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Australia has been the biggest coal exporter in the world for a long time, second only to Indonesia.
The Salient mine, which opened in 1981, has been dug nearly two kilometers into the mountainside, supplying valuable metallurgical coal to the steel industry.
600 miles separate New York City from McDowell County, West Virginia, a region marked by the decline of coal mining and a rich local culture.
In Appalachia, black lung disease is resurging among coal miners, with younger individuals like John Robinson and Mackie Branham Jr facing severe health challenges.
