Mining Publication: Removing Methane (Degasification) from the Pittsburgh Coalbed in Northern West Virginia
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Original creation date: January 1962
Authors: WM Merritts, WN Poundstone, BA Light
Report of Investigations - January 1962
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20030900
Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, RI 5977, 1962 Jan; :1-39
A joint investigation by the Bureau of Mines and the Christopher Coal Co. at the Humphrey No. 7 mine, operating in the Pittsburgh coalbed in northern West Virginia, was undertaken to gain more insight concerning the hazardous emission of methane gas in mining. This report describes the equipment, procedure, and results.
Report of Investigations - January 1962
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20030900
Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, RI 5977, 1962 Jan; :1-39
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