Jay brought up an interesting point in another thread. If you live in Anthracite country, and theres coal UNDER your property, has anyone ever mined their own? The veins do come to the surface, but has all that property been bought up by the coal companies, or is there any residence properties over the fields?coal berner wrote:Or under itcoaledsweat wrote:Mahanoy is where Blashack Coal is based, good coal is probably right around the corner for your new house.
Anyone Ever Mine Their Own Coal?
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when you buy a house in the coal region I think there is paper work about the coal rights.basicly just cause you own the house and property you don't own the coal under your property.
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That's for sure. I keep waiting for JC to start digging in his backyard.
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with any property that you buy you would or will need to buy the mineral rights if you want to do any miningNew Hope Engineer wrote:when you buy a house in the coal region I think there is paper work about the coal rights.basicly just cause you own the house and property you don't own the coal under your property.
and you must follow all of the rules and regs that go along with mining plus all the taxes that go along with mining
not that easy what you would be doing is just like the mining Co do you would need to be certified and follow
all of the Fed and State rules & regs MSHA & Dep .
Yeah, I really didn't expect any homeowners would be "Deep Mining" through their basement. But out in the Back 40, using a roto-tiller or plow for the garden, can you actually pick enough to supply your needs for the winter?
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i can see it now. "mark what are you doin with all that powder and fuse"DVC500 at last wrote:Yeah, I really didn't expect any homeowners would be "Deep Mining" through their basement. But out in the Back 40, using a roto-tiller or plow for the garden, can you actually pick enough to supply your needs for the winter?
My farm was mined when I was a kid. My dad and grandad stip mined it. ( open pit ) for bituminous coal. I built my house up here in 2001 and I can actualy take my backhoe out to the corner of the field and dig my own coal. I am saving this for a rainy day however...
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Oh how MINT that would be to mine right in my own yard! Before anyone had a clue, I'd have 200 tons mined & stockpiled in a secret location!
Then, I'd stand guard day & night, ensuring my survival.
Then, I'd stand guard day & night, ensuring my survival.
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The problem with that is most of the back 40 where the coal is Was or is owned by a mining company . Was meaning most of the coal has been mined already. Is meaning there mining it now . And if you do have coal on your land In order to mine it you still have to follow all of the Rules & Reg Permits taxes that MSHA & DEP have on the books. You also will have to have the Knowledge to do it .DVC500 at last wrote:Yeah, I really didn't expect any homeowners would be "Deep Mining" through their basement. But out in the Back 40, using a roto-tiller or plow for the garden, can you actually pick enough to supply your needs for the winter?
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I knew of an old couple outside of Tamaqua who had a small mine out in back. Willi used to come home from work and break up a couple of buckets full so the wife could cook supper! But that was back in the late 40's & 50's.
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mine your own coal, the thought never crossed my mind.........
anyways, basement mines..... ya mean like this?
just when you think youve seen it all you get a phone call to check this out!
This is the house in the northern field, I hope all these people get mine sub insurance.
"Door" in house foundation into bootleg workings of an old chamber.
Short tunnel that drops down into the chamber
One of the dunmore veins
One of the boreholes that was just drilled last week in the back yard that will be used to fill the chamber with concrete.
Boreholes that will be used to fill the chamber.
anyways, basement mines..... ya mean like this?
just when you think youve seen it all you get a phone call to check this out!
This is the house in the northern field, I hope all these people get mine sub insurance.
"Door" in house foundation into bootleg workings of an old chamber.
Short tunnel that drops down into the chamber
One of the dunmore veins
One of the boreholes that was just drilled last week in the back yard that will be used to fill the chamber with concrete.
Boreholes that will be used to fill the chamber.
Anyone ask the guy if it was worth it? I guess he had a strong backChris Murley wrote:mine your own coal, the thought never crossed my mind.........
anyways, basement mines..... ya mean like this?
just when you think youve seen it all you get a phone call to check this out!