Download or read book The Cutting Edge written by James B. Goode and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Cutting Edge" discusses coal in terms of the personal equipment and simple machines that miners use to protect themselves and monitor their workplace, describes the complex underground and surface machinery that make the American coal industry one of the most productive workforces on earth, discusses coal tranportation, and coal utilization, outlines the regulatory aspects of the coal industry, and examines careers in coal mining and what the future may hold.