4. From Underground to Surface Mining: 1920-1951

As commercial mining techniques advanced, North Dakota coala dark brown to black combustible rock of organic origin formed over millions of years by the partial decomposition of... Read More producers moved away from underground shaft mining to safer and more productive surface mines.

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