Available coal resources of the Bethesda quadrangle, Belmont County, Ohio

The Division of Geological Survey has published a pioneering report that used new computer methods to assess the coal resources in the Bethesda 7.5-minute quadrangle in Belmont County. The coal-resource estimates for the quadrangle were calculated by using geographic-information-system software and coal data in the files of the Survey. This methodology allows the data to be used in future regional studies of coal availability and will be applied to other quadrangles by Survey geologists.

This report, Report of Investigations No. 145, Available coal resources of the Bethesda 7.5-minute quadrangle, Belmont County, Ohio, was authored by Allan G. Axon and is part of a cooperative program with the U.S. Geological Survey to assess the nation's coal resources.