire Clay Rider B 11,235 6,728 17,963 100   100 11,135 6,728 17,863 461 - 461 - 4,850 4,850 5,311 10,674 1,878 12,552
Fire Clay 15,936 13,936 29,872 364 619 983 15,465 13,423 28,888 505 - 505 - 1,006 1,006 1,511 14,960 12,417 27,377
Lower Whitesburg B 30,631 26,828 57,459 - - - 30,631 26,828 57,459 850 - 850 - 2,255 2,255 3,106 29,781 24,573 54,354
Williamson B 34,905 53,997 88,902 1,535 542 2,077 33,153 53,673 86,826 1,073 - 1,073 - 978 978 2,051 32,080 52,694 84,774
                      -                
Upper Elkhorn No.3.5 27,099 42,808 69,907 2,227 567 2,794 24,558 42,555 67,113 534 - 534 - 28,951 28,951 29,485 24,024 13,604 37,628
Upper Elkhorn No. 3D 26,248 41,018 67,266 - - - 26,248 41,018 67,266 996 - 996 - 12,326 12,326 13,322 25,252 28,692 53,944
Upper Elkhorn No. 3B 40,639 57,620 98,259 1,622 1,410 3,032 38,459 56,768 95,227 1,642 - 1,642 - 20,847 20,847 22,489 36,816 35,922 72,738
Upper Elkhorn No. 2B 31,375 73,982 105,357 3,440 11,066 14,506 24,906 65,945 90,851 1,654 - 1,654 - 60,876 60,876 62,529 23,252 5,070 28,322
Upper Elkhorn No. 1B 40,073 88,059 128,132 - 2,376 2,376 39,361 86,395 126,756 2,370 - 2,370 - 14,979 14,979 17,349 36,991 71,416 108,407
                      -                
Lower Elkhorn Rider 10,484 45,747 56,231 - - - 10,484 45,747 56,231 1,574 - 1,574 - 44,991 44,991 46,565 8,910 756 9,666
Lower Elkhorn B 41,743 155,940 197,683 1,408 101,017 102,425 33,171 62,087 95,258 3,370 - 3,370 - 5,819 5,819 9,190 29,801 66,267 86,088
Powellton 1,314 3,860 5,174 - - - 1,314 3,860 5,174 302 - 302 - 3,860 3,860 4,163 1,012 - 1,012
Matewan 2,308 5,658 7,966 - - - 2,308 5,658 7,966 58 - 58 - 5,553 5,553 5,610 2,250 106 2,356
Eagle B 1,106 4,576 5,682 - 5 5 1,106 4,571 5,677 190 - 190 - 4,571 4,571 4,761 915 - 915
Galmorgan A 4,471 23,026 27,497 - - - 4,471 23,026 27,497 1,058 - 1,058 - 12,184 12,184 13,242 3,414 10,842 14,256
TOTAL 336,271 650,227 986,498 10,704 117,603 128,307 313,456 544,735 858,191 17,056 - 17,056 - 227,942 227,942 244,998 296,400 316,792 613,192

Includes underground mining within the surface resource category.
Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

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