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Bernice Coalfield

Coordinates: 41°30′N 76°20′W / 41.500°N 76.333°W / 41.500; -76.333
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The Bernice Coalfield is in Cherry and Colley Townships of Sullivan County, Pennsylvania. The villages of Mildred, Lopez, Murraytown and Bernice surround the Coalfields. Primarily semi-anthracite coal was mined here. Both strip mining and deep mining was done.

References

  • Hower, J.C. (1997-03-01). "Observations on the role of the Bernice coal field (Sullivan County, Pennsylvania) anthracites in the development of coalification theories in the Appalachians". International Journal of Coal Geology. 33 (2): 95–102. Bibcode:1997IJCG...33...95H. doi:10.1016/S0166-5162(96)00046-8. ISSN 0166-5162. Retrieved 2021-04-30.

41°30′N 76°20′W / 41.500°N 76.333°W / 41.500; -76.333