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Ebbw Vale CollieryA stereoscopic image of a freight train at Ebbw Vale Colliery in South Wales, 1856. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Under TilmanstoneA miner working underground in Tilmanstone Colliery, in Kent. Photograph taken using Sashalite lighting equipment
Iron Miner5th June 1948: A miner pauses in a tunnel before starting a shift in Britains most modern iron ore mine, at Irthlinborough in Northamptonshire
Dereliction8th January 1955: The derelict buildings and discarded machinery of a worked-out coal mine near Wigan, Lancashire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7467 - Problem Of A Dying Coalfield - pub
Glamorgan CollieryPolice guarding the Glamorgan Colliery during the strikes and riots in the coalmining town of Tonypandy, in the Welsh Rhondda, November 1910
Coal MineVintage engraving showing a cross section of a coal mine, 1864
Hydraulic Mining During The Gold RushHydraulic mining at French Corral, the first historic mining camp to appear along the San Juan Ridge, during the California Gold Rush era, circa 1849. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Slag HeapA vast slag heap at the Grove Colliery, in the Cannock Chase coalfield, 6th July 1946. Original Publication : Picture Post - 4111 - The Hungry Pit Of Norton Canes - pub
Horse powered windlassAntique engraving of a horse powered windlass being used in a 19th century mine
Steam elevator from Otis brothers in New York
Transmission elevatorAntique illustration of a Transmission elevator
Hand goods liftAntique illustration of a Hand goods lift
Interior Of Tunnel In California Gold MineInterior of a tunnel of a gold mine during the California Gold Rush era, circa 1849. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Pithead Scene10th November 1970: The pithead at Glamorgan, which was affected by a massive unofficial strike in 1970. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Cherry Creek NevA New York to Paris automobile contestant, in a Thomas Flyer car, arrives at the typical American mining town of Cherry Creek in Nevada. Original Artwork: By Spooner & Wells
Cadsby Pit9th July 1912: A crowd waiting to hear of news of survivors after the disaster Cadsby Colliery. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Coal BasketsDecember 1910: Coal baskets travelling on wire pulleys at the Bargoed Colliery in Wales. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Colliery Disaster19th August 1908: A crowd gathers at the pit head during a colliery disaster in Wigan. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Clay Mine1912: A china clay mine in Burngollow, showing the drying kilns and ridings for loading. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Queuing Minerscirca 1906: Chinese miners queuing for food rations at their colliery. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Steamcirca 1910: A release of steam at the Bargoed Colliery in Wales. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Army At Tonypandy1910: Military tents at the colliery during the Tonypandy strike. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Welsh Coal MineDecember 1910: Steam billowing out of the coal mine at Bargoed near Cardiff. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Colliery Disastercirca 1927: A general view of the Ebbw Vale Colliery, where forty miners where killed by an explosion in the pit. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Gold Mine6th July 1913: Langlaagte Consolidateds gold mine, Johannesburg. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Asbestos Mines19th October 1946: Asbestos mines at Amiandos in the Troodos mountains in Cyprus. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4202 - Cyprus A Challenge To British Rule - pub
Gold Miners At BallaratGold miners at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, circa 1855. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Coal WhimseyAn engine drawing coal, or a coal whimsey, at the Staffordshire Collieries. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Welsh QuarryA black marble quarry near Red Wharf Bay in Anglesea. Original Artwork: Aquatint by William Daniell (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)