Engineering:Mining lamp

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A modern LED mining lamp

A mining lamp is a lamp, developed for the rigid necessities of underground mining operations. Most often it is worn on a special safety helmet.

Variants

  • Carbide lamp, a lamp that produces and burns acetylene
  • Safety lamp, any of several types of lamp which are designed to be safe to use in coal mines
    • Davy lamp, a safety lamp containing a candle
    • Wheat lamp