Recent Projects and Publications in Ohio Coal Geology

The Division of Geological Survey has a long history of researching Ohio's coal-bearing strata and producing technical reports and publications to support resource development, safety, and to inform the citizenry of resource methods and history.

National Coal Resources Data System (NCRDS)

Coal Availability:

• Resources of the Middle Kittanning (No. 6) Coal [1.61 MB PDF]
• Coal Resources of the Bethesda Quadrangle, Belmont County, Ohio, Report of Investigations 145, by Allan G. Axon, 1996, 27 p., 12 figs., 4 tables. 
• Coal Availability Mapping
• Coal Resources Remaining in Ohio by County:
  • 1995
  • 1997
  • 1998

Coal Publications:

• Educational Leaflet 8, Coal  [1.5 MB PDF]
• GeoFacts:
  • No. 14, History of Coal Mining in Ohio [299 KB PDF]
  • No. 15, Coal Mining and Reclamation [128 KB PDF]
  • No. 16, Coal and Electricity [138 KB PDF]
• Bulletin 72: History of the Coal Mining Industry in Ohio, by Douglas L. Crowell, 1995, 204 p., 6 tables. $14.00.
• Coal Resource Maps
• Coal Thickness and Overburden Maps
• Coal Mining in Ohio, Then and Now [12.4 MB PDF]