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Coal Mining
Due to the recent mining disaster here in Southern West Virginia. I retired from the same type of mining these brave men were performing. These photos were taken just before my retirement. Please keep them and their families in your prayers.
The entire longwall system is run by hundreds of computers that work together to advance the jack that support the roof over our working area.
Shear Crew / Belt delay
Water Mist
Huge Hydraulic jacks to support the massive weight of mountain over our working area.
Coal Over head drive
Cribs on Headgate
Cutting Coal
Toward Headgate
Head Gate Control Station
Machine cutting coal
Mr Repass 3
Coal on line
I was the face line Supervisor on a longwall (1000 ft working area)


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