Vintage Video - How Coal Mines Work: Mining and Preparation of Anthracite Coal

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Post by DePippo79 » Wed. Jan. 22, 2014 2:59 pm

"How coal mines work: Mining and preparation of Anthracite coal". Love the breaker operation. Matt


 
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Post by Flyer5 » Sun. Feb. 09, 2014 11:47 am

when kids think its tough today. This is how my grandfathers grew up.



 
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Post by cokehead » Tue. May. 19, 2015 8:31 pm

Here is a silent film of similar content to the first post. Might be a little earlier as they are using mules in the mines.

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