Coal miners' nystagmus was one of the first occupational illnesses ever recognized as being due to a hazardous working environment. It aroused great concern and much controversy in Great Britain in the first half of the 20th century but was not seen in the United States. Miners' nystagmus became a...
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Anthracite derives from the Greek anthrakítēs (ἀνθρακίτης), literally "coal-like". Other terms which refer to anthracite are black coal, hard coal, stone coal, dark coal, coffee coal, blind coal (in Scotland), Kilkenny coal (in Ireland), crow coal or craw coal, and black diamond. "Blue Coal" is the term for a once-popular and trademarked brand of anthracite, mined by the Glen ...
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But for the world to combat a climate catastrophe, countries like South Africa need to move away from coal. CNN's David McKenzie and team head into the claustrophobic depths of a disused mine and ...
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Cinder Hills Coal Mine, also known as "Abandoned Mine", is a series of mine tunnels which connect Coastal Highway and Pleasant Valley. This mine has three levels: in Survival mode these levels are separate areas, and in Wintermute all three mine sections are interconnected. The Upper Level of the mine connects northern Coastal Highway (near Abandoned Lookout) to southern Pleasant Valley …
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Coal mining's. dark past. The roofs of coal mines are often lined with the fossils of ancient forests, the outlines of plants and trees buried for millions of years. Miners today can see the same stone patterns that their fathers and grandfathers …
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Subscribe to my you tube channel for 108+ more coal mine tributes and counting. Work in coalmines was both hard and dangerous. ...
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The film Pride was as much about coal mining communities' pride in what they did as it was about the ties between the gay liberation struggle and the 84-85 m...
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Mining coal has long been dirty, dark and dangerous work and thousands have died to bring coal to the surface. Miners constantly faced death and injury. Miners spent the work day hunched over in narrow seams. The backbreaking work in the deep mines was done by hand, and a pick, shovel, and hand drill were the tools of the trade.
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Colombia: the dark side of its coal mining "success". Large-scale mining activities are destroying environments and wiping out communities, but companies are failing to respect rights of those whose livelihoods are being put at greatest risk, says indigenous activist. Follow Eye On Latin America on Twitter @eye_on_latam for regular updates ...
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But the coal miner's work site had worse hazards than dim light. It was arguably the worst working environment to come out of the Industrial Revolution, worse even than the dark satanic mills of the textile industry. The work was dirty, dark, damp, backbreaking, dangerous, and …
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"Dark As A Dungeon": One of the Saddest Songs Ever Written and sung by Merle Travis, "Dark as A Dungeon" tells the sad truth about the real danger of working as a coal miner. It is quite unfortunate but the song became a rallying song among miners seeking to …
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All three of these Illinois cities were boom towns in the 1920's due to the abundance of local coal mining jobs. The trio of cities were also sundown towns, ...
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Coal mining's. dark past. The roofs of coal mines are often lined with the fossils of ancient forests, the outlines of plants and trees buried for millions of years. Miners today can see the same stone patterns that their fathers and grandfathers saw …
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'Where it's dark as a dungeon and damp as the dew, Where the dangers are double and the pleasures are few; Where the rain never falls and the sun never shine...
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Coal mining is dark, dirty, and dangerous work.. It's not for everyone — it's for the few who love to descend into the bowels of the Earth to …
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