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'''Mining '''refers to a range of methods used to extract natural
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resources from underground. Mining has a complex relationship to
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[libertarian socialism](Libertarian_Socialism "wikilink"). Mineworkers'
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have traditionally been some of the most exploited members of the
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working class and have seen some of the most violent struggles against
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the [state](State_\(Polity\) "wikilink") and
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[capitalism](capitalism "wikilink"). Whilst environmentalists have
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frequently fought against the construction and operation of mines, given
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the extensive pollution generated by mining.
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## Mining in Libertarian Socialism
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[Augustin Souchy](Augustin_Souchy "wikilink") wrote a description of
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coal mines in [Oliete](Oliete "wikilink") during the [Spanish
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Revolution](Spanish_Revolution_\(1936\) "wikilink"):
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> Coal was found on the outskirts of the town.They started to mine it
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> immediately. They ship olive oil to Barcelona. With the proceeds of
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> the sale they buy machinery, electrical supplies, motors and a water
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> pump. Eighteen young workers work in the mine. They began to draw out
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> coal January 1st. They had no engineer or technician to assist them.
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> One of the two emigrants had worked in the coal mines of northern
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> France during his long years of exile. He put his experience to the
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> service of the cause cheerfully. Rails and electricity were installed
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> in the mine and production started within a few weeks. They produce a
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> freight car load per day. Production could be tripled if there were
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> enough hands and enough machinery.\[1\]
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## References
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<references />
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1. <https://libcom.org/history/peasants-aragon> |