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Category : Mineral industries
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
1987 Census of Mineral Industries: Geographic area series
Author:
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Category : Mineral industries
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mineral industries
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Minerals Yearbook
Author: United States. Bureau of Mines
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Category : Mineral industries
Languages : en
Pages : 1084
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mineral industries
Languages : en
Pages : 1084
Book Description
1987 Census of Mineral Industries
Author:
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Category : Mineral industries
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mineral industries
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
1987 Census of Mineral Industries: Subject series
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Category : Mineral industries
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Mineral industries
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Information Series
Author: Geological Survey of Alabama
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Convicts, Coal, and the Banner Mine Tragedy
Author: Robert David Ward
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817312137
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
In the late 1870s, Jefferson County, Alabama, and the town of Elyton (near the future Birmingham) became the focus of a remarkable industrial and mining revolution. Together with the surrounding counties, the area was penetrated by railroads. Surprisingly large deposits of bituminous coal, limestone, and iron ore—the exact ingredients for the manufacture of iron and, later, steel—began to be exploited. Now, with transportation, modern extractive techniques, and capital, the region’s geological riches began yielding enormous profits. A labor force was necessary to maintain and expand the Birmingham area’s industrial boom. Many workers were native Alabamians. There was as well an immigrant ethnic work force, small but important. The native and immigrant laborers became problems for management when workers began affiliating with labor unions and striking for higher wages and better working conditions. In the wake of the management-labor disputes, the industrialists resorted to an artificial work force—convict labor. Alabama’s state and county officials sought to avoid expense and reap profits by leasing prisoners to industry and farms for their labor. This book is about the men who worked involuntarily in the Banner Coal Mine, owned by the Pratt Consolidated Coal Company. And it is about the repercussions and consequences that followed an explosion at the mine in the spring of 1911 that killed 128 convict miners.
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817312137
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
In the late 1870s, Jefferson County, Alabama, and the town of Elyton (near the future Birmingham) became the focus of a remarkable industrial and mining revolution. Together with the surrounding counties, the area was penetrated by railroads. Surprisingly large deposits of bituminous coal, limestone, and iron ore—the exact ingredients for the manufacture of iron and, later, steel—began to be exploited. Now, with transportation, modern extractive techniques, and capital, the region’s geological riches began yielding enormous profits. A labor force was necessary to maintain and expand the Birmingham area’s industrial boom. Many workers were native Alabamians. There was as well an immigrant ethnic work force, small but important. The native and immigrant laborers became problems for management when workers began affiliating with labor unions and striking for higher wages and better working conditions. In the wake of the management-labor disputes, the industrialists resorted to an artificial work force—convict labor. Alabama’s state and county officials sought to avoid expense and reap profits by leasing prisoners to industry and farms for their labor. This book is about the men who worked involuntarily in the Banner Coal Mine, owned by the Pratt Consolidated Coal Company. And it is about the repercussions and consequences that followed an explosion at the mine in the spring of 1911 that killed 128 convict miners.
Quartzites and Siliceous Rocks in the Alabama Piedmont
Author: Karen F. Rheams
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Category : Quartzite
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Quartzite
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
MI1987: The Nevada Mineral Industry 1987
Author: Nevada. Bureau of Mines and Geology
Publisher: NV Bureau of Mines & Geology
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Publisher: NV Bureau of Mines & Geology
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 2044
Book Description
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 2044
Book Description
Marine Mineral Resources
Author: Fillmore C. F. Earney
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1134975910
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
During the past century, scientists, world statesmen, and international entrepreneurs have become increasingly aware of the potential of the oceans as a source of minerals. This book provides an authoritative picture of the current state of marine mineral extraction. A major work of reference, it will be essential reading for both those engaged in maritime studies and for professional organisations involved in the extraction of underwater minerals.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1134975910
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
During the past century, scientists, world statesmen, and international entrepreneurs have become increasingly aware of the potential of the oceans as a source of minerals. This book provides an authoritative picture of the current state of marine mineral extraction. A major work of reference, it will be essential reading for both those engaged in maritime studies and for professional organisations involved in the extraction of underwater minerals.