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The mining industry is large and world wide. Like the
oil companies many of the companies are multinational with large
holdings in different countries. Mining has changed greatly in the past
century, especially in the power of mining corporations in local and
national affairs.
The labor movement, including the health of workers and the long term
effects of mining on people and community has also changed the balance
of power. The powerful steel industry for example, uses iron ore to
produce steel. The steel industry is the backbone of bridges, the
framework of cars and the skeleton of large buildings. As the industrial
revolution continued to grow, the demand of iron ore exploration
increased dramatically.
Either we grow products or we mine them in developing and sustaining
a society. Mining is not only important, it is essential.
Steel worker
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Steel and concrete, building a nation
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