Needmyguns.. Just for you...Mining pics
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quote:i was just wondering how maney here have worked in a coal mine..myself i have never even seen one.man thats got to be spooky down there in the mines
I have posted most of these photos before. But to give you a very small idea of what it is like first inside of deep mine.
This machine is called a Continuous Miner. Note the operator at the left rear of the machine. Low seam mining.
The business end of a miner.
Roof Bolter. It come in after the Miner is moved back and drills hole in the roof of a mine and inserts expansion bolts to help hold the roof in place. This guy has the most dangerous job in a mine.
A Man Trip. This one operates on tracks and is used to haul men and supplies into and out of the mine.
Fire Bosses at a shift change. They must inspect the area being mined before each shift. No one enters the area until they say it is safe.
A typical miner carries aprox. 30 to 40 lbs of gear and tools while thy work.
A Belt line. They can be built to carry coal or Refuse for miles.
Typical Prep plant (white building. This is where the coal is separated from Refuse (slate), cleaned and readied for shipment. This plant can run around 750 ton of product and hour. With good recovery say 35%. That equals to about 225 ton of clean coal an hour coming out of the plant.
Which can keep a dozer operator busy pushing coal to feed the plant and another dozer keeping the belts from gobbing (clogging) off. Mainly CAT D9 and 11's are used to push with. This one is a D8 that is used for back up should one of the larger dozer's go down.
The refuse is hauled away from the plant using a 90 to 100 ton haul trucks. These are 90 ton Euclids. They run an average 24 hours a day for six days if the plantt is producing.
Inside of a Euc cab as we call them. Easier to drive than most car or trucks on the road today.
24' wide truck on a 30' wide road. Note how the haul road zig zags back and forth.. Gets a little hairy coming back down during bad weather.. lol
And accidents do happen. Driver walked away with a good bump to the head.
Cat 988 loader. This one is used mainly to clean the larger rock that is separated from the coal out of the rock bin.
Smaller trucks such as the Volvo A35 or 40D are used to haul the larger rock.
I will stop for now.
Waiting on dial up can make for a long wait.
quote:i was just wondering how maney here have worked in a coal mine..myself i have never even seen one.man thats got to be spooky down there in the mines
I have posted most of these photos before. But to give you a very small idea of what it is like first inside of deep mine.
This machine is called a Continuous Miner. Note the operator at the left rear of the machine. Low seam mining.
The business end of a miner.
Roof Bolter. It come in after the Miner is moved back and drills hole in the roof of a mine and inserts expansion bolts to help hold the roof in place. This guy has the most dangerous job in a mine.
A Man Trip. This one operates on tracks and is used to haul men and supplies into and out of the mine.
Fire Bosses at a shift change. They must inspect the area being mined before each shift. No one enters the area until they say it is safe.
A typical miner carries aprox. 30 to 40 lbs of gear and tools while thy work.
A Belt line. They can be built to carry coal or Refuse for miles.
Typical Prep plant (white building. This is where the coal is separated from Refuse (slate), cleaned and readied for shipment. This plant can run around 750 ton of product and hour. With good recovery say 35%. That equals to about 225 ton of clean coal an hour coming out of the plant.
Which can keep a dozer operator busy pushing coal to feed the plant and another dozer keeping the belts from gobbing (clogging) off. Mainly CAT D9 and 11's are used to push with. This one is a D8 that is used for back up should one of the larger dozer's go down.
The refuse is hauled away from the plant using a 90 to 100 ton haul trucks. These are 90 ton Euclids. They run an average 24 hours a day for six days if the plantt is producing.
Inside of a Euc cab as we call them. Easier to drive than most car or trucks on the road today.
24' wide truck on a 30' wide road. Note how the haul road zig zags back and forth.. Gets a little hairy coming back down during bad weather.. lol
And accidents do happen. Driver walked away with a good bump to the head.
Cat 988 loader. This one is used mainly to clean the larger rock that is separated from the coal out of the rock bin.
Smaller trucks such as the Volvo A35 or 40D are used to haul the larger rock.
I will stop for now.
Waiting on dial up can make for a long wait.
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Nice pics, Les. I visited a few mines back in the '70's. I did a little service work on mantrip cars and electric locomotives. I was in one mine in Bishop working with a mine electrician. Every now and then I would feel a slight rumble. I asked the guy what that was and he said they were "robbin' pillars". I didn't want to appear stupid, so I didn't ask him to elaborate. I found out later what that meant.
Also found out what a "Gob sow" was.0 -
I looked into Pennsylvania coal mining when I was a young pup, one summer - after that short look I chose working summers in a steel mill. That deep dark hole was just too formable for me.
Made a good choice.
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Interesting pictures. Thanks for sharing them. [^] 0 -
Thanks for the photos and commentary. 0 -
Interesting pics. Thanks/[:)] 0 -
Thanks for the tour! 0 -
Thanks for the pics. My Wife's family lives outside of Beckley and a few of her uncles and cousins have worked/work in the mines. I have made a couple visits to the exhibition coal mine over the years, but your pics give a much better idea of what it is like inside the mine.
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Jim
Robbing pillars is dangerous work. Roof falls happen often when it is done.
A new hired mine worker are known as a "Red Hat". They must wear a red colored hard hat while they are in training. It takes an average of six months to become a black hat miner. Red hats are not allowed to do anything during that time unless their trainer/supervisor approves it.
The white on the walls is lime stone. Powdered lime stone is used to control coal dust and provide for better lighting.
Note the guys clothing. The reflective stripes can be seen a great distance with just a small amount of light.
Mining has came a long way from what it use to be. It is a very safe job have if you follow the rules of the game. One simple mundane short cut in safety can get yourself or your coworkers killed in a heartbeat.0 -
Very interesting stuff. You couldn't pay me enough to do that job though. I'll stick with the liquid black stuff myself (oilfield). [:D] 0 -
Thanks for the pics. I made my living for years hauling big machinery like that.
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pretty cool! If you are ever in Silverton, CO definately go on the old 100 Gold Mine tour-it takes you about 1/3 of a mile into the mountain on a mining train & a little on foot. 0 -
Cool pictures, thanks for sharing!! 0 -
Wow that's informative! I love those Big Trucks too.
I took the tour of the Arkadian Copper Mine up in Upper Michigan once and it was pretty erie down there...0
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