Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Shortwall-Coal-Mining-27MDHUL7F4.htmlConceptually similarShortwall Coal MiningGP11JCCompleted★★★★Shortwall Coal MiningGP11JGCompleted★★★★Shortwall Coal MiningGP11JHCompleted★★★★Shortwall Coal MiningGP11JJCompleted★★★★Shortwall Coal MiningGP11JKCompleted★★★★Shortwall Coal MiningGP11JLCompleted★★★★Shortwall Coal MiningGP11JOCompleted★★★★Shortwall Coal MiningGP11KVCompleted★★★★Shortwall Coal MiningGP11KWCompleted★★★★View AllGP11LJShortwall Coal MiningA miner works in a shortwall mine underground. Shortwall mining, which accounts for less than 1% of deep coal production, involves the use of a continuous mining machine with moveable roof supports The continuous miner shears coal panels 150–200 feet wide and more than a half-mile long. Shortwall miners spend much of their working lives in coal seams 3 to 5 feet in height, in intense dust and at risk from mine roof collapse and/or explosion from gases.Locations:United States of America-West VirginiaDate:20 Oct, 2008Credit:© GreenpeaceMaximum size:4752px X 3168pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Coal-Coal mines-Coal mining-Dirty-Equipment-Hard hats-Industries-Machinery-Men-Miners-Pollution-Protective equipment-Underground miningShoot:Underground Coal Mining the U.S.Documentation of underground coal mining in West Virginia.