Virginia Cooperative ExtensionWestman, Erik C.Haycocks, ChristopherZipper, Carl E.2013-07-302013-07-302000http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23513Coal mining in Virginia's Richmond basin was the first recorded production in the United States (Henderson, 1985). Since that production, more than 2.1 billion tons of coal have been extracted from three primary areas within the state: the Richmond basin, the Valley coal fields, and the Southwest Virginia coal field (Brown et al., 1952; VCCER, 1998).8 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.LD5655 .A762 no.460Coal reserves -- Virginia, SouthwestExtension publication