coal mining
Underground fuel harvesting
Coal mining is the extraction of coal from the earth, either from surface deposits or underground seams.
Surface mining strips away overlying rock and soil to reach shallow coal beds, while underground mining involves tunneling deep into the earth to access coal seams.
The industry has historically been associated with dangerous working conditions, labor disputes, and environmental concerns including land degradation and air pollution.
His grandfather spent forty years in coal mining before the black lung got him.
Underground mine worker
- collierUnderground fuel extractor
- overmanMine supervisor; overstaff
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
- shift workLabor in timed blocks
company town · canary · pickaxe · headlamp · rescue team · black lung · silicosis · memorial
Narrow vertical passage
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- pitFruit's hard seed
- seamJoined fabric edge
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
drift · adit · longwall · ventilation · methane · cage · winding gear · pithead
Act of removing
- fossil fuelEnergy from decomposed organisms
- energy sectorFuel and electricity businesses
- nationalizationGovernment acquisition of industry
- privatizationState sells public assets
labor union · workforce · strike · trade union · commodity · export · steel production · industrial revolution
pitman
Underground mine worker
- collierUnderground fuel extractor
- overmanMine supervisor; overstaff
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
shift work · company town · canary · pickaxe · headlamp · rescue team · black lung · silicosis · memorial · pension
shaft
Narrow vertical passage
gallery · drift · adit · longwall · ventilation · methane · cage · winding gear · pithead · overburden
extraction
Act of removing
- fossil fuelEnergy from decomposed organisms
- energy sectorFuel and electricity businesses
- nationalizationGovernment acquisition of industry
privatization · labor union · workforce · strike · trade union · commodity · export · steel production · industrial revolution · mechanization
- dying industriesprint newspapers, landlines, payphones, cassette tapes, VCRs
- primary industriesforestry, ranching, quarrying, aquaculture, lumbering
- fuel gatheringfirewood, kindling, oil drilling, log splitting, timber harvest
- mininggold, oil, shafts, silver, iron
- dangerous jobsfirefighting, bomb disposal, crab fishing, offshore drilling, oil rigs
- unpleasant jobsgarbage collection, meat packing, mucking stalls, latrine duty, sweatshop labor
coal miningsolar power
Energy derived from sunlight
wind power · sustainable energy · green energy · wind energy · renewable energy
coal miningsolar energy
Harnessed stellar radiation
wind energy · renewable energy · green technology · fusion power · battery technology