Tribute To Underground Miners

[OZITIM]

RIP LEO WHITE Killed MT Isa Mines 1990! A Top bloke, great father, Vietnam Veteran, Rigger and Victim of a mine accident! Never Forgot!

[OZITIM]

RIP LEO WHITE Killed MT Isa Mines 1990! A Top bloke, great father, Vietnam Veteran, Rigger and Victim of a mine accident! Never Forgot!

[muckmonster7]

June 08 2011 @ Stobie Mine Sudbury ON, We lost two good men in an accident that didn't need to happen. Words cannot capture the heartache felt.

[rosiesunnyful]

@muckmonster7 

[BelindasBands]

I COME FROM A LONG LINE OF COAL MINING MEN. MY DADS BROTHER AND HIS COUSIN SHANNON WHO'S ON THIS DAY WAS HIS VERY FIRST INSIDE A CVOAL MINE. THEY WERE BOTH KILLED ONLY ONE HOUR AFTER THEIR SHIFT BEGAN.

[woggy888]

ive been working underground @ mount isa copper "enterprize3000&N3500 ore body for the past 5 years now worked my way up the ladder as a nipper,serviceman,mucker/charg­er and now as a jumbo offsider and ill tell you the blokes you work with down there you trust with ure life and the job may not be paradise but really rewarding, a sense of achievement. your crew is ure family

[hawker800FO]

my dad works the nickel mines in sudbury, that shit is nuts. he never wanted me to follow in his footsteps so he pushed me into aviation now ive made enough so he wont have to work down there much longer :D

[Balulalula]

"God, I go to the wall below before the dawn of light . Lord, grant that I may once more pray , again tomorrow night. "

[Balulalula]

My dad mined Inco for 30 years, worked Frood, Stobie, Creighton until he got moved to surface running the Robo. God luv all you miners risking your lives in those pits , breaking your backs day in and day out to support your families.

[Bramble1976]

R*I*P Pike River Miners

One week ago today 29 of my countrymen perished down the shaft at Pike River Mine, West Coast, South Island New Zealand.

They are still down there, the mines burning and we can't get them out yet...but we will.

I know every miner, from every country, past and present, stand shoulder to shoulder with our boys. Your brother ship is as true and hard as the coal you hew.

Be at peace Pike River 29..forever working the last shift.

[wiggy92000]

17 an half year down pit loved every minute. 13 years since finished still miss it ppl dont understand how men were down there you dont get any where else bring back the pits in the uk midlands

[SCOTSPUNKBOY]

done ma apprenticeship doon the pit...was on strike fer a year..got sacked for gettin lifted got me job back at tribunal.....might have been a shit job but by fuck i miss the comradeship, the laffs, the kiddin on ye were a brass band lol, you had to be there....to the dreeks n pigs of this world...thanks for the education...miss it big style

[banjobickley]

wat????no diamond drill rigs lol wow we really are the scum of the underworld bahahaha

[1979hamish]

@banjobickley thats for sure they steal my vent

[banjobickley]

@1979hamish they also find the ore

[raymondshag]

22 years man and boy a miner being an electrician

[gmacdaddy100]

nnb83 what a great tribute i worked underground in mt isa Australia and one thing is for sure ,its hot,wet,noisey,uncomfortable,d­angerous and sometimes what you see is horrible but all who have done it know that you make some of the best mates anyone could have wished for, people that will do anything for you. may there always be a light at the end of the tunnel.

[raybel1959]

nice tribute,i was an underground mechanic for 30 years,lost some friends,was hard work but payed good,i,m now retired at 50 years old,miners are even more in danger than a soldier,every time he goes underground he risk his life,we where always happy to make it back home to family every day,let,s pray for those miners trapped underground right now.

[piratella]

Hi! there's a new facebook group that talks about the miners all over the world. Join it! Search "Mineros del Mundo" ! :)

[dotsonlittlehope]

Thank God for coal miners

[jpazvoice08]

fabulous. Thanks nnb83

[eggplant2226]

Great video Nancy!

I'm a miner at Henderson in Colorado and I enjoyed the slide show

Thanks!

[vininguy]

nice job on this video...iv been a coal miner for 3 years now in southern indiana and everyday is a new challenge...God bless

[BarrelRacer955]

Nice video! Its good that miners are getting some recognization for the hard and dangerous work that they do. They defintly deserve it! May god be along side the miners keeping them safe to return home to their families. :)

[BURZAsANDsFARMS]

Great tribute. I work in a underground mine in colorado for 2 years it was hard work. But i loved it and it was good pay. AMEN TO ALL THEM COAL MINERS OUT THERE AND MAY GOD KEEP THEM ALL SAFE!

