Jeddo Tunnel
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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
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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
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