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Different types of MiningThere are lots of different types of Mining like: Gold Mining-diging for gold Coal Mining-diging for coal Diamond Mining-diging for diamonds  Why was coal so important?Coal was so important because some of the things they used was powered by coal like a steam train. Jobs in the coal mineTherer were lots of different jobs in the coal mine like: Trapper-String on air door and pull open when hear a coal truck. Putters-Pushed trucks of coal along mine tunnels |
 Mining in the past Mining Started back in the middle of the seventeen hundreds. A long vertical shaft was dug down from the surface.Miners went down the mine in a lift, worked by a steam engine. In the tunnels, they hacked at the coal with picks and shovels. Coal mines were dark, dirty and dangerous. The only light came from candles and oil lamps. Gas in the mine could choke miners, or explode. Tunnels could flood or collapse. Accidents killed many miners. How were coal mines run?Coal mines were owned by the person on whose land they were digging on.The mine owners sold their coal to the factories. Some mine owners were very rich, but they paid miners low wages. They did not care about health and safety, so at first they let small children and women work underground.In 1842, Members of parliament stopped women and children under 10 years old from working underground. In 1860 the age limit for boy-miners was raised to 12, and in 1900 to 13. |
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