ERIC Number: EJ267487
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Publication Date: 1982-Sep
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The Mechanization of Mining.
Marovelli, Robert L.; Karhnak, John M.
Scientific American, v247 n3 p90-102 Sep 1982
Mechanization of mining is explained in terms of its effect on the mining of coal, focusing on, among others, types of mining, productivity, machinery, benefits to retired miners, fatality rate in underground coal mines, and output of U.S. mining industry. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Automation, Coal, Employment, Industry, Labor, Labor Force, Mechanical Equipment, Productivity, Safety, Technological Advancement, Technology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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