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Figure 1.—Value of coal and total value of mineral production in Kentucky.

1970 
 
 Trends and Developments.—The EvansElkhorn Division, Island Creek Coal
Co., dedicated its new Gund mine in Pike County. After full development,
the planned annual mine production capacity will be 2 million tons; unit-train
loading facilities have been provided. 
 The West Kentucky Division of Island Creek Coal Co. opened the Hamilton
mine in Union County. Planned annual production capacity for 1971 will be
5 million tons. Coal will be transported by 
belt conveyor to a 4,000-ton-per-hour barge loading facility for water shipment.

 United States Steel Corp. announced plans to open a new mine at Lynch in
Harlan County. Pikeville Coal Co. began production at the Chisholm mine in
Pike County. Beth-Elkhorn Corp., a subsidiary of Bethlehem Steel Corp., began
preparation and shipment of metallurgical coal from the new Pike No. 26 mine.

 Kentucky Power Co. is constructing an 800,000-kilowatt steam-electric generating