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I don't know a lot about it, but there are a lot of coal power plants, probabley to use the coal for some kind of energy source (like they use to do on old trains where they put coal in the fire.
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What is mined in West Virginia?
Coal
What is the homophone 4 mind?
The men in Virginia and West Virginia have mined coal for decades.
What type of mineral is mined in Phalaborwa?
coal
Which type of metamorphic rock is mined from earth and burned as fuel?
coal
What is mined in West Virgina?
West virginia is known for their coal. It was discovered in Wst Virginia by John Peter Salley in 1742. West Virgina mines hundred million tons of coal anullay.
What is the most common type of coal and is mined and used today?
Lignite
What is the most common type of coal mined and used today in the US?
Lignite
When were the first coal mines in the U.S.?
Although coal mining was taking place in North America as early as 1701 in Virginia, it was not until 1745 that coal was mined in the colonies on a commercial scale.
Where does most of the nation's coal com from?
Most of the nation's coal comes from Wyoming, which is the largest coal-producing state in the United States. Coal is also mined in states like West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Illinois.
What are Virginia's resources?
Fish, wildlife,land for growing crops, timber, metals, coal to be mined, and sand for glass making!
How did they mine for coal?
they mined rocks for coal.
Where were the coal mines?
Mines in which the coal was mined.
