deep-mined coal
1deep-mined — adj. taken from an undergrround mine; as contrasted with coal obtained from a strip mine; as, deep mined coal. [WordNet 1.5] …
2deep-mined — adjective of coal, as contrasted with coal obtained from a strip mine deep mined coal • Similar to: ↑mined …
3coal 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… …
4Coal mining — Men leaving a UK colliery at the close of a shift Surface coal mining in Wyo …
5Deep mining — Extraction of coal or minerals at depths greater than 1,000 feet. Coal usually is deep mined at not more than 1,500 feet. California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy Terms …
6Coal seam fire — A coal seam fire near Denniston, New Zealand A coal seam fire or mine fire is the underground smouldering of a coal deposit, often in a coal mine. Such fires have economic, social and ecological impacts. They are often started by lightning, grass …
7UK Coal — Infobox Company company name = UK Coal company company type = Public limited company foundation = 1974 location = flagicon|United Kingdom Harworth, Doncaster, UK key people = Garold Spindler, CEO David Jones, Chairman industry = Coal mining,… …
8Consolidation Coal Company (Iowa) — For the much larger company that operated under the same name in the eastern United States, see Consol Energy. The Consolidation Coal Company was created in 1875 and purchased by the Chicago and North Western Railroad in 1880 in order to provide… …
9History of coal mining — Due to its abundance, coal has been mined in various parts of the world throughout history and continues to be an important economic activity today. Compared to wood fuels, coal yields a higher amount of energy per mass and could be obtained in… …
10mining — /muy ning/, n. 1. the act, process, or industry of extracting ores, coal, etc., from mines. 2. the laying of explosive mines. [1250 1300; ME: undermining (walls in an attack); see MINE2, ING1] * * * I Excavation of materials from the Earth s… …
