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New Technology Will Enhance Coal Mine Safety

infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | July 23, 2008 | 5:24 pm Energy Coal

Working in coal mines can be backbreaking labor, not to mention dangerous.But a new technology invented by researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will make it easier for miners to ensure their safety as they brace the roofs of mine shafts…topix

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