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Coal River
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Coal River
by Michael Shnayerson

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One of America’s most dramatic environmental battles is unfolding in southern West Virginia. Coal companies are blasting the mountains, decapitating them for coal. The forested ridge tops and valley streams of Appalachia—one of the country...
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Coal: A Human History
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Coal: A Human History
by Barbara Freese

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In this remarkable book, Barbara Freese takes us on a rich historical journey that begins hundreds of millions of years ago and spans the globe. Prized as the best stone in Britain by Roman invaders who carved jewelry out of it, coal has transformed...
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Mining in the Old West
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Mining in the Old West
by Sandor Demlinger

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From the 1848 discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in northern California, follow the development of mining in the American West through over 300 vintage photos. See the people and places of history face to face. See the early mining towns and the...
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Our Story
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Our Story
by Jeff (edt) Goodell

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The true story of the nine Pennsylvania coal miners, trapped underground for 77 hours in 2002, is told by the miners themselves in this dramatic, riveting first-person account of their actions and emotions, and how they made it through to their dramatic...
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The Day the Earth Caved in: An American Mining Tragedy
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The Day the Earth Caved in: An American Mining Tragedy
by Joan Quigley

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The Day the Earth Caved In is an unprecedented and riveting account of the nation’s worst mine fire, beginning on Valentine’s Day, 1981, when twelve-year-old Todd Domboski plunged through the earth in his grandmother’s backyard in...
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Rare Earths 98
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Rare Earths 98
by R C Woodward

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The unique spectroscopic, magnetic, and chemical properties of the elements and their compounds are making them increasingly used in such fields as electronics, environmental protection, magnets, nuclear medicine therapy, and agriculture. Here...
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Radiation Protection of Workers in Mines
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Radiation Protection of Workers in Mines
by M C Thorne

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Miners in uranium and other mines are exposed to radioactive gases, as well as to ore dusts containing radioactive materials and external gamma and beta radiation. This report describes the principles and techniques by which radiation hazards may be...
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Transactions of Society for Volume 310 2001
by William R Yemberg

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This collection is an invaluable resource of technical papers published in "Mining Engineering and Minerals & Metallurgical Processing, " plus additional papers published only in this book. Fully indexed by title, author, and subject....
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Pike's Peak: A Mining Saga
by Frank Waters

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"...a sustained strength and beauty of style rarely found in fiction today". -- Chicago Daily...
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Trapped 77 Hours Under Ground
by Jeff Goodell

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'Trapped' recounts the personal experiences of nine Pennsylvanian coal miners who were trapped two miles underground in a flooded mine for over three days in July 2002....
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Large Mines & the Community Socioeconomi
by Gary Mcmahon



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concealed coalfield of yorkshire & nottinghamshire 3ed
by W Edwards



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Annual Report of the Minister of Mines65
by Dept Of Mines



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Annual Report of the Minister of Mines47
by Dept Of Mines



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Patenting Mining Claims & Mill Sites In
by Bobbie J Baldwin



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Public Domain, Private Dominion: A History of Public Mineral Policy in America
by Carl J Mayer



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Twentieth Annual Report Usgs Part 6 Cont
by Charles D Walcott



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Minister of Mines B C Annual Report 1958
by British Columbia Pro



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Pictorial History of American Mining
by Howard N Sloane



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Agricola on Metals
by Bern Dibner



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