“…Kidd (1979) identified the presence of north west-southeast trending lineaments in the lower Big Black Creek Basin that were reported to potentially represent faults zones, joint systems, mineralized zones, or zones of water movement. Johnston (1933), Causey (1963a), Planert and Pritchett (1989), and Mooty and Kidd (1996) reported on the hydrogeology and ground-water resources of the study area. Finkelman and others (1994) compiled existing coal data into the USGS COALQUAL database.…”