Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground or from a mine. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely...
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Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of...
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Coal mining in the United Kingdom dates back to Roman times and occurred in many different parts of the country. Britain's coalfields are associated with...
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Coal mining is an industry in transition in the United States. Production in 2019 was down 40% from the peak production of 1,171.8 million short tons...
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underground coal mining, although accidents also occur in hard rock mining. Coal mining is considered much more hazardous than hard rock mining due to flat-lying...
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The history of coal mining goes back thousands of years, with early mines documented in ancient China, the Roman Empire and other early historical economies...
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Coal in India has been mined since 1774, and India is the second largest producer and consumer of coal after China, mining 777.31 million metric tons (856...
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strike of 1912, and the Battle of Evarts, which coal operators attempted to stop through violent means. Mining families lived under the terror of Baldwin–Felts...
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exporter of thermal coal. While only employing 50,000 mining jobs nationally coal provides a rich revenue stream for governments. Coal mining in Australia has...
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for captive mining by private power generation companies." The Committee was composed of government officials from the Ministry of Coal, the Ministry...
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removal mining (MTR), also known as mountaintop mining (MTM), is a form of surface mining at the summit or summit ridge of a mountain. Coal seams are...
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Coal mining regions are significant resource extraction industries in many parts of the world. They provide a large amount of the fossil fuel energy in...
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Coal mining has historically been an important industry in Ukraine. Coal mining in Ukraine is often associated with coal-rich Donets basin. However this...
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nine top coal producers and 46.7% of the total global production. In 2011, seven Chinese coal mining companies produced 100 million tonnes of coal or more...
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majority of surface coal mining occurs, this method began to be used in the mid-16th century and is practiced throughout the world in the mining of many different...
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environmental impact of the coal industry includes issues such as land use, waste management, water and air pollution, caused by the coal mining, processing and the...
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Anthracite (redirect from Anthracite coal mining)
are black coal, hard coal, stone coal, dark coal, coffee coal, blind coal (in Scotland), Kilkenny coal (in Ireland), crow coal or craw coal, and black...
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Coal mining in Bangladesh started with the discovery of the first coal mine in Jamalganj in 1962. Mining in Bangladesh consists mainly of coal, granite...
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produced 489,000 tons of coal in 1869, 4,882,000 tons of coal in 1889, and 89,384,000 tons of coal in 1917. The quick expansion of mining in West Virginia prompted...
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The largest coal mining companies of the world are found in several countries, the most prominent among them being the United States, Australia, India...
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This is a partial glossary of coal mining terminology commonly used in the coalfields of the United Kingdom. Some words were in use throughout the coalfields...
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created artificially in a laboratory or factory. Ores recovered by mining include metals, coal, oil shale, gemstones, limestone, chalk, dimension stone, rock...
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pace has become faster and more extensive in modern times, triggered by mining. Coal fires are a serious health and safety hazard, affecting the environment...
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top 20 firms responsible for a third of all global carbon emissions. Coal mining in India had primarily been a private sector enterprise. This changed...
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the following year, coal miners were discouraged from enlisting if called up. Coal mining produced almost 4 million tonnes of coal in 2014, of which 44%...
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grades of bituminous coal (thermal coal) used for heating and power generation. Within the coal mining industry, this type of coal is known for releasing...
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the first commercial coal mine was opened in the Eastern Coalfield in the community of Betsy Layne in Floyd County. Coal mining experienced rise and fall...
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such as Boroo Gold Mine and Gatsuurt Gold Mine. Khotgor Coal Mine is an open-pit coal mining site about 120 kilometres (75 mi) west of Ulaangom. Ömnögovi...
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the use of coal in Nigeria is for the operation of railway system. Coal was converted to diesel after Nigeria civil war and the coal mining industry was...
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Coal mining in the United Kingdom "Thousands join march to mark closure of UK's last deep coal mine". The Guardian. 19 December 2015. "Surface Coal Mining...
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