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- you want to drill? - sure. ♪ [drill rattling] - pull that out. now you're getting the feel of where the weight's on it. - oh, yeah. [both laugh] cool. - you do that several hundred times a day... - no. - it's good. - [laughing] sweet. - the community recognized the miner was at the top of the food chain. when i grew up, he was considered just like a doctor or a lawyer, because everybody knew he was the one making everything work. the other thing about mining is it's so intensive. i mean, you need engineers. you need guys running ventilation-- mechanic or a carpenter or a pipe fitter. it's ...

>> the community recognized the miner was at the top of the food chain. when i grew up, he was considered just like a doctor or lawyer because everybody knew he was the one making everything work. the other thing about mining is that it is so intensive. i mean, you need engineers. you need guys running ventilation, a mechanic or a carpenter, or a pipefitter. it's just such a diverse asset to have all these different types of people. that's what was so good about it. >> mining was always dangerous. but these men are proud of what they do and of the generations who came before them, who built ne...

How are they even doing this? i don't know how they created these amazing sets. so for sure, i think that's as much a part of it as the singing. it's such an expression of emotion. _ and so it's the singing, it's - the costumes, it's the passion. i can only imagine that it's years and years of training for everyone involved - in the production, from the set designers to the folks - behind the stage, making everything work perfectly. yes. much respect for all of it. i certainly have more insights into what it takes to stage an opera, and it's absolutely magical when it all comes together. appla...

Who created all this. and with the glitter and the dresses and with the singing and the coordination, it seems to be so, such a huge work. i'm kind of a little bit of a technical person coming from a lot of technical backgrounds. so that definitely plays into enjoying the opera as well as the singers. yes, lots of talent. i'm sitting there thinking, - how are they even doing this? i don't know how they created these amazing sets. - so for sure, i think that's as much a part of it as the singing. - it's such an expression of emotion. and so it's the singing, it's the costumes, it's the passion....

>> jim keane: the community recognized the miner was at the top of the food chain. when i grew up, he was considered just like a doctor or lawyer because everybody knew that he was the one making everything work. the other thing about mining is that it is so intensive, i mean you need engineers, guys running ventilation, mechanic or carpenter or a pipefitter. it's just such a diverse asset to have all these different types of people. that's what was so good about it. >> anthony: mining was always dangerous, but these men are proud of what they do and of the generations who came before them. wh...