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"My claim, Sir!" A prospector defends his claim at the Comstock Lode, 1861.. Miners and prospectors in the California Gold Rush of 1849 found themselves in a legal vacuum. . Although the US federal government had laws governing the leasing of mineral land, the United States had only recently acquired California by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and had little presence in the newly acquired ...
Pages in category "Mining in Pennsylvania" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Clearfield ...
Pages in category "Coal mining in Pennsylvania" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Pages in category "Mines in Pennsylvania" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Avondale Colliery; B.
A bootleg mine shaft near Ashland, Pennsylvania. Here, one man would get into the cart and two other men would crank him down into the shaft. The man in the shaft would fill up the cart with coal and the two men at the top of the shaft would pull the cart up. Bootleg mining or shoemaker mining is a form of illegal coal mining.
Federal laws for mining safety ensued this disaster. Pennsylvania suffered another disaster in 2002 at Quecreek, 9 miners were trapped underground and subsequently rescued after 78 hours. During 2006, 72 miners lost their lives at work, 47 by coal mining.
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Governor Daniel H. Hastings ordered an inquiry into the cause of the mine disaster. On July 10, 1896, testimony began in a formal investigation ordered by Pennsylvania's Governor Hastings to learn why the disaster happened, whether mining laws had been obeyed, and what might prevent future tragedies.