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Where They Worked

The coal miner's of South Eastern Kentucky comes from a special breed of man who works in the darkness under dangerous conditions and breathes the coal dust that gives him Black Lung and no hope of a retirement future.

Henan Hongxing Mining Machinery Co., Ltd is a joint-stock mining machinery manufacturing enterprise integrated in scientific research, production and marketing. It is located at the High & New Technology Industries Development Zone of Zhengzhou,China with an area of 50 thousand m2 which includes 15,000 m2 of standard heavy duty industrial workshop. Equipments are more than 160 pieces, including large and medium sized metal processing, riveting and installing equipments. There are more than 660 workers including 80 administrators with secondary and senior occupational titles and engineering technicians. In order to promote the competitive strength, the advanced technologies have been introduced from America, Germany, Japan and Australia, which established the international advanced production line, first-class modern testing base as well as research centers of sand maker, mill and mine-selecting equipment. Scientific management, advanced processing technology and innovative manufacturing theory make the company become the mining machinery manufacturing and exporting base in China.

Hongxing Company lays much emphasis on the quality and clients. We serve clients with the quality guideline of being responsible for every working procedure, every product and every client. What we have done is for the clients and we believe that quality is the best way to develop market. All of the products have passed the authentication of ISO9001. Hongxing Brand is the Chinese Famous Brand. Reliable and stable quality is the key to success; our products are well known at home and abroad. Now we have tens of thousands of users throughout China and more than 30 world markets, such as: South Africa, Middle East, India, Philippine, Western Europe, Southeastern Asia.

The leading products of our company include: ball mill,raymond mill, sand-maker, jaw crusher, hammer crusher, vertical compound crusher, rotary kiln, drier, vibrating screen, sand washer, magnetic separator, SF flotation machine, roll crusher, belt conveyor, bucket elevator, spiral classifier, impact crusher, disk granulator, final screen, lift mixer, table Concentrator, centrifugal ore separator, high-efficiency Concentrator, disc feeder, pendulum type feeder and hydraulic cyclone. Moreover, we can provide program design, process flow design, standard and non-standard design for clients.

The persistent operating theory of Hongxing is: the development way depends on the concept and the good product comes out of the good faith. We have been awarded the “Civilized Enterprise” “Key Enterprise” “Enterprise with Standard Quality” and “Enterprise with Honesty and Credit Standing”. And Hongxing Brand is a "China Famous Brand" for reliable and stable quality. We firmly believe that we can get sincere repayment with our sincere dedication.

The work is dirty and dangerous and many lost their lives due to the neglect of mine operators and poor implementation of state and Federal laws regulating the way mining should be conducted. The miners and their families lived in a settlement called coal camps. The houses, merchandise store, church, and schools were owned by the coal company. I am the son of a Kentucky coal miner, I was raised in a coal camp, and in my OWN words I want to document this life on the web site, so those who are interested can read about that experience.

This site is about coal miners - 'Where They Worked And Where They Lived'. Included within the web site is some insight about coal mining, coal education, coal mining disasters and history of coal mining. The pictures displayed are colored from black and white versions. My web site is dedicated to paying tribute to the coal miners of America

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Where They Lived

In a coal camp, the company owned all the properties, the houses and everything associated with the camp. Miners who worked there, just worked for wages and the pay they received was not enough to provide decent living for their families. The houses were mostly four rooms without indoor plumbing, there were no streets, just dirt lanes filled with coal ashes from the 'warm morning' stoves that were used to heat the home. Some houses only had a single fireplace for heat in the cold winters.

A general store owned by the company, allowed the miners to trade for necessities. The miners used company monies called script which could only be redeemed, at the company store. Tennessee Ernie Ford had it right with the song lyrics 'I owe my soul to the company store'.

Organized labor came into being, thanks to the United Mine Workers and John L. Lewis. This changed pay and mine conditions for the miner.Prior to the union, life was not easy. Folks had to 'make do', which in my opinion made stronger and better people. This life did me no harm it made me a better person who appreciates what I have today, I am sure others who have experienced this life can give testament to that.I made this web site for those who have experienced this life and can appreciate what it means to be a coal miner's son or daughter.