Coal Resources Available for Development-A Methodology and Pilot Study

By JANE R. EGGLESTON, M. DEVEREUX CARTER, and JAMES C. COBB

A methodology for assessing available coal resources
was developed and tested in a pilot study conducted
on the Matewan 7.5-minute quadrangle, Kentucky

U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1055

Any use of trade, product, or firm names in this publication is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government

CONTENTS

• Abstract
• Introduction
• Acknowledgments
• General Approach
  • Area Selection
  • Data Collection and Assimilation
  • Resource Estimation
    1. Introduction
    2. Computer Resource Calculations
• Matewan Quadrangle Pilot Study
  • Data Sources
  • Methodology
  • Results
  • Other Limiting Factors
• Summary
• References Cited

FIGURES

1. Graph showing the U.S. energy supply forecast to the year 2000
2. Chart showing domestic energy supply in the year 2000
3. Chart showing the resource classification system
4. Location map showing the pilot study area, Matewan quadrangle, central Appalachian region
5. Stratigraphic column for the Matewan quadrangle pilot study
6. Original coal map overlay depicting areas of restrictions for the Upper Elkhorn No. 2 coal bed, Matewan quadrangle study area
7. Mined areas map overlay depicting areas of restrictions for the Upper Elkhorn No. 2 coal bed, Matewan quadrangle study area
8. Land-use restrictions map overlay depicting areas of restrictions for the Upper Elkhorn No. 2 coal bed, Matewan quadrangle study area
9. Technological restrictions map overlay depicting areas of restrictions for the Upper Elkhorn No. 2 coal bed, Matewan quadrangle study area
10. A, Available surface-minable resources;
    B, Available undergroundminable resources map overlays depicting areas of restrictions for the Upper Elkhorn No. 2 coal bed, Matewan quadrangle study area
11. Chart showing the resource summary of the Upper Elkhorn No. 2 coal bed, Matewan quadrangle study area
12. Pie diagram showing the results of the pilot study of the coal resources in the Matewan quadrangle

TABLES

1. Sources of data for assessing coal availability
2. Coal resource study summary, Matewan quadrangle
3. Land-use restrictions to surface mining, Matewan quadrangle
4. Technological restrictions to underground mining, Matewan quadrangle

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