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Problems of the Coal Mining Industry

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WHEN Mr. Lloyd George was in power about 1919, various proposals relating to the mining industry were put forward by him; and it may be remembered that they were rejected successively by all the interested parties. The essential points of these proposals have now been re-stated in a report entitled “Coal and Power,”1 just issued as a slender volume. We are not concerned here with the political aspect of Mr. Lloyd George's suggestions, but it may be worth while to consider the technical and economic sides. As regards coal mining, the suggestions fall into two main groups, namely:

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LOUIS, H. Problems of the Coal Mining Industry. Nature 114, 265–267 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/114265a0

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