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501(c)(3)PO Tax-Exempt Organization

Building Character Through Coal Mining

We teach disadvantaged youth valuable life skills through hands-on coal and mineral extraction. Small hands fit in tight spaces. Big profits for sponsors.

4,500+

Youth Enrolled

$8M

Coal Extracted

14hr

Daily Shift Length

6

Minimum Age

Educational Programs

Our comprehensive curriculum combines practical geology, tunnel navigation, and character-building underground labor.

Coal Extraction

Youth learn about geology firsthand by extracting coal in underground educational facilities. Smaller students excel in tighter tunnels where adults can't fit.

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Pickaxe Proficiency

Students master pickaxe handling, mine cart pushing, and candlit tunnel navigation. Skills from the 1800s that never go out of style.

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Rare Earth Program

Our advanced curriculum has children crawling through narrow passages to extract rare earth minerals. Small hands, valuable resources.

Our Impact

See how Minor Miners is transforming youth development through innovative underground education.

Character Building

14-hour days in coal mines build character like nothing else. Our youth emerge blackened, toughened, and appreciative of sunlight.

Tax Benefits

Corporate sponsors receive maximum tax deductions while contributing to "youth workforce development." It's technically legal in most states!

Historical Skills

Tunnel crawling, ore identification, coal sorting, and canary monitoring are timeless skills from the Victorian era.

Economic Output

Our youth generate $8M annually in coal and minerals, all reinvested in "deeper educational facilities."

Our Journey

From humble beginnings to a nationwide youth development organization.

2017

First "educational dig" teaches youth about geology

2018

Add coal mining to curriculum - "small hands, tight spaces"

2019

Receive 501(c)(3)PO status after aggressive lobbying

2020

Pandemic year: children dig "home tunnels" in backyards

2022

Expand to rare earth mineral extraction

2023

Launch "Adopt-a-Miner" corporate sponsorship program

Success Stories

Hear from parents, sponsors, and program directors about the Minor Miners experience.

"My kid came home covered in coal dust and exhausted. He slept 16 hours and never complained about chores again. Best summer camp ever!"

Hands-Off Harold

Satisfied Parent

"Little Timmy came home with calluses, a permanent cough, and appreciation for fresh air. Character building at its finest."

Bootstrap Betty

Corporate Sponsor

"The smaller ones fit in the tightest tunnels where adults can't go. It's not exploitation - it's just physics."

Foreman Frank

Program Director