The coal mining industry has many facets. I spent a great deal of time photographing the families of people who sort through coal dust to find chunks of usable coal to put in a sack and sell. The dust piles are mountain-sized and trucks come twice a day to dump more coal onto the piles. Woman, children and laid-off miners sort through the dust and fill fifty kilo bags with usable coal chunks. A family can usually can fill two bags in a day, each bag sells for about $3.50.
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