Grandfather had sustained a broken back while working in the mines. Consequently, he spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

爷爷在矿上做工时受了背伤，结果，他在轮椅上度过了他的余生。

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Gilberto Angulos does not need to say a word to tell the tale of working 30 years in Chile's mines.

吉尔伯托·安格·洛斯不需要说一句话来讲述他在智利矿山工作30年的故。

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That means there are a lot of coal mines working overtime to pull the fossilized fuel out of the Earth.

这就意味着将会有很多的长时间的采煤活动，将化石燃料从地底挖出。

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Many hope they will get jobs at the new gold mine. Saidu Kamara supports his family by working in one of the small pit mines inside the Baomahun site.

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Encina said Codelco is working to convert one of its biggest mines, Chuquicamata, from open pit to underground.

FORBES: Continuous Mining To Help Chile Extend Mine Life, Save Money

When China so often seems indifferent to the rape of its own countryside or to working conditions in factories and mines at home, there may be no reason to expect it to foster better conditions abroad.

ECONOMIST: Africa and China

Parliament debated a motion calling for improvements to working conditions in the mines and Sir Stafford Cripps called for the nationalisation of the industry which came about 10 years later.

BBC: Albert Rowlands has not been down a mine since the disaster