Front page article about mine subsidence

[JNA]

Print Headline: Holes under our homes
Abandoned coal mines cause cave-ins, major damage

Internet version: A century later, abandoned coal mines pose serious risk to property | PHOTOS

Also read the related stories:
Mine subsidences ongoing problem
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund tapped to repair damages from old mines


We usually get inquiries about this but after this article I bet we will get even more.

Does your fair community have any geologic / man-made hazards ?

The photos are from The County Next Door _TM

[Dan]

Does your fair community have any geologic / man-made hazards ?

Parts of one heavily developed suburb of Buffalo, Amherst, are underlain by abandoned gypsum mines that aren't too far below the surface. The mines are supported by regularly spaced pillars. The mines have been abandoned since the 1970s, and are now flooded, threatening the structural integrity of the pillars.