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coal mine
Mongolia: coal mine
Children hauling coal up the slope of an English mine; from an engraving of the 1840s.
A longwall miner shearing coal at the face of a coal seam; from an underground mine in southern Ohio, U.S.
Inserting steel bolts to support the roof of an underground mine in West Virginia, U.S.
Schematic diagram of a flotation separation cell.
coal miner loading a drill hole with an explosive
company-owned coal miner homes, Holden, West Virginia, 1920s
coal mine
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The harsh realities of coal mining in the early 20th century
The never-ending underground fire of Centralia, Pennsylvania
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