Letcher County' Coal Miners' Memorial was opened in September 2003 in the Appalachian Mountains, in a coal-producing region of the United States. The monument is set in a platform built with red bricks containing the names of coal miners who lived or worked in Letcher County.
Cast in bronze by local artist Ben Johnson, the Southern Colorado Coal Miners Memorial is a life-size monument that recognizes the work of coal miners from 18 states. The names of the active, retired and deceased coal mining industry workers are written on the black granite base. It is located in the historic town of Trinidad.
Trbovlje is a small town in central Slovenia, which used to have a coal mining economy. A monument to remember the town's coal miners rests in front of the cultural center Delavski dom Trbovlje. The monument features sculptures of two miners wearing helmets and carrying lamps.
