19K views · 301 reactions | Longtime UGM member Scott K. Teaches us today about coal mine explosions! Scott is a chemistry teacher at a local high school and brings these lessons into the classroom to explain to students some of the dangers of gasses in coal mines. Over the next few weeks we will be sharing some of his educational demonstration videos on the subject. | Underground Miners | Facebook

4.7K views · 254 reactions | Traditionally one in every five coal miners ended up with black lung disease. But today, in Appalachia, miners are suffering from black lung at increasingly younger ages - and experts say a new rule to protect against silica dust doesn't go far enough. https://cbsn.ws/3RBu5aa | CBS Sunday Morning | Facebook

Coal Miners dug this up over a Century ago not realizing its Historical Significance! This week we head to a local river with @WILDKYLE to search around an old Coal mine for Fossils! We find a couple of amazing fossils that were discarded by the miners over a century ago! #fossils #alabama #coalmining | Adventure Archaeology And Southern Diggers