[canyonforest]

In spite of the rough mines...Don't Give Up......the work is hard and dangerous.....it is what America is built upon. There would not be an America without coal miners.

[davie1689]

would dearly love the basic chords and lyrics to this song

love and light to you all

[bestkeptsecretout]

This Video Is A Tribute To Grieving Families Every Where All Over The World

I'm Praying For All Of You "Let Jesus Fix Your Heart" I Know It's Broken And Heavy Burdened! He Can Fix It!!! Trust In Him!!! To Get A Copy Of This Song For Your Continued Listening Go To i-tunes Under "Songs Of Hope And Remembrance" In The Video Is A Tribute To The Coal Miners Families

[vincenzoavolio1964]

You ar all the best Vincenzo (Rome Italy )born at Mount Isa 30 years away from Mount Isa

[samanthapowell89]

great video!

[drfc88]

dose any1 knw wot this song is called?

[libertyhp]

From the granddaughter of a coal miner, and a West Virginian still in mourning...simply, thank you.

[snipermiller17]

loved video my dad still works in the mines worry about him every night when he goes to work he lives in wva.

[traci852]

I live in WV but no family members work in the mines. I just want to say THANK YOU to the miners. Remember to thank a miner everytime you turn on a light switch.

[greeneyesish]

Excellant video GOD BLESS you ALL.

[DJSTONECLEVELAND]

God Bless each & every One,,,,

Blackcreekredneck Don't let some Idiot get to you... Have Strength. and Trust in The Lord... He will always be there to help you pick you up off the ground and dust you off......God Bless Every Coal Miner and Family Member Involved in the Accident in ....... West ( by god ) Virginia .....

[petermines]

Great presentation. Well done nnb83

[drfc88]

who sings the song nd wots it called ?

[drfc88]

who sings the song

[seanosomething]

Been in (hard rock) mining nearly 3 yrs...bogger/bombs.... my deepest regret is i didnt do this 20 yrs ago! Hard dangerous work in shitty environments brings out the best in everyone and makes you mates for life.. i know that everyone in my crew will break there backs to help, and vice versa, if things went wrong.. so hats off to all undergrounders.. FULL respect.... stay safe.... its all about getting out of the hole EOS... PEACE....

[colorak]

Springhill 1956...with dadness...

[wigwamabama]

I used to work down the mines from age 16-24. Dont miss the work, but the friends you make are friends for life.

[1982jmw]

Check out southern Indiana Coal minning unit 5 on here thats the unit i Work on Utility man

[1982jmw]

i work in a mine in southern Indiana we just had a big fall on our unit last monday it was one break from the face we were timbering the breaking points and it fell again you just cant explain it crazy

[sammygallup]

God Bless The Miners is Right Amen.

[4shys2]

God Bless the miners,always!

[Lanou84]

I used to be a miner in Abitibi,Quebec,Canada....I'll move to Australia in few days...and after seeing this video I think than I'll go back mining.

[northerbrewer]

I work for Vale Inco.

Australia sounds like a step forward from there.

Amazing how the buisness has changed

INCO, FALCO Noranda, MIM, WMC Dome. Just to name a few companies lost. Well I won't miss Noranda, but it didn't take Xtrata and Vale long to turn two great companies into disfunctional money loosers.

[CoalminertinneyWV]

Thanks for the video. God bless my fellow miners! Some people may never know

[123hero321]

I work with 2 guys in this video at big pit in south Wales, I'm proud to be a grandson of a miner and humbled and honoured to work with ex-miners now, I trust them all with my life. fantastic men, fantastic!

[dadswizz]

as an x-miner i never thought i would see the day when Britain had no deep mines.. i just never seen it coming.. the only job i miss as all the rest of them have been shit, no comradeship, just people pissing up your back all the time.. miners are real people with real values,, you don't find anywhere else.

[gypsybrother]

well said, i still miss the crack even now after 23 years, the friends and workmates from those days will out last any others. All my jobs since have been crap, just full of down right nasty people who'll stab you in the back given half a chance, no REAL mates, no comradeship, no FA !

