Coal resources of the Princess District, Kentucky: Boyd, Carter, Greenup, and Lawrence Counties and part of Lewis County

Technical Report · Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5968077

Brant, R A

The estimated original coal resources in the Princess District of the Eastern Kentucky Coal Field are 3.36 billion short tons, and of this amount, 3.18 billion short tons constitute the remaining coal resources. The coal resources are tabulated by standard U.S. Geological Survey resource classes for the 24 coal beds that occur in the district. Lawrence County contains more than 2 billion tons, or 60 percent of the resource, followed by Boyd with 630 million tons or 19 percent, Carter with 501 million tons or 15 percent, and Greenup with 204 million tons or 6 percent. Lewis County contains no known mineable coal.

• Research Organization: Kentucky Univ., Lexington (USA). Inst. for Mining and Minerals Research
• OSTI ID: 5968077
• Report Number(s): PB-85-126274/XAB; IMMR-82/073
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Sponsored in part by Kentucky Energy Cabinet, Lexington. Prepared in cooperation with Kentucky Geological Survey, Lexington
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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