I Discovered an Abandoned Coal Mine Near Jim Thorpe

 
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Post by Rufcar » Wed. May. 29, 2019 11:09 pm

They are definitely uranium mines. Here is a book on them. https://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/1107d/report.pdf start on page 245

 
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Post by LehighanthraciteMatt » Thu. May. 30, 2019 7:57 am

CoaLen wrote:
Mon. Aug. 11, 2008 8:35 pm
blackdamp

form of mine gas ( in mine gas )
It is a product of the incomplete combustion of carbon and is formed in coal mines chiefly by the oxidation of coal, particularly in those mines where spontaneous combustion occurs. Black damp is an atmosphere in which a flame lamp will not burn, usually because of an excess of carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen in the air.

I've never heard of blackdamp....until now.
This is not usually associated with Anthracite mines as the volatility of Anthracite is much lower than Bituminous...


 
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Post by Hambden Bob » Thu. May. 30, 2019 8:47 am

All I know for sure is that when someone dredges up an ancient thread like this,it's sure nice to see a bunch of posters from the day! Kinda Comforting!

 
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Post by Riddlerlloyd » Thu. May. 30, 2019 11:04 pm

Uranium mine? Wasn’t there some exploratory pits/mines up near Jim Thorpe looking for Uranium during WWII to build the first atomic bombs?

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