[jc1281]

@dadswizz ex miner myself ,Kent.would go down mine tomorrow,the people I thought were wankers were realy working class heroes compared to the real wankers I'v met since 89,Salt of the earth, alas were not going back

[welshtaffv]

@dadswizz

being an x miners I toally agree with your views , but say the only thing I do miss is the comradeship instead of the back stabbing selfish people outside the mines

[stope1]

I'm working underground in Tara zinc mine in Meath Ireland, when you spend 11 hours a day 1.2km down the men on your crew become your brothers you depend on them and they depend on you ! I just want to pay tribute to our fellow mining brothers in Northern China who never got to "tag off" this weekend! Much love and respect.

[jaime7001]

thanks for uploading a video like this i appreciate for your patience uploading a video concerning about miner. working in mining industry is fun but dangerous... thanks

[melliphile]

A beautiful tribute. I live in the anthracite coal region of NEPA and have a deep respect for the men who do a job that I never could.

[duerghar]

Some of my friends tell me an underground job is easy...I tell them that until they see a rockfall first hand they wont appreciate how valuable their life is to them. 5 days ago we had an 11,000 volt substation explode on us, 2km underground

[wombleuk831]

just to say to mr womble at daw mill i have found all the info i need thamks babe love ya xxx

[northbit1]

Nice to see a tribute to the men of the deep. I drill and blast and am proud of the work I do and the men I work with.

[hebintn]

I respect the men of the deep. The bums that are wrecking the surface need to find real work.

[rosiepot]

very few of us can appreciate the hardshiip they endure/d.

[digzie1]

its not all bad, you will discover family among friends,the harder the work

the stronger the bond......

[rosiepot]

A very philosophical adage; quite moving. Can i then quote Lord Tennyson " I am a part of all that I have met"

[digzie1]

very true...rosiepot

[fanodogg]

Has a Miner I Thank The Maker Of This Video For The Tribute And All Support From Posters

[bettygirlsboy]

OMG i never realised or ever really thought about what miners do... This video as certainly shown the reality of these mens lives underground. May God bless everyone of them, they have my utmost respect... Thank you so much for posting.

[HardRokMiner]

"Know in our hearts Lord, lies the soul of a man, that toils at a living that few men can stand." I'm as proud to call myself a miner as any fireman, policeman or soldier anywhere. I AM A MINER!!!

[minerofantasma]

hello from patagonia argentina,this is a very good video,congratulations and thanks for this.

a big miner hug for you,friend,i´m a miner in Rio Turbio

[TwinTubroDiesel]

Someone needs to do a raise mining tribute, that takes a special/skilled/crazy miner to do that job.

[leroymoorejr]

Beautiful!

[P159D]

i worked underground on south africa's khutala colliery!!!

a coal miners life is a ytough life il never forget where i came from!!!!

[allyspigsrockW]

MY DADDYS A MINER!

[wullu5]

Not longer after I quit my last mining job to join the navy, the mine closed and most of the guys moved onto a recently opened coal mine.

The next year Westray blew up. The guys I worked alongside who had not been underground when it went up were trying to rescue them.

Never in my life have I felt more helpless. Will have to remember this video each May 9th for the 26 that never clocked out.

[casper292929]

Im an Aussie undergrounder and its the best work environment i have ever been in. the hardest work i have done and the most dangerous work i have ever done.most people i know would not last a 12 hour shift.

Nice vid.. to all the men who have died down there

[duerghar]

Hear hear. A family friend went down a stope with his mucker a couple months back> R.I.P Pekka Tupperainen. Xstrata GFM. Nothing can prepare a man for the work and environment.

[expansi101]

my dad was in the mines of leadville colorado for 25 years then 4 and a half in another mine! its hard work and no one sees that!

nice video

[sfjunkie74]

tony v- you kick ass!

[blackcreekredneck]

99 people out of 100 would not last five minuets on the ass end of a jack leg!Anyone who says we are unskilled does not know there ass from a hole in the ground! It takes years to become a good miner, You don't blast you don't last

[HardRokMiner]

Here here brother. I been doin it for 22 years and ive seen alot of people come and go. The ones that do the talkin' r usually the ones that do the walkin'.

[TwinTubroDiesel]

80% couldn't pick a jackleg up, 99.9% couldn't even collar a hole.

[banjobickley]

lol your a big noting tool airlegging is easy

[SILVERSURFERKERNOW]

and the 0.1% that can are CORNISH

[robinwhale]

@blackcreekredneck Been hard rock mining in the UK since 1971.

Miners are a different breed of animal.

Don't forget: if you can't grow it you have to mine it.

