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Cleaning was necessary to remove impurities, such as rock, and was usually done by hand. The coal was dumped onto a large picking table and the impurities were removed. This method of manual picking or "bone picking" was used in smaller operation mines until the 50's.

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Rosedeer Coal Mine, processing plant, coal on conveyor
Between 1912 - 1934
Wayne, Alberta


Credits:
The Town of Drumheller