Coal-miner
61miner — min•er [[t]ˈmaɪ nər[/t]] n. 1) min a person who works in a mine, esp. a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores 2) cvb min a mechanical device for extracting ores • Etymology: 1275–1325; < AF; OFminëor; see mine II, or II …
62Westmoreland County Coal Strike of 1910–1911 — The Westmoreland County Coal Strike of 1910–1911 was a strike by coal miners represented by the United Mine Workers of America. The strike is also known as the Slovak strike because about 70 percent of the miners were Slovakian immigrants.It… …
63Music of Coal — Compilation album by Various artists Released 2007 …
64History of coal mining — Due to its abundance, coal has been mined in various parts of the world throughout history and continues to be an important economic activity today. Compared to wood fuels, coal yields a higher amount of energy per mass and could be obtained in… …
65William Davis (miner) — William Davis, (June 3 1887 ndash; June 11 1925), was a coal miner from Cape Breton Island. He was born in Gloucestershire, England and died in Waterford Lake, Nova Scotia.Davis was a miner and began working for the Dominion Coal Company Limited… …
66Jewell Ridge Coal Corp. v. United Mine Workers of America — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Jewell Ridge Coal Corp. v. United Mine Workers of America ArgueDate=March 9 ArgueYear=1945 DecideDate=May 7 DecideYear=1945 FullName=Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation v. Local No. 6167, United Mine Workers Of America, et al.… …
67Major coal producing regions — China is the largest producer of coal in the world, while the United States contains the world s largest coal reserves. China and the US are also among the largest coal consumers. Other important coal producing countries include: Australia, India …
68contract miner — contract miner, a coal miner who is paid according to the amount of coal he delivers instead of on a time basis …
69Caliban in the Coal Mines — was written by the American poet Louis Untermeyer (1885–1977) and published in his 1914 collection Challenge. Caliban, a leading character in Shakespeare s play The Tempest, is said to be based in the poem on real life coal miner Few Clothes… …
70Continuous Miner — Ein Continuous Miner ist eine Gewinnungsmaschine, die im Bergbau Untertage zur Gewinnung von Steinsalz, Gips und Steinkohle eingesetzt wird. Der Continuous Miner gehört aufgrund seiner Bauform zu den Umfangfräsen. Es gibt Continuous Miner in… …
