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Is mining that different in terms of physical requirements to construction? I'll admit I'm not intimately familiar with modern coal mining. But from the peopl

by ethbro 8y ago

Is mining that different in terms of physical requirements to construction? I'll admit I'm not intimately familiar with modern coal mining. But from the people I know in the industry (even older) vs who seems to be employable by our state DOT, I'd daresay the number should be a lot higher than ~0.0%.

stevenwoo 8y ago
Modern coal mining has transitioned to mostly automated mountain top removal instead of the digging mines into the ground we might be more familiar with from film/tv, that's part of the reason the number of jobs has been shrinking combined with of course the switch to natural gas and renewables for power generation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/11/04/heres-why-central-appalachias-coal-industry-is-dying/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/11/04/heres...