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    Open Cast Coal: British Opencast Coal: A Photographic History 1942-1985
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    Open Cast Coal: British Opencast Coal: A Photographic History 1942-1985

    By Keith Haddock

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    British Opencast Coalis an illustrated history of coal mining by surface methods from 1942 to 1985. Written by Keith Haddock, a leading authority on the subject, this book details the origins of the industry and documents the types of earthmoving machines employed during the first forty years. The book highlights the importance of surface coal mining operations and site restoration and their necessity for the British economy.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOld Pond Publishing
    Release dateNov 5, 2015
    ISBN9781910456392
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    Open Cast Coal: British Opencast Coal: A Photographic History 1942-1985
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    Keith Haddock

    Keith Haddock has had a long career in earthmoving and surface mining. After graduating as a professional engineer, he worked for major earthmoving contractors in the UK on highways, dams and opencast coal sites until moving to Canada in 1974 to work for a large surface coal mining company. He left his position as Manager of Engineering in 1998 to become a full-time author and freelance writer on heavy equipment, and since then has written innumerable articles in the trade press and researched, appeared on or contributed to many TV programmes and DVDs on the subject. This is his twelfth book.

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