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We plant grass and trees. Wildlife returns. Some reclaimed mines have been converted into new wilderness parks or areas for recreation, and others become the foundation for new housing or retail development. In the last twenty years, Blaschak has mined, day-lighted and reclaimed more than one thousand acres of abandoned anthracite coal mines.
Anthracite Coal Mining Region of Northeastern Pennsylvania
The anthracite mining industry loomed over the region until its decline in the 1950s. Strip mines and fires, most notably in Centralia remain visible. Several violent incidences in the history of the U.S. labor movement occurred within the coal region as this was the location of the Lattimer Massacre and the home of the Molly Maguires.
About Us – Blaschak Anthracite
For 85 years, Blaschak Anthracite has remained at the forefront of anthracite mining. Today, the company maintains a leading role in the industry with a strong legacy and a bright future. 1937 – John, ... 1974 – The onset of the first major U.S. energy crisis drives the demand for anthracite coal. Blaschak expands its operations through ...
Wanamie Mine Car Cleanup
In 2022, we cleaned up an old mine car dump located near the former site of the Wanamie No 18 Colliery. Underground mining in the area continued until 1971. Sometime later, a group of mine cars were pushed off the …
UPDATE: Driver of huge haul truck identified from mining …
Emergency crews responded to a call at 120 Yatesville Road, Mahanoy Twp., after a huge dump truck rolled over Monday at a coal mining operation.
A Complete Guide to PA's Best Underground Coal Mine Tours
The Number 9 Coal Mine and Museum in Carbon County. Visiting the Number 9 Coal Mine and Museum in Carbon County involves a journey deep inside a historical anthracite coal mine, where visitors are transported 1,600 feet into a mountain for a detailed tour.
COAL MINING PROCESS
Here, after the coal was broken down in the mine, it was raked over and the large pieces, or those over 1% in. (3.8 cm.) in size, were loaded into the mine cars and hauled to the surface. The mine cars were run on to a trestle and discharged, by the aid of a horn dump, on to an incline.
VALLEY COALFIELDS
The Merrimac mine site is now a "Coal Miners Heritage Park", and this hoist has been relocated there as a "visual aid." Coal from this mine powered the Merrimack in her battle against the Monitor in the Battle of Hampton Roads. Jan. 2007 image by author Another prop at the Merrimac mine site is this underground coal car. Jan. 2007 image by author
Anthracite Coal
Our mining partners for anthracite coal are from the ultra high-grade producing regions of the world. We manage the entire supply chain for anthracite coal, from the mine gate to the local point of delivery! We …
Glossary of Mining Terms
Car - A railway wagon, especially any of the wagons adapted to carrying coal, ore, and waste underground. Car-dump - The mechanism for unloading a loaded car. Carbide bit - More correctly, cemented tungsten carbide. A cutting or drilling bit for rock or coal, made by fusing an insert of molded tungsten carbide to the cutting edge of a steel bit ...
Exploring Alberta's Ghost Towns: Anthracite
The Downfall of Anthracite. The Canadian Anthracite Coal Company was betting entirely on the easy access to the new Canadian Pacific Railway line through the Bow Valley and neglected to check the …
A Proud Industry Thrives in Coal Country : CEG
The coal coming out of Lehigh Anthracite Coal's mines are between 84 percent and 88 percent carbon content with very low ash and volatility content. ... the coal is then placed into on-road dump ...
History of Anthracite Region – huberbreaker
Anthracite is hard coal. It is the oldest type of coal-that is, it took nature the longest to form. ... Slopes also differ from shafts in that rails must be laid, for the coal is hoisted in mine cars. In shafts, coal, men, and mine supplies are raised and lowered in reciprocating carriages that essentially are elevators.
The Art of Anthracite Coal Carving
Many carved coal objects tended to replicate everyday forms. Especially common are ashtrays, inkwells, pen stands, toothpick holders, candle-sticks, salt and pepper sets, thermometers, pedestals, and name plaques.
Competitiveness, Control, and Decline in the Northern …
model used to build Pennsylvania anthracite. Miners were remunerated by the piece (the car of coal) or by the ton. They typically worked in a single chamber at the coalface with …
Menar and partners to develop anthracite coal project in …
Mining investment company Menar and partners have signed an agreement to develop the Riversdale Anthracite Colliery (RAC) project near Vryheid in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. This comes after Menar successfully completed a turnaround of prime anthracite producer Zululand Anthracite Colliery (ZAC), which is situated in the north of the province.
Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour | Scranton | Lackawanna …
The Lackawanna County Coal Mine Tour is a National Award-Winning History Attraction. Descend slowly into the earth in a mine car as you enter the old Slope #190. Watch the sky slowly disappear. Soon you've reached "the foot." Then explore 300 feet beneath the earth through an anthracite coal mine.
Wanamie No 18 and 19 Colliery – Underground …
The mine pool was raising at a rate of 4 inches per day. Making it the last deep mine to operate in the Northern Anthracite Field. In 2003 the No 2 slope was excavated at the 18 Colliery site, and the coal near the …
Competitiveness, Control, and Decline in the Northern …
model used to build Pennsylvania anthracite. Miners were remunerated by the piece (the car of coal) or by the ton. They typically worked in a single chamber at the coalface with one or two la-borers they hired and paid. One study found that, during the 1890s, some 90 percent of the miners in the northern and southern anthracite fields,
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton, Pennsylvania. The Anthracite Mining Region of northeastern Pennsylvania extends over 485 square miles of nine counties. It is divided into four fields. Each field is further subdivided into basins. The coal …
Background Document, AP-42, Section 1.2, Anthracite …
Culm was produced as breaker reject material from the mining/sizing of anthracite coal and was typically dumped by miners on the ground near operating mines. It is estimated that there are ... anthracite coal firing is the single-retort side-dump stoker with stationary grates (see Figure 2-3). In this unit, coal is fed intermittently to the ...
Wanamie Mine Car Cleanup
In 2022, we cleaned up an old mine car dump located near the former site of the Wanamie No 18 Colliery. Underground mining in the area continued until 1971. Sometime later, a group of mine cars were pushed off the edge of a culm bank nearby and left to be forgotten. ... Dedicated to preserving Pennsylvania's anthracite coal mining heritage.
Reading Anthracite Company | Coal Mining, Energy, Carbon …
The Reading Anthracite Company of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, mines and reliably supplies, consistently high-quality, multi-grade hard coal products. And, within close proximity to major East Coast transportation ports and hubs, Reading offers the advantages of efficient domestic and international delivery solutions.
This Mine Fire Has Been Burning For Over 50 Years
Home to a rich deposit of anthracite coal, the town was incorporated after mining began in the 1850s. Mining defined life in Centralia, from its rough-and-tumble residents to its seedier side.
Anthracite Mine Disaster
Times-Tribune: Seventy-two men and boys perished in agony in the Pancoast Mine Disaster. (Submitted on August 20, 2013, by PaulwC3 of Northern, ia.) 2. PA Mine Inspection 1911: Mine Fire at the Pancoast Mine. (Submitted on August 20, 2013, by PaulwC3 of Northern, ia.) 3. Pennsylvania anthracite culm heaps: A burning issue …
Centralia Mine Fire: Devastation from Underground
The network of old mining tunnels stoked the fires with a steady supply of oxygen, and the rich anthracite coal deposits offered it plenty of burnable fuel. For weeks, random fires would spring up as the coals burned. Even without visible fire, the stench of burning coal and smoke permeated the town.
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Blaschak Anthracite has a network of hundreds of anthracite dealers throughout North America, many of whom will deliver right to your front door. To find the nearest dealer, complete the Contact Form or call us at 570-773-2113 or toll-free at 1-800-553-3117 for more information.
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Atlantic Carbon Group Inc is a leading US – based anthracite mining and processing company headquartered in , Pennsylvania. We produce high quality anthracite in a range of sizes to suit our customers' needs as a value-added ingredient in steel recycling, large-scale water filtration, zinc refining, sugar production, space heating and other …
Newkirk Tunnel – Underground Miners
The Newkirk Tunnel was started in 1868, into Sharp Mountain. Extensive mining continued the tunnel to 2,211′ in length. Through most of its life, it was operated by the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. Outside the portal, there was a tipple used to dump the mine run coal into waiting rail cars of the Philadelphia and Reading ...
Legacy: abandoned mine impacts in …
Shamokin, PA is location of one of 80 mine fires burning across Pennsylvania. This photo shows the abandoned Dinky from the Cameron Colliery, which once carried coal cars filled with culm to the …