National Register of Historic Places

Experimental Mine, U.S. Bureau Of Mines

Bruceton, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Listed
October 17, 1974
Type
Site
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
74001732

About this property

Experimental Mine, U.S. Bureau of Mines is a landmark located in the Bruceton suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1910, the newly created U.S. Bureau of Mines leased a 38-acre tract of land from the Pittsburgh Coal Company and opened the Experimental Mine. One of the early findings in the Experimental Mine demonstrated that coal dust by itself was capable of propagating an explosion even in the absence of any methane gas. This demonstration was contrary to the old belief widely held at the time that coal dust could not explode without gas. This view had led to the very dangerous and widespread practice of using loose coal dust in mines to pack explosives in boreholes, which had cost many thousands of lives. These early experiments clearly proved that such a practice was too hazardous to continue.

Location

Bruceton, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
40.30491, -79.98109

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Sources

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When was Experimental Mine, U.S. Bureau Of Mines listed on the National Register?

Experimental Mine, U.S. Bureau Of Mines was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 1974.

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Experimental Mine, U.S. Bureau Of Mines is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Experimental Mine, U.S. Bureau Of Mines is recorded as the industrial era.

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