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In this 1968 mine disaster, six miners survived for 10 days despite being trapped deep in the mine.
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What equipment consolidated all of the basic mining steps into one machine?
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Which one of the following was NOT eventually merged into Consolidation Coal Company?
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By 1954, more than 70 percent of all coal mined mechanically in the nation used this piece of equipment.
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Which one of these mine disasters occurred in the 2000s?
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Where is the last remaining octagonal company store built by coal operator Justus Collins located?
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Which one of these counties did NOT originally produce among the five highest amounts of coal?
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What prompted the U.S. government to negotiate the 1946 Miners Health Plan?
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Which one of these coal-producing counties was NOT among the state's top 10 in population in 1950?
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In 1902, when Miners Hospital No. 1 opened in Welch, who was its president?
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