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Scientists have evidence of surface mining for fossil fuels in China since 3490 BC
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fossil fuels were not very popular to most of the world until the early 1400's when the british began to run out of wood to burn they turn to coal to burn which burned longer and coal mines opened all around britain
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Sir George Bruce opened the first coal mine to extract coal from a pit under the sea, they made a artificial island and made a 40 foot mining shaft for its use
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Scottish miners bonded by there master in 1606 in a regime that wasn't revoked until 1775 as a form of slavery
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In 1700 the coal output in Britain is 3 million tons
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In 1810 176,000 tons of coal were mined in the United States with almost all of it bituminous coal
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In 1869 more anthracite coal is mined than bituminous coal
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The coal workers union founded in 1890 lowered the fatalities of coal miners
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In 1918 coal mining reached its peak with over 680 million tons of coal mined in the year
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In the great depression of the 1930's the demand shortened to 380 million tons
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Coal and other fossil fuels continue to be our main source of energy but cleaner types of energy are starting to gain popularity
