This book tells how mines evolved from simple bell pits into extensive networks of shafts and tunnels and extending deep underground.
By:
Geoff Hayes Imprint: Shire Publications Country of Publication: United Kingdom Volume: No. 3 Dimensions:
Height: 210mm,
Width: 149mm,
Spine: 4mm
Weight: 96g ISBN:9780747804345 ISBN 10: 0747804346 Series:Shire Library Pages: 32 Publication Date:01 February 2000 Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction; Winning the coal; Underground transport; Winding; Power; Hazards; Preparing the coal for sale; Coal mining today; Some mining terms; Further reading; Places to visit
Geoffrey Hayes began his working career in the Lancashire coalfield. Retired now, he describes the environmental and social implications of extracting coal throughout the United Kingdom in this illustrated study.'