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The Mines Have Shut Down. The Miners Haven’t.

Authors :
HAKIM, DANNY
Source :
New York Times. 3/30/2014, Vol. 163 Issue 56456, Sunday Business p1-6. 2p. 5 Color Photographs.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

The article discusses coal miners in the Lower Silesia region of Walbrzych, Poland, who practice rathole mining, or digging coal illegally. Topics include the shuttering of industrial mines in the 1990s, former miner Grzegorz Walowski's research of mining technology, and Mayor Roman Szelemej's plan to bring new business to the city's economic development zone.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03624331
Volume :
163
Issue :
56456
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New York Times
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
95275537