Usually these miners stick to the profession of mining for the
rest of their working life. According to health experts,
airborne particles of coal cause diseases like asthma and other
ailments of the respiratory tract and lungs. Preparing to go
into a mine: entry into the mine is still done in the
traditional way. In 2011, in a Sor Range mine, 43 miners were
killed due to a gas build-up. Sub-par safety precautions were
established as the cause of the accident. Currently there are
many small and large coal mines in Balochistan. This is the main
entrance of a mine located on the Quetta-Sibi highway, 28
kilometers from the provincial capital. The entrance tunnel to a
mine. Trolleys loaded with coal transport it out of the mine via
winding tracks. A tunnel of several hundred metres leading to
the bottom of the mine. A board with guide-lines for the miners
explains the code of bells that is used in the mine: Bells are
supposed to be rung as signals while descending, ascending and
exiting the mine. Underground, ins