hello from Peabody's neighbor in southern Illinois. many Peabody mines populated SI over the years, sadly few are still in operation. what Peabody didn't mine Arch mineral, Consolidated Coal, and several smaller companies did. nowadays the former pits and cuts are lakes and wetlands, great fishing, waterfowl, upland and big game hunting remain. many memories are fondly housed in this 72 yo mind.
Dad worked for ICRR for 43 years in IL and hauled millions of tons from S IL coal mines and millions from coal mines from the powder river basin in WY, he had that run from Sauget to Fulton KY, a 3 day round trip run, it's cleaner burning but it burns 3 times faster and cost 3 times as much to haul it from WY to Ballwin power plant, they built a scrubber at Ballwin but weren't using it to clean IL coal so it would be cleaner to burn, politics BS somewhere in that crap
I am so glad to finally see that this has been made available to everyone! It sure helps others understand mining lingo & concepts such as longwall, CM, crib, etc. That we have the longest longwall, some of the highest BTU quality coal, and some of the safest underground mining conditions are things most people don't know either! TCC has been & will continue to be a valuable asset to NW Colorado!
Kathy Hockett I worked at a mine where a lot of the management team came from 20 Mile. the only experienced miners I met that knew usable information came from 20 Mile and Skyline. 20 mile is one of the actual "Benchmark Mines". I spent my last year & 1/2 at 20 mile. They are an impressive bunch.
I loved that job i griped everyday going in long hours long days but I had my electrical card bossing papers instructors card met card and on the fire brigade team but I was doing the ram car batteries and the top came in and I had to have both of my knees replaced. I loved that job I wish I was still mining
A mountain weighs a lot more than an aircraft carrier. I've watched the top sit down on MRS jacks and crush them like pop cans. Trust me, the only power holding that mountain up. Is the Lord God Almighty.
i have been studying the upper big branch mine explosion and im glad i found this i was looking for a good footage of a longwall operation and this is probably the best example of how it work with the workers describing the operation on youtube there is an other but its just footage and the rest is product propaganda from the manufacturers
No where near the most advanced underground coal mine in the world. You drive a normal utility vehicle underground. Come to Australia and see how far you are behind on safety and technology.
I'm a former roof bolter operator from southeastern Ohio and our mines may be smaller but the work is the same much love and mass respect to all my brother and sister miners out there
Coal miners are the backbone of our country along with our military...the liberals think you turn a light on and have NO CLUE how electricity is actually made to Light up our world...ty coal miners!!!
I hear what they say. I understand the words perfectly and I see the diagrams. What I still can't grasp is how they can continue this kind of mining without the roof slamming down on top of them.
So, when the wall moves forward. The roof behind it collapses... does the ground sink down on the surface? I used to live above an abandoned coal mine. The house started sagging.
Stephen Tate At 20 MILE I belive it was a 1000 ft panel with an 9+ foot seem. Sadly I didn't pay a lot of attention to details because I did the same thing every day regardless of the mine plan....pushed buttons, picked things up and put them down again.
I used to service a mine in central Queensland for a CAT dealer and it’s face is 420 meters long with a 3m cut height. They would get anything up to 16 bi-di shears a shift. Monster face. Another mine close by I used to go to is grasstree and it has a medium seam 2.7 and they got over 10 million ton two years in a row. Unbelievable cut rates and production. Both single Longwall operations.
I havent seen a Lee Norris continuous miner in over 20 years. Is that a 265? I know that they made a 245 and a 265. The 245 was a low coal miner where as the 265 was for high seams. I have seen a LeeNorris Top Dog bolter. I still cant believe that Joy sold out.
lol it funny watching these crap hell the miner the man was staring up saying coming on has not bneen running in months the rust on the drums is the tell all
less labor intensive - so the workers are there to babysit the machine which does the work - by 2020 the computers will be like, go sit down, have a beer, I'll call ya if I need ya
In June of 1996 they produced 1 million clean tons off that single wall. They had 99% availability. That's 2 10 hours shifts 7 days a week with 4 hours maintenance. I doubt that Enlow Fork could match that. I worked for Consol once at Blacksville No. 1. If Enlow ran like that place I feel sorry for ya.
how does someone become a miner? just get hired with no experience and start a training apprenticeship in the mine itself? im pretty sure these jobs are sought after by many, how often do people get hired on? what happens to debris that collapses behind the long wall cutter?
Call the mine and ask what contract company they use. Then apply with that company. New miners wash out so fast that they usually give anyone a chance.
the collapsed roof or cob is left behind to backfill the area were the cutter has been once they finish a section the machine is moved to a new section to begin a new section
First off,before a company will consider hiring you . You will need a m.s.h.a. Mine card. 40 hr. course for surface mine and 80 hrs. for underground. When I took the course to find one I just look in the want ads of a paper w that was near mines. I was in w.va . In 2002 I was making 30.00 $ an hour for driving a cat. Triple 7 Rock truck.
@@danr1920 Right but if the mine is properly ventilated that is pretty unlikely. Sadly most of the time when that happens it's proven that the company was no following proper safety regulations. Imagine that.
@@jeremypitchford140 It certainly can be at times. Mining isn't always dangerous either. Mechanics rarely go in. Union mines are very safe. If regulations are followed there is rarely an accident out of what would be considered a workplace normal accident.
@@monmixer I work in a non union mine in Southern Illinois and it's very safe most fatalities are cause by being crushed by continuous miners roofbolters or shuttle cars so usually it's just means you get to comfortable and make a mistake you always gotta be alert and aware of your surroundings ive lived on a farm my whole life and work in a mine living life on the edge 😆 🤣
Educational video. Unfortunately, coal burning is likely the most hazardous way of generating electricity. 4th generation nuclear power plants need to replace coal mining as soon as possible. The cleanest, safest way to produce electricity.
2:47 this is the problem block s of coal exactly the same what happened in underground of Hiroshima Nakasaky and Ukraine zernoble { uus kalle Raisk AINE ) explotion blocks
@@danielstewart7163 not been in a mine personally but i come from a family of mines and back in the day men got into fights kinda regularly it was rarely to occasionally about work but mostly out of work typical guy stuff like waiting to get into the mine to beat the guy who has been doing your wife kinda stuff and this was non union mines and back in the late 60s at the latest i guess by going at it in the mine nobody could call the cops or someone else call them
@@sqike001ton worked all my life underground.. and this isn't true! maybe a dumbass here and there, but.. All miners respect one an other weather you like eachother or not.. we all gotta work together! it just becomes a brotherhood.. just as anything else! ~9/10 times.. “you would make someone come up missing..” that messed with your buddy underground! mistakes Happen/very easily done back in there!
Shawn Skiver He's a uppity hippy who lives in the woods with his cats and his goofy online solar panels. He probably believes in man made global warming too. Hippies.
Unfortunately coal, regardless of whether it is mined in an "environmentally sound" manner, whatever that means, if very, very damaging to our environment & we must learn to fill our energy needs without it. Additionally, the amount of coal (& other forms of fossil fuels) is finite. It isn't going to last forever. Sorry, but coal which was yesterday's answer, is today's nightmare.
I know I couldn't do this job mainly because of the closed in spaces. But my respect for these men goes off the scale. They face some of the most dangerous working conditions anywhere, but they never complain. These men are true Patriots and Americans. May the Lord bless them all.
