Central Appalachian coalfield

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Central_Appalachian_coalfield

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Field
gptkbp:commonHealthIssues	respiratory illness black lung disease
gptkbp:containsCommunity	gptkb:Appalachian_communities
gptkbp:culturalSignificance	Appalachian music Appalachian folklore
gptkbp:environmentalImpact	water pollution deforestation mountaintop removal mining
gptkbp:hasAttraction	gptkb:Appalachian_Trail coal heritage sites
gptkbp:hasBiodiversity	Appalachian flora and fauna
gptkbp:hasCoalSeam	gptkb:Pittsburgh_coal_seam Fire Clay coal seam Pocahontas No. 3
gptkbp:hasDeclineSince	2000s
gptkbp:hasEconomicIssue	job loss declining coal production
gptkbp:hasEnvironmentalRestoration	reclamation projects
gptkbp:hasExportMarket	domestic power plants international steel industry
gptkbp:hasLaborHistory	gptkb:United_Mine_Workers_of_America coal miners' strikes
gptkbp:hasPeakProductionYear	1997
gptkbp:hasRegulatoryAgency	gptkb:Environmental_Protection_Agency U.S. Office of Surface Mining
gptkbp:hasResource	gptkb:coal
gptkbp:hasTransport	gptkb:CSX_Transportation gptkb:Norfolk_Southern_Railway
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	coal mining history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Central Appalachian coalfield
gptkbp:knownFor	bituminous coal production
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Appalachian_Mountains gptkb:Kentucky gptkb:Tennessee gptkb:United_States gptkb:Virginia gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkbp:mainIndustry	coal mining
gptkbp:majorCity	gptkb:Bluefield,_West_Virginia gptkb:Hazard,_Kentucky gptkb:Beckley,_West_Virginia gptkb:Norton,_Virginia
gptkbp:notableCompany	gptkb:Peabody_Energy gptkb:Arch_Coal gptkb:Massey_Energy gptkb:Alpha_Natural_Resources
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Appalachian_coalfields
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Appalachian_coalfields gptkb:Appalachian_coal_fields
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7