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Coalbed Methane Outreach Program

Active Underground Mines

Information and resources about active underground mines.

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Identifying Opportunities for Methane Recovery at U.S. Coal Mines: Profiles of Selected Gassy Underground Coal Mines 2002-2016 (PDF)(73 pp, 2 MB, July 2019)
Coal Mine Methane Recovery at Active and Abandoned U.S. Coal Mines: Current Projects and Potential Opportunities (PDF)(7 pp, 290 K, July 2019)
Case Study: Methane Recovery at Non-coal Mines (PDF)(2 pp, 2 MB, September 2013)