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Mine Safety and Health Act  

Definition

  • Mining, the extraction of minerals from the earth, is a dangerous business with significant costs to human and environmental health. The industry produces fuel, such as the coal that powers electrical plants, that is essential to the operation of today's society. [Source: Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime; Mine Safety and Health Act]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-HV9T8656-R

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