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Prior to the 1930s, what percentage of miners in southern West Virginia lived in towns owned by coal companies?
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In the 1850s, which one of these valleys was NOT a major cannel coal producer?
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What surface mining method uses large-diameter drills mounted on mobile equipment to bore into coal seams?
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Which one of the following did NOT publicly oppose mountaintop removal mining?
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Which West Virginia mine disaster prompted passage of the federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act?
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Where is the National Mine Health and Safety Academy located?
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By the early 1930s, about how much of southern West Virginia's coal was being mined by African Americans?
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For how much did Governor Arch Moore settle West Virginia's $100 million lawsuit against Pittston Coal for the Buffalo Creek Flood?
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In 1931, which former Mine Wars leader founded a rival union to the United Mine Workers of America?
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John Nuttall was an early coal operator in this county.
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