Dec 14 2019 · History of Mining in Alabama Coal Mining History The discovery of coal along Alabamas rivers can be traced back to 1815 when several veterans of the Battle of New Orleans made their way into presentday central Alabama In the 1820s Levi Reid and James Grindle settled at the Locust Fork of the Warrior River where they found plentiful coal
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1856 Alabama The Montevallo Coal Mining Company purchased the Alabama Coal Mining Company in 1863 Articles of incorporation 21 May 1863 Articles of agreement 22 May 1863 and Bylaws 27 May 1863 Source Alabama Department of Archives and History Montgomery Alabama Montevallo Coal Mining Company SPR89 Next Page
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Coal mining operations enjoyed high demand and constant work during World War I and World War II The introduction of improved mechanization made surface mining a more profitable undertaking than underground mining By the 1950s coal markets were in severe decline however and most of Alabamas mines closed
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Largescale coal mining developed during the Industrial Revolution and coal provided the main source of primary By Coal Mines Administration 1947 on the Warrior Coal Field Due to its abundance coal has been mined in various parts of the world throughout history and continues to be an
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Strip mining aka surface mining and longwall mining aka underground mining are the methods of choice for coal extraction in Alabama As a result many Black Warrior streams are impaired by sediment laden with heavy metals Coal mines transform the landscape and alter streams forever
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May 10 2019 · Alabama has a long history of coal mining The Black Warrior River watershed for example is one of the largest coalproducing regions in the South with more than 100 permitted coal mines But the Alabama Department of Environmental Management ADEM has consistently failed to enforce environmental laws to prevent this intensive mining from
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40 out of 5 stars Blocton The History of an Alabama Coal Mining Town Reviewed in the United States on April 3 2002 Charles Adams has written a history that everyone who grew up in a small town wishes that someone would write about his or her home town a
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Book Title Blocton The History of an Alabama Coal Mining Town Author Name Adams Charles Edward Categories Alabama Edition First Edition First Printing Publisher Cahaba Trace Commission 2001 ISBN or ASIN Number 0971191301 ISBN or ASIN Number 13 9780971191303 Binding hardback paperback etc Hardcover Book Condition Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
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Alabama Surface Mining Commission The Alabama Surface Mining Commission is the primary regulatory authority for Surface and Underground Coal Mining Operations for the State of Alabama under the Federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 Our office is located on the second floor of the Pinnacle Bank Building at 1811 2nd Avenue
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Focusing on the total concept of coal mining in Alabama from 1890 to 1940 In 1984 the Alabama Mining Museum was designated by the Alabama State Senate as “The Official State Coal Mining Museum of Alabama” Hours Tues Sat 830 am – 400 pm Free admission
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Experiencing both boom and bust the coalmining industry has played an huge role in Alabama ’s the 1840s entrepreneurs discovered four large coal fields and soon vastly expan d ed the state’s economy beyond its traditional agricultural base During the Civil War most of the coal supplied to the Confederacy came from Alabama Coal fed a post – war industrial boom and
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Alabama has 3536 identified mines listed in The Diggings The most commonly listed primary commodities in Alabama mines are Iron Aluminum and Gold At the time these mines were surveyed 2308 mines in Alabama were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop shallow pit or isolated drill holeknown as an occurance mine 1 Alabama has 270 prospect mines 2 943 mines were in
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The Mining History Association MHA is an organization of individuals interested in the history of mining and metallurgy Members include independent scholars laypersons college and university professors historians miners geologists retired mining industry personnel and many others
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