[OPLINLIST] For those in mine subsidence areas
Frank Atkinson
franka@ohcapcon.com
Wed, 18 Feb 2004 13:43:14 -0500
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For those in mine subsidence areas this might be a good resource to have
available:
To ODNR's geosurvey programs: ohiodnr.com/geosurvey
to the map: http://ohiodnr.com/geosurvey/imaps/imaps.htm
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 18, 2004
NEW, INTERACTIVE WEB-BASED MAP SHOWS THE LOCATIONS OF ACTIVE AND
ABANDONED UNDERGROUND MINES
ACROSS OHIO
Potential areas of subsidence can be located with the click of a mouse
COLUMBUS, OH - Homeowners, realtors, geo-technical consultants, land-use
planners and others interested in the location and extent of Ohio's
underground mines - both active and abandoned - will find many uses for
a new web-based map available through the Ohio Department of Natural
Resources (ODNR). The Underground Mine Locator Web Site at
ohiodnr.com/geosurvey puts an interactive map of Ohio's known
underground mines, along with potential areas of subsidence, as close as
a personal computer. Ohio currently has about a dozen active underground
mining operations; abandoned mines are found in 44 counties. The ODNR
Division of Geological Survey has information on 6,675 abandoned
underground mines in Ohio, including detailed maps for 4,346 mines -
most of which are coalmines. The division's extensive database on
abandoned underground mines has been combined into an Abandoned
Underground Mine Geographic Information System. Information for a given
area in this system can be accessed through the new web site by either
entering a street address or by zooming in on an area and clicking on
"abandoned-underground-mine features." Ohio has a history of mining
underground that dates to the early 1800s. Coal, clay, limestone,
gypsum, conglomerate, and, in one unusual instance, even sand and
gravel, were mined underground in the state during the last 200 years.
The heyday of underground mining activity occurred in the late 1800s and
early 1900s, when more than 1,110 underground mines were in operation.
Much of this mining led to subsidence, a lowering of the earth's surface
due to the collapse of bedrock and other materials into mined-out voids.
Subsidence can damage the foundations of homes, buildings and roads;
disrupt underground utilities, and can be a potential risk to human
life. An unfortunate consequence of more than two centuries of
underground mining, subsidence is a geologic hazard that can strike with
little or no warning and can result in very costly property damage.
While underground mining has occurred in many parts of Ohio, the vast
majority of underground mining took place in the coal and clay-producing
regions of the east and south where subsidence continues to be a problem
for property owners today.
Cooperative funding from the Ohio Department of Transportation helped
ODNR develop the Abandoned Underground Mine Geographic Information
System. The Underground Mine Locator Web Site is funded, in part, by the
Ohio Mine Subsidence Insurance Underwriting Association and developed in
cooperation with the ODNR Division of Mineral Resources Management.
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For additional news online, visit the ODNR Press Room at ohiodnr.com
For Further Information Contact:
Jane Beathard, ODNR Media Relations
(614) 265-6860
-or-
Doug Crowell, ODNR Division of Geological Survey
(614) 265-6594
Frank Atkinson
franka@ohcapcon.com
Rotunda Inc / Ohio Capitol Connection
http://www.rotundacollection.com
21 W. Broad St #1000
Columbus, Ohio
614-227-5820
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those in mine subsidence areas this might be a good resource to have =
available:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<span class=3DSpellE>ODNR’s</span> <span =
class=3DSpellE>geosurvey</span> programs:
<span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> =
</span><span
class=3DSpellE>ohiodnr.com/geosurvey</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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the map: <span =
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com/geosurvey/imaps/imaps.htm<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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2004</span></font></st1:date><font
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>NEW,
INTERACTIVE WEB-BASED MAP SHOWS THE LOCATIONS OF ACTIVE AND ABANDONED
UNDERGROUND MINES <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>ACROSS
</span></font><st1:State><st1:place><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>OHIO</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Potential
areas of subsidence can be located with the click of a =
mouse<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><st1:place><st1:=
City><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>COLUMBUS</span></font></st1:City><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>,
</span></font><st1:State><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>OH</span></font></st1:State></st1:place><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
- Homeowners, realtors, geo-technical consultants, land-use planners and =
others
interested in the location and extent of =
</span></font><st1:State><st1:place><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Ohio</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>'s
underground mines - both active and abandoned - will find many uses for =
a new
web-based map available through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources
(ODNR). The Underground Mine Locator Web Site at <span =
class=3DSpellE>ohiodnr.com/geosurvey</span>
puts an interactive map of </span></font><st1:State><st1:place><font =
size=3D2
face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Ohio</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>'s
known underground mines, along with potential areas of subsidence, as =
close as
a personal computer. </span></font><st1:State><st1:place><font size=3D2
face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Ohio</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
currently has about a dozen active underground mining operations; =
abandoned
mines are found in 44 counties.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span>The
ODNR Division of Geological Survey has information on 6,675 abandoned
underground mines in </span></font><st1:State><st1:place><font size=3D2
face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Ohio</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>,
including detailed maps for 4,346 mines - most of which are coalmines. =
The
division's extensive database on abandoned underground mines has been =
combined
into an Abandoned Underground Mine Geographic Information System. =
Information
for a given area in this system can be accessed through the new web site =
by either
entering a street address or by zooming in on an area and clicking on
"abandoned-underground-mine features." =
</span></font><st1:State><st1:place><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Ohio</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
has a history of mining underground that dates to the early 1800s. Coal, =
clay,
limestone, gypsum, conglomerate, and, in one unusual instance, even sand =
and
gravel, were mined underground in the state during the last 200 =
years.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The heyday of underground =
mining
activity occurred in the late 1800s and early 1900s, when more than =
1,110
underground mines were in operation. Much of this mining led to =
subsidence, a
lowering of the earth's surface due to the collapse of bedrock and other
materials into mined-out voids. Subsidence can damage the foundations of =
homes,
buildings and roads; disrupt underground utilities, and can be a =
potential risk
to human life.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>An =
unfortunate
consequence of more than two centuries of underground mining, subsidence =
is a
geologic hazard that can strike with little or no warning and can result =
in
very costly property damage. While underground mining has occurred in =
many parts
of </span></font><st1:State><st1:place><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Ohio</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>,
the vast majority of underground mining took place in the coal and
clay-producing regions of the east and south where subsidence continues =
to be a
problem for property owners today.<span =
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Cooperative
funding from the Ohio Department of Transportation helped ODNR develop =
the
Abandoned Underground Mine Geographic Information System. The =
Underground Mine
Locator Web Site is funded, in part, by the Ohio Mine Subsidence =
Insurance
Underwriting Association and developed in cooperation with the ODNR =
Division of
Mineral Resources Management.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>-30-<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>For
additional news online, visit the ODNR Press Room at =
ohiodnr.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>For
Further Information Contact:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Jane
<span class=3DSpellE>Beathard</span>, ODNR Media =
Relations<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>(614)
265-6860<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Doug
Crowell, ODNR Division of Geological Survey<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>(614)
265-6594<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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m</a></span></font><span
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Broad St
#1000</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:place><st1:City><font size=3D1 =
face=3DArial><span
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an></font></st1:City><font
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yes'>, </span></font><st1:State><font size=3D1 face=3DArial><span
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