Author : James B. Goode
Publisher :
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 38,58 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :
"The Cutting Edge" discusses coal in terms of the personal equipment and simple machines that miners use to protect themselves and monitor their workplace, describes the complex underground and surface machinery that make the American coal industry one of the most productive workforces on earth, discusses coal tranportation, and coal utilization, outlines the regulatory aspects of the coal industry, and examines careers in coal mining and what the future may hold.