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...

The history of coal mining in the United States starts with the first commercial use in 1701, within the Manakin-Sabot area of Richmond, Virginia. Coal...

discoveries causing a series of mining rushes. In 2015, the value of coal, metals, and industrial minerals mined in the United States was US$109.6 billion. 158...

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...

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...

The Coal Wars were a series of armed labor conflicts in the United States, roughly between 1890 and 1930. Although they occurred mainly in the East, particularly...

of underground. In the United States, this method of coal mining is conducted in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States. Explosives are...

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...

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...

Coal mining in Wyoming has long been a significant part of the state's economy. Wyoming has been the largest producer of coal in the United States since...

Coal generated about 19.5% of the electricity at utility-scale facilities in the United States in 2022, down from 38.6% in 2014 and 51% in 2001. In 2021...

Coalfield in the community of Betsy Layne in Floyd County. Coal mining experienced rise and fall throughout most of the early to mid 20th century. The two World...

Iron mining in the United States produced 48 million metric tons of iron ore in 2019. Iron ore was the third-highest-value metal mined in the United States...

ecology – in relation to coal mining in Appalachia. The Appalachian region of the Southeastern United States is a leading producer of coal in the country...

Coal mining in the Philippines has a long history dating back to the 1800s during the Spanish colonization of the islands. The Philippines consumes more...

disaster. History of coal mining Coal Coal mining Coal-mining region Coal mining in the United Kingdom 1926 United Kingdom general strike South Wales Miners'...

Early coal mining in Colorado in the United States was spread across the state. Some early coal mining areas are currently inactive, including the Denver...

The largest coal mining companies of the world are found in several countries, the most prominent among them being the United States, Australia, India...

853 coal mines in the U.S. in 2015, producing a total of 896,941,000 short tons of coal. Coal mining in the United States List of coal mines in Australia...

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...

concern about the environmental effects of strip mining. Coal had been mined in the United States since the 1740s, but surface mining did not become...

White in his memoirs. "History of Anthracite Coal Mining". Mine Safety and Health Administration. United States Department of Labor. Archived from the original...

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...

produce most of the coal mined in the United States. In most forms of surface mining, heavy equipment, such as earthmovers, first remove the overburden. Next...

Peabody Energy mined coal at the Black Mesa plateau in the southwestern United States from the 1960s until 2019. The plateau overlaps the Navajo and Hopi reservations...

Types of Coal Greenhouse gas emissions#Carbon dioxide (CO2) Anthracite Bituminous coal Lignite Coal mining Coal mining in the United States Coal-fired power...

air pollution, caused by the coal mining, processing and the use of its products. In addition to atmospheric pollution, coal burning produces hundreds of...

the late 18th century. It is still in use throughout the US, but has slowed or stopped entirely in parts of Europe. Coal mining in the United States has...

and the highest energy density of all types of coal and is the highest ranking of coals. The Coal Region of Northeastern Pennsylvania in the United States...

relating to coal mining, especially historical. Burns, Daniel. The modern practice of coal mining (1907) Chirons, Nicholas P. Coal Age Handbook of Coal Surface...