History

Coal Mining in the Netherlands
Provides a detailed historic overview of the former coal mines that dominated the South Limburg area in the Netherlands from the beginning of the 20th century to the midst of the 1970's .
http://www.ta.tudelft.nl/coalpage/

Domaniale Coal Mine
History of the former mine in the South-Netherlands' city of Kerkrade. Includes historical photo gallery.
http://www.domanialemijn.nl/

History of Coal Mining Technology
Links to monographs on the development of coal mine environmental monitoring and control for safety and health. Requires Adobe Acrobat to view.
http://www.angelfire.com/mech/ians_coal_page/

The History of Mining in Nova Scotia
Features history, regional impacts, mining techniques and a glossary.
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/coal/

Iron Range Region
History of Minnesota's iron ranges, the Vermilion, Mesabi and Cuyuna. Includes mining, processing, and transportation. From the Minnesota Historical Society.
http://nrhp.mnhs.org/iron_range.html

Kentucky Coal History
History of coal mining in the state. Topics include old coal towns, mining museums, equipment and timeline.
http://www.coaleducation.org/coalhistory/Default.htm

Mines of Sardinia
History of disused mines includes routes, images, news, and tourist facilities.
http://www.minesofsardinia.com/

Mining History Association
Organization of individuals interested in the history of mining and metallurgy. Includes newsletter, forum, journal and photo gallery.
http://mininghistoryassociation.org/

Mining History Network
Features conferences, discussion forums, bibliographies and related links.
http://www.ex.ac.uk/mhn/welcome.html

Pictoral History of Kentucky Coal Mining
Substantive collection of photographs of the Kentucky bituminous coal deposits divided into the western and eastern coal fields.
http://www.kycoal.homestead.com/

Powell River Project
Estimation of Southwest Virginia Coal Reserves, including historical information, developed by Virginia Poytechnic Institute and the University of Virginia.
http://ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-139/460-139.html

The Sandhog Project
Interactive online exhibition designed to introduce the surface-dwellers of the city to the vibrant characters and systems of the Manhattan underground. Includes audio and video.
http://www.sandhogproject.com/

Sixty Centuries of Copper
A history of copper mining, the development of metal-working processes and the uses of copper through the past six thousand years; originally published in 1965.
http://www.copper.org/education/60centuries/homepage.html