Upper Potomac Coal Basin
From top to bottom the basin is almost 30 miles long and about 3 miles wide. The North Branch of the
Potomac River borders the east side of the basin separating it from West Virginia. This basin is the
largest contiguous reserve of coal in Maryland.
Summary
DESCRIPTION |
Digitized mining boundaries |
SCALE |
1:24,000 |
LOCATION |
Allegany and Garrett Counties, Maryland |
ATTRIBUTE INFORMATION |
Maps, Seam Names, Mine Name, Year, Link to Image |
DATA SOURCE LINEAGE |
In 2004-2005 mine boundaries were delineated on USGS 1:24,000-scale Topographic Maps and then digitized by the Maryland Bureau of Mines, Frostburg, MD office. In cooperation with Frostburg State University, the Maryland Bureau of Mines is updating and validating this GIS coverage. |
COORDINATE SYSTEM |
Projected Coordinate System: State Plane Maryland FIPS 1900 Meters
Datum: North American Datum 1983
Geographic Coordinate Sysem: GCS North American 1983 |
FILE FORMAT |
ESRI polygonal shapefile |
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION |
This is not a final version of the dataset. Please contact the Maryland Bureau of Mines for the latest version. |
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