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Which of these groups of people were least likely to benefit from industrialization?
Children working in coal mines
What was a shackler in the coal mines?
What is a shackled in coal mines
Which US state has the most collieries?
There are a total of fifty-two coal mines in the United States. The state with the most collieries is Wyoming which has thirteen coal mines and they are surface mines.
How many coal mines are there in the U.S.?
The total number of coal mines in operation in 2002 totaled 1,426, compared to 2,746 a decade prior.
How many surface coal mines are there in the U.S.?
In 2001 there were 759 surface coal mines in the United States, which produced 745.3 million short tons of coal.
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