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US coal mining industry faces gloomy future
Published Mon, Jan 29, 2018 · 09:50 PM
Bobtown, Pennsylvania
WHEN Nic Zmija applied for a job at the 4 West coal mine three years ago, he was tantalised by a fat raise and a secure future. Once hired, he was told that someday even his two young sons had jobs waiting for them.
"It all sounded good," Mr Zmija recalled with a tight smile while sitting at his kitchen table the other day. "They said my kids would be able to retire here."
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