In 1984 I spent 12 months photographing the Miners' Strike in the UK. The dispute started when the Conservative government, led by Margaret Thatcher, announced the ...
Coal mines in South Africa: Mining Intelligence and Information database providing key contacts and on coal mines in South Africa!
If you have any photos, on WV Mines, or on Mining Families, or if you know of any links to websites with photos, send to Gracie Stover. Hazel McVey and Co-Workers ...
Mar 14, 2017· As China's Coal Mines Close, Miners Are Becoming Bolder In Voicing Demands : Parallels State-run coal mines are shutting down in China's rust belt.
Oct 30, 2015· JAKARTA, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Coal shipments from Indonesia will plunge as much as 17 percent next year, with most miners in the world's exporter of ...
Aug 09, 2017· Latest local news for Logan, WV : WECAN Camp marks 25th anniversary
After All In reported on the 22,000 retired miners who stand to lose health benefits without congressional action, the president -- who's known to watch cable news ...
Coal mining was a hard, dirty, and sometimes dangerous job. Injuries or death, due to cave ins or explosions, were always a constant threat.
Background, by Dave Johnson . In 1917 the U.S. Coal & Coke Company, a subsidiary of U.S. Steel, built the community of Lynch, Kentucky, then the world's ...
A non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the town history. Features information about the Coal Miners' Museum, a newsletter and a guide to tourism.
A web site to commemorate the coal miner. Coal miners where they worked, where they lived.Links to history, pictures, coal education, coal mining.
Biographical story of Loretta Lynn, a legendary country singer that came from poverty to worldwide fame. She rose from humble beginnings in Kentucky to superstardom ...
Coal is a rock that burns. It is found in two principal types: bituminous and anthracite. Bituminous coal, which is also called soft coal, has a significantly lower ...
Coal Industry Boom. In the 1880's, men with high ambitions and money came to invest in the rich coal deposits of Southwest ...
Notts Coal Mining Memories presents reminiscences, photo and historical information about six Nottinghamshire mining communities: Ollerton, Rufford, Blidworth ...
Welcome. The paintings created by The Ashington Group are a unique and precious record of days gone by. More than just a photographic record these works help provide ...
President Donald Trump has proposed eliminating funding for economic development programs supporting laid-off coal miners and others in Appalachia, stirring fears in ...
More information on the coal mines of West ia is one of the most frequent requests made. If you have information you would like to share with others, please ...
For more information see: "The Story of Anthracite" - Hudson Coal Company 1932. "Rebuilding the Loree Breaker" - Coal Age Magazine Vol. 16, No. 9
Scanned Images of West ia Mine Maps Available Online.
At least 35 miners have lost their lives and scores of others were injured in a coal mine explosion in Golestan, a province in northeastern Iran.
Coal Miners. Between 1880 and 1920, southern West ia's population grew from 93,000 to 446,000, due almost entirely to the coal industry.
Abandoned Coal Mine Research and Mine Equipment Restoration.
Eckley is one of the hundreds of company mining towns or