ITGAUM 2002
Archived: Interstate Technical Group on Abandoned Underground Mines
Fourth Biennial Abandoned Underground Mine Workshop
Outline: National Mine Map Repository
The Federal Mine Map Repository at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
George H. Popper Map Mine Repository - OSMRE
- Origin of the repository
- Mission of the mine map repository
- Number and types of mine maps
- Acquisition of mine maps:
State/federal/local gov't. agencies
Mining company's
Engineering companies
Private citizens - Clients:
State highway departments
Environmental agencies
Engineering company's
Law enforcement agencies
Realtors & developers
Utility company's
Mining company's
Architects
Citizens (homeowners) - Mine map uses:
Subsidence investigations
Highway and bridge construction projects (ex):PA- Mon Fayette Expressway
OH- RT 33 by-pass @ Nelsonville
WV- RT 10 highway construction in Logan County WV
Mon Fayette Expressway - Automation of the repository