Coal's legacy in Appalachia: Lands, waters, and people
3.1. Underground Mining. Typical underground mining operations begin either by clearing a section along the hillside where the coal outcrops or by tunneling downward to reach subsurface coal (Skousen and Zipper, 2021).Room-and-pillar mines progress by excavating linear channels into the coal seam and connecting the channels …
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