COAL RESERVE STUDY, NEW RIVER GORGE, WEST VIRGINIA

The report is an appraisal of coal reserves in the New River Gorge area of West Virginia. It contains a description of the minable coalbeds in the area, an assessment of their reserves, and a study of the feasibility of mining from entries outside proposed boundaries of either a wild and scenic river area or a national park.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with Geological Survey, Reston, Va.
• Corporate Authors:

  Bureau of Mines

  Eastern Field Operation Center
  Pittsburgh, PA  United States  15213

  U.S. Geological Survey

  F Street Between 18th and 19th Street, NW
  Washington, DC    20244
• Authors:
  • Mory, P C
  • Brocoum, A V
  • Beers, A H
• Publication Date: 1977-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 39 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coal; Coal industry; Coal mining; Coal resources; Energy resources; Feasibility analysis; Forecasting; Freight traffic; National parks; Natural resources; Parks; Rivers; Traffic forecasting
• Geographic Terms: West Virginia
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00166252
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: BuMines-OFR-96-77
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1977 12:00AM