Jeddo Tunnel
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Oscette
N 41° 00.467 W 075° 59.795
18T E 416195 N 4540100
Mine Drainage Tunnel
Waymark Code: WMPQBJ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/06/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member RakeInTheCache
Views: 7

Jeddo Tunnel (Also called the Jeddo Mine Tunnel)is one of the coal region's biggest di8scharges of mine water. The tunnel is 5 miles long and was constructed between 1891 and 1894. At the time it was the largest mine drainage tunnel in the world. The tunnel drains 5 large coal basins and 9 major minepools via gravity of close to 33 square miles. The average drainage is 40,000 US gallons per minute. The tunnel is located in Fritzingertown, near Drums, PA.
Mine Type: Abandoned Mine

Mineral Collecting: No

Material Mined: Coal, Lignite

Operation: Underground Mine

Surface Features: No

KNOWN DANGERS:
No Trespassing. Acid Mine Drainage.


Any associated website: Not listed

Any Other information: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Optional photograph welcomed.
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Oscette visited Jeddo Tunnel 04/17/2006 Oscette visited it