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April 28, 2002 |
Digging For Answers Despite the headlines, union action and public outcry, there has been little improvement in the numbers of deaths and injuries in the mining sector... |
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February 2001
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Waiting to Exhale New federal rules could help coal miners breathe easier... |
Science News
September 9, 2006 |
Timeline: From the September 5, 1936, issue Single plow furrow digs deep gully... Hope for saving workers exposed to silica dust... Measures temperature change in brain while it works... |
Geotimes
April 2006
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Digging Into Coal Mining Safety We owe the men and women who labor deep below ground and who risk their lives to provide our quality of life the best equipment, the best technology, the best training and the safest work environment our resources can provide. |
BusinessWeek
June 2, 2011
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South African Miners' New Legal Option Some of the world's biggest gold mining companies may pay a total of up to $100 billion for their apartheid-era treatment of miners. |
IndustryWeek
August 19, 2009
Jonathan Katz |
L-3's Underground Safety Net Mine safety enters the 21st century with wireless communications. |
The Motley Fool
July 3, 2008
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Is Coal a 4-Letter Word? Sudden shock to coal prices sends stocks reeling, meaning these mining companies are cheap. |
Geotimes
December 2007
George Luxbacher |
Underground Coal Mining Health and Safety: A View From the Inside Only through health and safety research programs, strong university programs in mining engineering and committed graduates will we push coal technology boundaries forward. |
The Motley Fool
September 24, 2008
Christopher Barker |
Reconsidering the Power to Move Mountains A 2007 court ruling regarding the environmentally destructive process of mountaintop removal by Appalachian coal miners is currently being appealed by Massey Energy and the West Virginia Coal Association. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2007
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High-Tech Mining Makes Coal King of Fossil Fuels, But Is It Clean? The abundance of coal and new mining technology will make this the fuel of choice for power plants for years to come. |
The Motley Fool
February 5, 2009
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Coal Fires Massey's Earnings Massey Energy stoked this Fool's confidence, but better options abound. |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Has Arch Found Fools' Coal? Nation's No. 2 coal miner has a great 2004 but lowers expectations for 2005. |
The Motley Fool
January 16, 2008
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Invest in Solid Black Gold This ETF gives you exposure to coal producers around the world. |
Geotimes
April 2006
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Need a Job? Coal Workers Wanted As the demand for coal increases, the demand for coal workers is also rising, at a time when a notable dearth of mining engineering geologists and other workers is coming down the pipe. |
Chemistry World
April 7, 2010
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New form for an old fuel Colloidal coal-water suspensions may rise to the challenges of clean coal technology with the help of a new production method. |
The Motley Fool
October 26, 2010
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Why Mining Fortunes Are Yet to Be Made As a group, miners have scarcely begun to adapt to growing market demand. |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2009
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