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Copyright © 2003 -2008 Roger Philpot All Rights Reserved
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The coal miner I know comes from a special breed of man who works in the darkness under dangerous conditions and breathes the coal dust that gives him black lung and no hope of a retirement future. The work is dirty and dangerous and many lost their lives due to the neglect of mine operators and poor implementation of State and federal laws regulating the way mining should be conducted. The miners and their families lived in a settlement called "coal camps" The houses, merchandise store, church, and schools were owned by the coal company. The song "sixteen tons" was once indicative of the life of a coal miner
A Brief Overview
Facts About Coal
Working Coal Miner 20th century
This site is about coal miners - Where They Worked And Where They lived. Some insight about coal mining, coal education,coal mining disasters and history of coal mining. I know about this life. I am the son of a coal miner. It is my small way of paying tribute the coal miners of America
Roger's Blog - Select the power Blogger
Another site about coal mining.
DID YOU KNOW?
That one ton of coal = 5 barrels of oil. = 30,000 ft of natural gas. *Approximate figures that depend on grade of coal being considered and particular composition of oil and gas.
******************************************* If all the energy of a lump of coal could be used (E=mc^2) it would keep a light bulb going for a million years.!
******************************************* Black Lung kills almost 1,500 miners each year.
******************************************** Coal generates more than half of the electricity used in the Unites States.
