COAL MINING AND ABANDONED MINE DRAINAGE
Mining is arguably the backbone of our nation’s economy. 
Since the early days of pioneer settlement mining has provided a way of life not just for miners and their families but also for a nation dependent on mineral extraction. Despite its valuable economic significance mining is also responsible for devastating impacts to America’s fisheries and is one of this country’s most detrimental environmental trespasses.
HISTORY OF MINING IN THE WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA
According to Captain Thomas Hutchins, 1760 is the earliest record of bituminous coal mining in Pennsylvania. At that time, a mine was opened on the Monongahela River opposite Fort Pitt, now Pittsburgh (Sisler, 1926).
Abandoned Mine Drainage: An Epic Tale
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