Interested in CBMP spatial files?
Coal feature shapefiles or file geodatabases are available from the Coal Bed Mapping Project.
Complete the form via the link to access the download page: https://arcg.is/1uLeey.
Please Note:
500XXX series numbers are internal numerical place savers for active mines delivered to WVGES as CAD files. These files are considered confidential by WVMHS&T and are therefore unavailable to users. We are given only the mine outline with no additional information.
Please click on the links below to find out more:
Click on a mining polygon in an interactive map. You will get a "pop-up" that conatains further information about the mine. Hyperlinks to more detailed information and images will be in
blue text.
Hyperlinks are available on the following features:
- Underground Mined Coal
- Mined and Remaining Coal
- Aperture Card Labels
- Geological Discontinuities
- Mining Extent Unknown
Note that mine maps with aperture card labels in the 500xxx and 953xxx series are not available to the public.
DISCLAIMER: The data represented on the CBMP GIS website is not a complete documentation of all historic mining. WVGES is only able to display the data it has received. Every effort is made by the agency to collect, compile and serve mined area polygons and associated mine maps but known gaps in our data exist. Updates to the data set occur as new data becomes available. If you are in possession of mine maps, drilling information or other data that would improve this site please contact Jim Britton britton@wvgs.wvnet.edu.
WV Geological & Economic Survey
