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In this 1968 mine disaster, six miners survived for 10 days despite being trapped deep in the mine.
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How was cannel oil processed?
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Before the Civil War, what was the main method of transporting large amounts of coal?
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What equipment consolidated all of the basic mining steps into one machine?
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What city's chamber of commerce building is made entirely of coal?
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Nearly all of West Virginia's coal deposits date from this geologic period.
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In what county did West Virginia's first documented mine disaster occur?
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Since record keeping began, about how many West Virginians have died in mine disasters?
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Which of these coal disasters was NOT related to an underground mine explosion?
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For how much did Governor Arch Moore settle West Virginia's $100 million lawsuit against Pittston Coal for the Buffalo Creek Flood?
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