PA Department of Environmental ProtectionOBJECTID ObjectID SHAPE ESRI Geometry Field NAME_PETITION Name assigned to the area petitioned to be designated as unsuitable for mining. PETITIONER The entity that submitted the petition. PETITIONID An identification number assigned to the area petitioned to be designated as unsuitable for mining. DATE_RECEIVED The date the Department received the petition to designate the area as unsuitable for mining. COUNTY The county the area is located in. PETITIONSTATUS Current status of the petition review. DATE_FINAL The date the Department made a final action on the petition. ACRES_PETITIONED Acreage of area petitioned to be designated as unsuitable for mining. ACRES_DESIGNATED Acreage of area designated as unsuitable for mining during review. ACRES_COAL Acreage of coal field extents inside the area designated as unsuitable for mining. ACRES_GIS Acreage of area calculated in GIS using PA Albers Equal Area Conic projection SQMILE_GIS Square miles of area calculated in GIS using PA Albers Equal Area Conic projection. NOTES Additional notes. SHAPE.AREA GIS Area in native map units SHAPE.LEN Length/Perimeter in native map unitsArcGIS DynamicMapLayerhttps://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/366859d769204e978e841d0584babe98_0engPennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionPublicBMP Areas Unsuitable for Mining - Petitioned [Pennsylvania]Web servicesPennsylvaniaLast Modified: 2026-01-08