COAL | Thom Beers Reality Show About Coal Miners | Spike | Video Clips

REFINE YOUR RESULTS

Result 1 - 20 of 24

Jeremy Marushia (1:22)

With less than 6 months experience, Jeremy is Cobalt’s youngest and only “Red Hat” miner. Recently married and soon to be a father, Jeremy is looking to jump-start a long career in coal mining to support his family. He hopes to follow in his cousin, Jonathan Dotson’s, footsteps and work his way up to a Roof Bolter position. When Jeremy was fresh out of high school, his father tried to encourage him to go to college and get a job outside the mines, but he wanted to feel like a true West Virginian and call himself a coal miner.

Posted April 12, 2011 Views: 22,989 Watch video

Hank Toler (1:25)

Hank’s been mining since 2000. He’s a second-generation miner whose father retired after an injury in the hole. His father discouraged him from mining, but Hank says in West Virginia, you’re either a logger, miner or flipping burgers and says he wasn’t about to start flipping burgers. Hank says that coal mining is just something he loves, that it’s in his family’s blood – and deep in his blood.

Posted April 12, 2011 Views: 9,357 Watch video

Jonathan Dotson (1:36)

A third generation miner (his mother is the mine’s office secretary, father a trucker and grandfather a miner), Jonathan grew up just three miles from the mine. Recently, promoted from a Red Hat apprentice to a Black Hat, Jonathan took the job at the mine to support his wife a baby daughter. Jonathan intends to be a coal miner for the rest of his life saying “I enjoy being a coal miner, I’m proud of it. You can say you’re a coal miner and everyone has respect for you. They know what you go through.”

Posted April 12, 2011 Views: 7,663 Watch video

Joseph Pack (1:36)

After 23 years of truck driving and always being on the road, Joseph moved back home to West Virginia and took at job in the coal mines. As a trained EMT, he’s worked his way up from a Red Hat (novice coal miner) to Miner Operator. After three years of mining, his injuries have been limited to a mangled finger and feels that coal mining is less dangerous than being a truck driver on the open road.

Posted April 12, 2011 Views: 5,449 Watch video

Jeremy Auville (1:29)

Following in the footsteps of his grandfather who took him underground for the first time when he was 12, Jeremy has close to a decade of mining under his belt. A car accident cost him a college basketball scholarship and he had to move back home and take a job in the mines. Jeremy was seriously injured in a rock fall that left him covered for more than 30 minutes underground. He was out of work for more than a month and was afraid to go back into “the hole,” but for the sake of his two daughters, faced his fear and now mining at Cobalt Coal.

Posted April 5, 2011 Views: 12,598 Watch video

Andy Christian, Sr. (1:18)

Andy is a third generation miner born and raised in West Virginia. Andy works alongside his son Andrew, Jr. hoping to teach him the ropes before he retires. As the anchor of the Day Shift and commanding great respect from his co-workers, everyone refers to Andy is one of the best continuous miners in the state. Incredibly close to his son Andrew, he is glad that he’s following in his footsteps. When Andy was a young miner, he had a mentor that took him under his wing and believed in him and he hopes to do the same for his son.

Posted April 5, 2011 Views: 7,972 Watch video

Andrew Christian, Jr. (1:21)

Andrew is one of the youngest miners at Cobalt Coal and works on the day shift alongside his dad and mining legend Andy Christian Sr. Andrew wants to become a continuous miner operator just like his dad. Though it’s one of the most difficult and dangerous positions, it’s also one of the highest-paying jobs in the mine. Andrew knows that with his dad training him, he’ll be one of the best miner operators in the state, just like his dad.

Posted April 5, 2011 Views: 3,215 Watch video

The Critics Can't Stop Talking About Coal (0:30)

It's true. The rave reviews for Spike's new original series keep pouring in. Coal airs Wednesdays at 10PM/9c only on Spike.

Posted April 4, 2011 Views: 19,104 Watch video

Preview What Happens This Season On Coal (1:32)

Coal mining is a business but it's also a dangerous one. Watch this exclusive season preview of Spike's new original series Coal and find out what's in store for the Cobalt Coal miners. Coal airs Wednesdays at 10PM/9c only on Spike.

