Minepools of the Western Middle Field of the Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania -

a Resource for the Future

Project Team:

Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation

U.S. Geological Survey & Pennsylvania Geologic Survey

Resource Economist – Pennsylvania State University

Contractors: Ian C. Palmer & Roger J. Hornberger

DEP Project Advisor – Daniel J. Koury (Growing Greener)

Presented by Roger J. Hornberger, P.G.

Shen Penn Abandoned Pit

Valley & Ridge Province (Sharp Mtn. above 20th st. looking west)

Cross-section of the geologic structure of the Ridge and Valley Province

Cross-section of the geologic structure of the Allegheny Plateau (from King 1977)

Complex Geologic Structure (near Shenandoah, PA)

USGS C-21

Pottsville Formation Type Section (Rt. 61)

Regional Geology (Whaleback near Shamokin)

Coal Seams in the Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania

Anthracite Mine, Wadesville Schuylkill County, PA

Core-Drill Rig

Jeddo Mine Drainage Tunnel

Discharge from the Jeddo Tunnel - water years 1996-98 (from Ballaron 1999).

Old Forge Borehole

Borehole in River Channel

Lackawanna River downstream

Lackawanna River upstream

South Wilkes-Barre Boreholes

North Franklin Discharge

Sterling Slope Discharge

Centralia Tunnel

Pine Knot Tunnel

Markson Discharge

Tracy Airhole Discharge

Underground Slope Mine

RS&W Coal Co. Drift Mine (Pottsville)

Porter Tunnel Mine

Silver Creek Shaft

St. Nicholas & Suffolk Collieries

Cross-section near Kaiers

Borehole

Buck Mountain Coal = 11 LiftsSeven Foot Coal = 13 Lifts

Breached Barrier Pillar

Richards Colliery - plunging syncline

Collieries of Western Middle Field

Minepools of Western Middle Field

AML Features of W. Middle Field

AML Features near Mt. Carmel

Minepools & Barrier Pillars

DEM of Mt. Carmel Area

DEM of Mid-Valley looking east

USGS Structure Contours of Buck Mtn. Coal bed

USGS Structure Contours and Colliery Boundaries

R2V of Structure Contours

3-Dimensional View of Structure Contours

3-D Structure looking North

3-D Structure looking East

3-D Structure looking West

Colliery Depth Classes Western Middle Field

Eastern Half of W. Middle Field

Western Half of W. Middle Field

USGS Modflow – Groundwater Contours with Colliery Boundaries

USGS Modflow – Groundwater Contours with Streams

Wheelabrator Co-Gen Plant and Minepool for Cooling Water