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Archive Home > 2008 > October > 13 > Once doomed, Welsh coal mining makes comeback

Once doomed, Welsh coal mining makes comeback

Rising oil prices, worldwide demand fuel the renaissance

By Meera Selva / The Bulletin
October 13, 2008

CWMGRACH, Wales — Deep under a pine-covered mountain, men clamber into red overalls and heavy boots, strap on lamps and attach sensors that check gas levels.

They walk with bent knees into the gloom, down a rocky, uneven slope to the coal face 1,200 feet below the surface, and chatter....

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