A coalfield is an area of certain uniform characteristics where coal is mined. The criteria for determining the approximate boundary of a coalfield are geographical and cultural, in addition to geological. A coalfield often groups the seams of coal, railroad companies, cultural groups, and watersheds and other geographical considerations.

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 world economy. The People's Republic of China is the largest producer of coal in the world, while Australia is the largest coal exporter. [1] .

Map of coal fields of northern and southern West Virginia. The coal-producing areas of West Virginia have been traditionally defined as fields, each field corresponding to a given geographical location or region of the state.

coalfield The coalfield valleys in the south were extremely narrow, so that the characteristic mining village was a long, thin strip wedged between the mountains. 来自 Cambridge English Corpus

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 used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production.

Coal miners use large machines to remove coal from the earth. Many U.S. coal deposits, called coal beds or seams, are near the earth's surface, but others are deep underground. Modern mining methods allow U.S. coal miners to easily reach most of the nation's coal reserves and to produce about three times more coal in one hour than in 1978.

2013年1月1日 · The five regions examined by NCRA (Eastern, Gulf Coast, Interior, Rocky Mountain, and Northern Great Plains) constituted 93 percent of U.S. coal production at the time of the assessments. The map sheet shows aerial extent, rank, province, name (region and field), and age information, which are also attributes of the GIS project.

Coal is mainly found in three regions: the Appalachian coal region, the Interior coal region, and the Western coal region (includes the Powder River Basin). The two largest coal mines in the United States are the Black Thunder and North Antelope Rochelle mines in Wyoming.

5.7 Coalfield infrastructure 38 5.8 Production costs 38 5.9 Future production and market potential 39 6 Colombia 40 6.1 Geological overview 40 6.2 Structure and stratigraphy 40 6.3 Coal rank and quality 41 6.4 Resources 41 6.5 Areas of interest 41 6.6 Industry structure and performance 41 6.7 Coalfield infrastructure 42 6.8 Production costs 42

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