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Geology

Marcellus Shale

The Marcellus shale is a a Devonion formation that is rich in natural gas. Some links for more information are:

Mines and Mining

  • National Mine Map Repository – index to maps of abandoned mines in the United States
  • PA Department of Environmental Protection Mine Map Repositories
  • The Earth and Mineral Sciences Library has a set of Bituminous coal mine maps of Pennsylvania (see catalog record), created by the WPA during the 1930's. Sample images of these maps are available for Altoona and Philipsburg. These maps are based on 15-minute topographic quadrangles, divided into nine sections. (For example, Altoona1 represents the northwestern corner of the Altoona 15-minute quadrangle. Altoona9 represents the southeastern corner of the quadrangle.)
  • Index to Maps of Abandoned Mines in Pennsylvania – this index contains over 11,000 entries for maps of abandoned mines in Pennsylvania.
  • Index of Coal Mine Names and Companies of Southwestern Pennsylvania – this site also offers lists of coal mines by county.
  • Operation Scarlift Reports – reports on the remediation of areas impacted by historic mining practices.
  • Abandoned Mine Reclamation Clearinghouse (AMRC) – the AMRC provides information about remediation of old mining sites.
  • Quecreek report – 2003 report by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
  • Annual Reports on Mining Activities – published since the 1870's this report contains production statistics, mine names, locations, owner information, and accident statistics.  Prior to the mid-1880's the reports for anthracite and bituminous coal were produced by separate agencies.  Therefore early reports for bituminous coal are available as part III "Industrial Statistics" of the Annual Report of the Bureau of Statistics of Pennsylvania, later the Annual Report of the Secretary of Internal Affairs of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (HC107.P4 A3).  Industrial minerals were included in these reports beginning with 1973. For print editions of these reports, see catalog record:
Year
 Title Call Number
1870's-1930's Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania HD9547.P4A33
1931-1968

Annual Report. PA Anthracite Division

 HD9547.P4A34
1931-1955 Annual Report. PA Bituminous Coal Division HD9547.P4A35
1969-1978 Annual report on mining, oil and gas, and land reclamation and conservation activities HD9547.P4A36
1979-1994 Annual Report on Mining Activities HD9547.P4A3601
1995-2000 Annual Report on Mining Activities
HD9547.P4A3601
Later volumes online.

The annual reports generally summarize accident data which appears in more detail elsewhere. From the 1800s-1914, more detailed accident data are available in the Annual Report of the Secretary of Internal Affairs of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Part III, Industrial Statistics. Details include, date of accident, name, age, nationality, occupation, marital status, number of children,name of the mine, location of the mine, nature of the accident, and cause of the accident.

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