The Bernice Coalfield is in

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and Colley Townships of

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. The villages of Mildred, Lopez, Murraytown and Bernice surround the Coalfields. Primarily semi-anthracite coal was mined here. Both strip mining and deep mining was done.

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* Anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania Coal mining regions in the United States Geography of Sullivan County, Pennsylvania Mining in Pennsylvania {{mining-stub