We also visited the Caterpillar high wall mining macufacturer in Beckley. These machines cut into the mountain and cut out the coal woith out any men going underground. It is ran by 3-4 men and the operator controls it by a computer. The best thing about this machine which costs about 8 million dollars and could on the high end produce 200,000 tons of coal a month is that it is manufactured and sold right here in WVa. The picture of the one being constructed below was purchased by India.
WOW!! What an amazing amount of pride these men and women put into this equipment!
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