Hey! Me too. My dad, all his brothers, my grandfather and his father before him were all coal miners. Dad's generation only did strip mining. Northeastern Ohio, before the anti-sulfur shutdowns.
Here is what is being mined today, after 44 continuous years!:
In the background of the picture above the bucket on that dragline's 325' boom can fit 80 cubic yards. This is what it looks like up close:
To the trolls and liberals who cruise this site I am telling you that you have been lied to! You have to panic the buffalo herd before you run it over the cliff to slaughter for easy meat.