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Since the beginning of civilization, humans have used mining to access a variety of minerals from the surface of the Earth. In fact, studies have shown that we used to mine flint pebbles from the ground in France and Britain as far ago as the New stone age. Evidence also shows that the Ancient Egyptians also mined copper as far back as 3000 BCE. Large scale coal mining began during the industrial revolution and remains an important energy source to this day. It is however incredibly dangerous and brings with it an enormous amount of political and social issues. Over the year’s technological improvements and much stricter safety rules have dramatically reduced coal mining incident, however, deaths and accidents attributed to mining are all too common. In fact, China which produces more than one third of the world’s annual output of coal accounts for more than two thirds of global mining deaths. With that said, China is the perfect place to start with our five most horrifying mine accidents. The
