What the Inside of a Siberian Coal Mine Really Looks Like (33 pics)

Posted in INTERESTING       26 Oct 2015       6112

The workers at the Kupol mine in Chukotka, Russia actually have a really nice onsite despite the harsh surroundings.

 

What the Inside of a Siberian Coal Mine Really Looks Like
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A Holy Journey (15 pics + 1 video)

Posted in PICTURES       19 Jan 2011       6495

It was discovered that a 750-year-old Emmaus Church in eastern Germany sat upon lignite, or brown coal. The church wasn’t demolished. A more interesting solution was found.

 

A Holy Journey
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About the hard work of Chinese miners (25 pics)

Posted in PICTURES       7 Oct 2009       11040
China is the largest coal producer in the world. More than 1 billion tons of raw coal is extracted there in a year.
But this is all given at a price, about 5,000 people die each year in the mines and this figure may be understated especially by the Chinese government.
Well, let's see in what miserable conditions these brave people work.
About the hard work of Chinese miners (25 pics)
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The coal mafia of China (26 photos)

Posted in PICTURES       18 May 2009       18217
The scheme of coal theft in railway stations in China is well established.
I would say that there is an entire criminal group, rather large and with its own transport.

The coal mafia of China (26 photos)
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