A continuous miner extracts coal by scraping it from the seam with a rotating cutting drum and loading it directly onto a conveyor or into a shuttle car. This process combines cutting and loading into a single, continuous operation, often used in conjunction with the room-and-pillar method. The continuous miner's output is then transported to the surface, typically via a conveyor system. A large, rotating steel drum of a continuous miner with tungsten carbide teeth cuts coal from the seam. It cu

Meet Guy When Guy arrived at the South County Lighthouse, our 30-day emergency shelter on October 1, he carried the pain of homelessness, the end of a twenty-three-year marriage, and nights spent in his car or on couches. At sixty-one years old, he came seeking safety, dignity and a chance to rebuild his life. Guy has survived more than most. A gunshot injury in 1990 cost him his leg, and he now walks with a prosthetic limb while facing ongoing health challenges, yet he carried a quiet strength

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