Posted March 30, 2011 Views: 58,567 Watch video

Jerry "Wildman" Edwards, Sr. (1:29)

After 30+ years in the mining industry, Jerry is looking to move up to a Supervisor position and get out of the hole. Over the years he’s suffered multiple leg and shoulder injuries from mine ceiling collapses and whiplash from a snapped cable. He works alongside his son Jerry, Jr. who he’s training on the day shift and to continue the family mining tradition. Jerry is one of the most outspoken men on the shift and also the biggest prankster of the group.

Posted March 28, 2011 Views: 35,734 Watch video

Mike Crowder (1:30)

After a career in telecommunications, Mike started in the coal business with Tom Roberts in 2007. Mike is the businessman in the operation. His two constant headaches on the job are the mechanical breakdowns and keeping up-to-date with the federal regulatory requirements of the mining industry to keep the mine in compliance and working. Cobalt Coal’s goal is to mine 6-8,000 clean tons of coal a month. Every breakdown, of which there are many, or violation costs the mine much needed revenue. Mike puts in a lot of time trying to minimize those losses, but it’s a tough and constant battle.

Posted March 28, 2011 Views: 28,407 Watch video

Tom Roberts (1:57)

A college educated engineer and army veteran, Tom has always wanted to be what he is now – an independent mine owner. Although Tom enjoys the independence of running the mine, he says the most worrisome part of the job is the responsibility for worker safety in such a dangerous industry. Tom’s had a rollercoaster career in which mining has made him a millionaire several times over and also left him bankrupt. The Cobalt Coal mine is Tom’s shot to go out on top.

Posted March 28, 2011 Views: 22,178 Watch video

The Dangers Of Coal Mining (1:47)

When you're underground, danger lurks. When you're a coal miner, this gets all the more dangerous. Find the danger by watching Coal on Wednesdays at 10PM/9c only on Spike.

Posted March 28, 2011 Views: 44,917 Watch video

Thom Beers Talks Coal (1:02)

With the premiere of 'Coal' less than a week away, executive producer, Thom Beers tells us why he had to make this show and why you should watch it. Coal airs Wednesdays at 10PM/9c only on Spike.

Posted March 24, 2011 Views: 14,887 Watch video

Tour Coal's Westchester Mine (2:36)

You've met the miners, now meet the mine. Coal airs Wednesdays at 10PM/9c only on Spike.

Posted March 24, 2011 Views: 37,443 Watch video

Man And Machines (1:59)

There's man and then there's machine. In coal mining, you can't get the job done without them. See how they work together on Coal, airing Wednesdays at 10PM/9c only on Spike.

Posted March 21, 2011 Views: 48,537 Watch video

The Life Of A Coal Miner (2:28)

No one ever said coal mining was easy, but the men of Cobalt Coal do it for a reason. One of those reasons is their family. See what else keeps them motivated underground and how things have changed for miners over the years.

Posted March 17, 2011 Views: 49,872 Watch video

The Economy Of Coal (2:45)

Coal mining is a business, and the economy of coal is more complicated than you think. Coal airs Wednesdays at 10PM/9c only on Spike.

Posted March 7, 2011 Views: 115,854 Watch video

Life In The Mine (3:55)

The men of Cobalt give you a behind the scenes look at what it is to be a coal miner. Coal airs Wednesdays at 10PM/9c only on Spike.

Posted February 25, 2011 Views: 138,555 Watch video

The Man Behind Coal (1:50)

Executive Producer, Thom Beers, the man behind 'Deadliest Catch' and 'Ice Road Truckers' reveals the history behind his newest show Coal. Coal airs Wednesdays at 10PM/9c only on Spike.

Posted February 25, 2011 Views: 78,026 Watch video

MOST RECENT POSTS

MOST RECENT TWEETS

COAL | Thom Beers Reality Show About Coal Miners | Spike | Video Clips | Spike

Coal Video Clips