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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-4. Estimated coal resources in the Noble 7.5-minute quadrangle, Breathitt, Perry, and Knott Countries, Kentucky (in thousands 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
Skyline B 5,677 - 5,677 4,741 - 4,741 936 - 936 782 - 782 - - - 782 155 - 155
Skyline D 2,785 - 2,785 2,397 - 2,397 388 - 388 186 - 186 - - - 186 201 - 201
Skyline C 6,664 - 6,664 4,582 - 4,582 2,083 - 2,083 930 - 930 - - - 930 1,153 - 1,153
Skyline B 8,227 - 8,227 5,687 - 5,687 2,540 - 2,540 1,957 - 1,957 - - - 1,957 583 - 583
Skyline A 21,438 - 21,438 13,817 - 13,817 7,621 - 7,621 5,728 - 5,728 - - - 5,728 1,894 - 1,894
Tiptop B 709 - 709 359 - 359 350 - 350 - - - - - - - 350 - 350
Tiptop A 21,347 - 21,347 3,566 - 3,566 17,782 - 17,782 6,979 - 6,979 - - - 6,979 10,802 - 10,802
Hindman 24,666 270 24,936 3,885 - 3,885 20,781 270 21,050 4,897 61 4,958 - 60 60 5,018 15,883 149 16,033
Francis 87,444 12,913 100,357 9,317 326 9,643 77,842 12,872 90,714 18,633 3,331 21,964 97 1,065 1,162 23,125 59,113 8,476 67,589
Hazard 7B 19,402 5,921 25,322 1,139 - 1,139 18,262 5,921 24,183 1,331 581 1,912 - 886 886 2,798 16,931 4,454 21,385
Hazard 7A 37,057 10,342 47,399 10,820 280 11,100 26,094 10,204 36,299 1,312 796 2,108 66 1137 1,204 3,311 24,717 8,271 32,987
Hazard B 26,560 47,522 74,082 - - - 26,560 47,522 74,082 8,710 5,104 13,814 - 23,784 23,784 37,598 17,850 18,634 36,484
Haddix B 40,349 31,342 71,691 - - - 40,349 31,342 71,691 2,723 3,392 6,115 - 7,628 7,628 13,744 37,625 20,322 57,947
Haddix A 9,245 4,979 14,225 - - - 9,245 4,979 14,225 335 152 487 - 4,173 4,173 4,660 8,910 655 9,564
Upper Hamlin 85 75 160 - - - 85 75 160 - - - - 75 75 75 85 - 85
Lower Hamlin 750 875 1,624 - - - 750 875 1,624 192 211 404 - 664 664 1,067 557 - 557
Fire Clay Rider 5,635 - 5,635 - - - 5,635 - 5,635 304 - 304 - - - 304 5,331 - 5,331
Fire Clay 8,845 18,802 27,647 35 - 35 8,811 18,802 27,613 2,835 5,914 8,749 - 11,558 11,558 20,307 5,975 1,331 7,306
Total 326,885 133,040 459,924 60,344 606 60,950 266,113 132,861 398,975 57,835 19,542 77,376 163 51,028 51,191 128,568 208,116 62,291 270,407

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

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