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Why did large companies take over the mining of underground lodes

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Answer: The companies were digging bigger and deeper mines causing the miners' work to become more dangerous

Explanation: The miners had to use unsafe equipment and the tunnels were so poorly lit and had such little oxygen that candles couldn't burn.

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