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Middle Pennsylvanian Series

Raccoon Creek Group

Tradewatern

Formation

Caseyville

Formation

Bell (W. Ky. No. 1b)

Hawesville

Elm Lick zone

Dunbar

Ice House (W. Ky. No. 3)

Amos/Foster zone

Battery Rock, Main Nolin

Mannington (W. Ky. No. 4)

Baker (W. Ky. No. 13)

Coiltown (W. Ky. 14)

Shelburn

McLeans

boro Gp.

Bancroft (W. Ky. No. 5)

Lang-

settian

Bolso-

vian

Duck-

mantian

Westphalian

Carbondale

Formation

Davis (W. Ky. No. 6)

Colchester (W. Ky. No. 8)

Springfield (W. Ky. No. 9)

Herrin (W. Ky. No. 11)

Dekovan (W. Ky. No. 7)

During the 1980�s, coal production in WKY was about 50 million tons / year, and came from ᡇ beds. Today, most of the mining in WKY is limited to only 3 beds, the Springfield, Herrin and Baker, with contribution

from other coal beds being essentially

insignificant. Production in 2000 was 25.8 Mt, down from 41.8 Mt in 1991, a 38 % decrease.

General Production Trends

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