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Deep River Coal Fields in North Carolina Faces Mining Hurdles
North Carolina's Deep River Coal Fields hold about 100 million tons of mineable coal with quality rivaling West Virginia. Geologist Jasper L. Stuckey cites years of negative reputation from Civil War era disasters and ongoing questions about profitability and clean processing despite renewed interest by engineer Glen Arter. The region spans 15 to 20 miles, with best coal in down dropping blocks and dikes, while historic mines near Sanford including Old Egypt and Carolina have produced fatal blasts and long-standing reputational stigma.
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Sanford
Deep River
North Carolina
West Virginia
Jasper L. Stuckey
University
Stuckey
South Carolina Line
Oxford
Glen Arter
Charlotte
Arter
Gardner
Carbonton
Old Egypt
Carolina Mines
Carolina
John R. McQueen
Howard Butler
Ben Dixon McNeill
McNeill
Butler
Hiss
McQueen
Coal Products Inc
Walter Bledsoe Co
Bledsoe Company
Highway 421
Cumnock Mines
Egypt
Peter Evans