coal-mining industry
1coal mining — Coal was very important in the economic development of Britain. It was used as fuel in the factories built during the Industrial Revolution and continued to be important until the 1980s. The main coalfields are in north east England, the north… …
2Coal mining in India — Coal reserves in BTUs as of 2009 Coal mining in India has a long history of commercial exploitation covering nearly 220 years starting in 1774 with John Sumner and Suetonius Grant Heatly of the East India Company in the Raniganj Coalfield along… …
3Coal mining — Men leaving a UK colliery at the close of a shift Surface coal mining in Wyo …
4Coal mining in Kentucky — Coal was discovered in Kentucky in 1750. Since the first commercial coal mine opened in 1820 coal has gained both economic importance and controversy regarding its environmental consequences. As of 2010 there are 442 operating coal mines in the… …
5Coal mining in Australia — Coal is mined in every state of Australia as well as the Northern Territory. It is used to generate electricity and is exported. 75% of the coal mined in Australia is exported, mostly to eastern Asia. In 2000/01, 258.5 million tonnes of coal was… …
6coal mining — UK US noun [uncountable] the industry of digging coal out of the ground Thesaurus: mining and quarryinghyponym specific industries in the dictionaryhyponym * * * coal mining, the business or work of mining coal. coal min|ing «KOHL MY nihng»,… …
7coal mining — coal ,mining noun uncount the industry of digging coal out of the ground …
8Mining industry of Russia — The mineral industry of Russia is one of the world s leading mineral industries and accounts for a large percentage of the Commonwealth of Independent States production of a range of mineral products, including metals, industrial minerals, and… …
9Coal-mining region — World coal producers and consumers. Coal reserves in BTUs as of 2009 …
10Mining industry of Nigeria — The mining of minerals in Nigeria accounts for only 0.3% of its GDP, due to the influence of its vast oil resources. The domestic mining industry is underdeveloped, leading to Nigeria having to import minerals that it could produce domestically,… …
