It was not unusual for a son to follow his father and grandfather into the mines. In some areas, the only source for employment was in the local (tin, copper, coal) mines and (stone, slate) quarries.
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People who dig gold and silver are miners.
By not allowing children under 10 and women to work in mines
The motto of Thetford Mines is 'Hard Work Prevails'.
In mines
work in the mines work in the houses as servant's
my uncle mines and he goes every month to provide money for his family
They worked in coal mines and some children didn't servive in the mines because of all the fumes.
People who dig silver and gold typically work in mines or mineral exploration sites. These can be underground mines, open-pit mines, or placer deposits where the precious metals are extracted from the earth.
In coal mines.
The Mines Act of 1842 forbid employing children under age 10, and for all women, to work in mines. It should be noted that England mines today and in 1842 have extensive coal mines.
The Spanish forced indigenous people and African slaves to work on sugar plantations and in gold mines in their colonies in the Americas.