MINING

The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground.Mining of stones and
metal has been done since pre-historic times. Modern mining processes involve
prospecting for ore bodies, analysis of the profit potential of a proposed mine.
Surface mining
Surface mining is done by removing (stripping) surface vegetation, dirt, and, if
necessary, layers of bedrock in order to reach buried ore deposits
Underground mining
Mantrip used for transporting miners within an underground mine .Sub-surface
mining consists of digging tunnels or shafts into the earth to reach buried ore
deposits
Health
There are few jobs that can destroy your health like mining. Besides the long
term danger of the black lung there is the constant risk of cave ins or other
potentially life stopping situations.Listed as the most dangerous industry for
workers until 2001, mining is now outranked by industrial fishing, roofing and
aircraft-related occupations .Still, miners' chances of dying from explosions, caveins and equipment accidents are ever-present, and many chronic and fatal
conditions are linked to their toxic work conditions .What working conditions
present the biggest health dangers? They include exposure to:
Dust: Very fine mineral dust particles from blasting and drilling can accumulate in
the lungs, causing a disease called pneumoconiosis.
Radon: A radioactive, odorless gas, radon is associated with several types of
underground mining. Long-term exposure can cause lung cancer.
Welding fumes: These fumes consist of vaporized molten metal, and chronic
overexposure can lead to respiratory tract irritation, systemic poisoning and
pneumoconiosis.
Mercury: A heavy metal present in about 25 organic mineral compounds found in
mines (depending on that particular mine), workers can inhale, swallow or absorb
mercury through their skin. Even exposure to small quantities over time can lead
to severe poisoning. Symptoms of mercury poisoning include weakness, mouth
ulcers, bleeding gums and loose teeth, tremors, nausea, abdominal pain,
headaches, diarrhea and cardiac weakness.
Noise: eardrum rupture.
Turkey is a dangerous place for miners but there are worse places to dig
underground this list doesnt tell the whole story. It turns out most countries that
are major coal producers, notably China and India, dont share comparable data
dangerous place for minersbut there are worse places to dig underground
Benxihu Colliery Disaster (1942) - China

The Benxihu colliery disaster in China cost 1,549 lives and is believed to be the
worst coal mining disaster ever. The coal mine was forcefully operated by the
Japanese until the end of World War II in 1945. The Soviet Union conducted an
investigation of the mine accident, following the liberation of Liaoning province
from the Japanese Army's control.Carbon monoxide poisoning due to the closure
of the ventilation system was reported to have caused most of the deaths
Famous miners
Alija Sirotanovi (14 August 1914 16 May 1990) was a Yugoslav miner, Hero of
Socialist Labour and perhaps the most famous of all Yugoslav udarniks. He was
held up by the Communist Party of Yugoslavia to be a model of a hard-worker in
the former Yugoslavia.