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Where in the US do people mine coal?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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7y ago

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These states have coal mining:

Wyoming

West Virginia

Kentucky

Pennsylvania

Texas

Montana

Illinois

Virginia

North Dakota

Colorado

Indiana

New Mexico

Utah

Ohio

Alabama

Arizona

These states are all part of the geological area called the Pittsburgh Coal Seam, which is the largest area of bituminous coal:

Pennsylvania

West Virginia

Ohio

Indiana

Illinois

Kentucky

In SW Pennsylvania, for the above states, the first coal union in the US was formed: The United Mine Workers (UMW).

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