[maltana4]

my questions for you Nites sun

[NitesSun]

I run a Rock Bolter... at Chukar mine in Carlin Nevada... and anyone who thinks an underground miner is something to mock or belittle... has no idea...

its a whole other world.... and you dont know... unless you have been there...

i tip my hat to all underground miners.

[NevadasDesertRebel]

i used to work at turquoise ridge right now im out of work but trying to get back underground

its cool to see other nevada gold miners on here

[alexgp79]

Hope you find work soon, once you have worked underground you never want to do anything else. I just love the buzz of it...adventure

Good luck

[NevadasDesertRebel]

thank you

[maltana4]

are there any jobs there for an aussie? fitter by trade.. also done 5 years diamond driller and long hole driller

[maltana4]

mate im a fixed plant mechanic ( fitter) by trade.. ive been a diamond driller,longhole driller na shot creter and ive been under ground.. my father done 37 years underground and he was considered the best driller people have seen.. i love underground,, people dont realise wot its like.. ive lost mates in fatalities and its a whole new life when u go under ground.. i respect you bro, fellow miner!! im an aussie...

[NevadasDesertRebel]

do you work for smd nitessun? im working for smd out at leeville

[DeathGodXantha]

Awesome Vid, Respect to all the miners that lost their lives =\

[SweetyB38]

This Is Beautiful ,PROUD OF YOU MINERS

[NevadasDesertRebel]

funny thing is a lot of people say we are uneducated and unskilled lol most of them wouldnt last a minute

[wullu5]

Bingo!

[duerghar]

Im an electrician at Mount Isa's George Fisher lead mine, go Xstrata!

[tribute66]

fitter apprentice at oaky creek, xstrata again...

[duerghar]

Fuck yeah, only problem is the Isa really licks bags...this job is my departure lounge to super sedan glory lol

[dirtydiareah]

hooray for illawarra coal.

bhp = broken hopes and promises

[moosehead556]

I spent almost 30 years in the hardrock mines of Nevada, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Alasaka, even the UP of Michigan at the Ropes Gold mine in 87& 88. This is a great video, all underground hands are indeed a special breed.

[NevadasDesertRebel]

we sure are pard

[webbieuk]

I work at kellingley in west yorkshire worked on the surface and at riccall im just doing my underground training with 11 other new starters between 18-30 shows mining now has a future its the first time in a long time uk coal has taken on new workers ...good vid

[roblufc60]

i worked 16 brill years darn pit, i started in 1976 at nostell colliery, i now work as an health care worker but coal dust still runs through my veins, long live scargill, if every one had taken notice of him this country of ours would still be great.

[fullbladder]

i worked at Westoe colliery in England from 1977 until the government closed it in 1993 when they desemated the English coal mines.

[wrexhamtravellers]

and welsh ones and pocket all the money back to england

[dalesdakota]

love the video i work in the west virginia coal mines i love it

[thcthc]

i say this to every guy the is was or will be working undergroun RESPECT from yugoslavia..oh btw here the word of miner is SRECNO ...it means good luck and all miners use it before they go down below

[SagebrushRebel]

Ever since I was 12 years old I wanted to be an underground miner. I did get my wish somehow, when I worked at two open-pit gold mines in California, and got an education about the modern mining industry there. Those mines eventually ran out of ore and shut down.Recently I tried to get hired by the two biggest gold mining companies in our nation, Newmont and Barrick, but those interviews failed for unknown reasons. I would give anything to work for those companies. Willing to relocate too.

[redneckderek]

this is an awesome video i am an underground gold miner from nevada

[MothWillowglitter]

great vid........LOVE IT

[stenboy]

I love my SIG PLB24, fkn hard work though, nice vid.

[fanodogg]

at xstrata copper in timmins at 9600 feet your partners all you got so yes they do become familly loe this video

[judda000]

LOVE IT !!!!

[Balkangod]

Hi guys great vid! Im a U/G miner for 7 yeras for Xstrata Coal and its not easy work! Yeah its great money but when i leave the house in the morning and kiss my wife goodbye, she knows as well as i know i could not even be coming home. While your under there its not only work mates your with its like family, cause every one wants to walk out safe and with 10 toes and fingers... Thanks guys

[thcthc]

are u from balkan...BTW RESPECT anyway to all miners...we call them KNAPI

[kaang69]

Worked U/G at Con & Giant Mines in YK, NWT, Canada for years. Worked with a lot of great people. Working U/G does take a special breed. You definately look out for each other, that's all you have when you're 3000' down. Thanks for the video.

