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Low productivity in American coal mining: causes and cures. Report to the Congress

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5862536
The report identifies the factors responsible for depressed productivity in the U.S. coal mining industry. GAO analysis revealed that the fall in underground mining productivity since 1969 is closely tied to poor labor-management relations, 1974 union contract requirements, and Federal mine safety and health regulations. State reclamation laws and the opening of new surface mines lowered productivity in surface mining. Coal mining technology has not advanced sufficiently to offset the loss due to these causes.
Research Organization:
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (USA). Energy and Minerals Div.
OSTI ID:
5862536
Report Number(s):
PB-81-234577
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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