[gm16v149]

Watching that sure brought back memories. Worked U/G mainly on air-leg 1968-1981.Started in Cornwall, did nearly 3 yrs at Mt Isa, also Eastern Goldfields W.A., Tennant Ck N.T. etc.

Bloody hard work, hot, wet, dangerous. Many deaths in those days. They say it's changed a lot now. Thanks for the vid.

[duerghar]

GFM or R62?

[gm16v149]

You'll have to jog my memory there mate. We went down the K57 and the old Man & Supply. Also did shaft sinking on the F58. They were the only shafts operating when I was there.

[redword2007]

There is something about the mining industry that brings out the best in people. Perhaps it's because the work and the danger requires that miners look out for each other and that encourages solidarity. Thank you to all the decent and honourable people who give their lives to this industry so that the rest of us have power in our homes, in our our schools and in our workplaces.

[spready12]

my dad use to work in those mines

[fatandhapy]

thanks you my name is alton brewer im a coal miner and i would just like to thank everyone staying with the coal mines and not trying to do away with them

[britishinvasion1]

Im a surface coal miner out in Wyoming. I worry about you guys underground, but what I cant figure out is why you guys dont say " screw this Im going to wyoming". We have so many jobs. You guys now the biz the machinery come on out and work in the sun.

[HardRokMiner]

It's hard to exlain exept to say "Once you've done it...it's in your blood" If i couldn't be an underground miner...i'd feel wrong calling myself a miner. Godbless us all boys!!

[katiecakers42]

My name is Ward Davis. I am a bench driller at the Genesis Revett mine, Troy unit in Northwest Montana. We lost a friend, a father, and one hell of a miner a year ago this August. Thank you for showing your support to all miners who are just doing what we do....

"We scrape, we pound, we shoot our round, and hope we make it, back out of the ground."

[tcmitton]

Miners who made it throught all those tough times deserve the great bonuses they get today.

[raiseminer]

Great Tribute - I think that if the "Wall Street Wizards" spent one shift with us down there, they would have a different view of what earning money is really like and would be less reckless with the world's economy and the wealth that we pull from the earth. 3-1

[duerghar]

They would lock themselves up at home in fear

[nor690]

Very nice, thanks for the effort.

[Redhatmining]

Mining is more than a job.

[faithsminion]

good video. makes me proud to be a miner.

[3jackblake]

just got 2 say thanx alot and gr8 song

[jomarie007]

Thanks for great video. Miners build civilization.

[nnb83]

Thank you, thank you and thank you... :) They deserve all the credit in the world.

[abermainiac23]

My husband was nearly killed when 500kg of coal fell from the rib and crushed him against the wheel of the shuttle car he was driving.He will never return underground. Stay safe and stay union.

[liverpoolrulz03]

this video really touches me, iv just started as an Underground Plant Mechanic, and i dont know a great deal about the business but all i know is that all the miners involved underground are as much heroes to me as firefighters and police from 9/11.

[HardRokMiner]

Thank you very much for that!

[HardRokMiner]

I'm as proud of being a miner as i am of anything i've ever done...or will ever do!

i've been doing it since i was 18...and now i'm 40....My father was a miner...and his father before him...and if it's good enough for them....by god it's good enough for me!

[goginenivkrao]

Thanks for great video. Miners build civilization.

[whereiztheluv]

It's the greatest jobin the world...i've been mining for 20 of my 40 years and givin' the choice i'd do it all over again...were a special breed...boys be proud...and watch for loose!

[waylon1975a]

Great tribute one of the slides are of one of the greatest mine and miner newmont midas and im pretty sure its my old partner he is bolting with yellow armguards time on slide show is 1:17

[jlwilson76]

I am a miner and thak you!!!!

[PBRJOHN684]

Great vid mate,. My grandfarther was working in the coal mines all his working life, besides being a special police constable, a miner and working for Mines Recue in south wales united kingdom but all our mines are now gone excepet tor tower collirie whicth closes on Friday 25th January. They may be gone now, but not forgotten.

Regards

SWANSEA JOHN

South wales

[molly23gud]

Nowt like a miner !! No job harder, underground !! Can you imagine a job harder ???? Nope ! a long long way underground , no natural light ! Cramped conditions ! Tiolets ? what are they !!!

[uho163]

Szczęśc Boże!!!

[gendulgepeng]

awesome mate .. my salute of brotherhood to all UG miners ..

[jackarooingcowboy]

Nice vid mate loved it.