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Coal mining

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.

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Modern mining

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Coal mining by country

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Coal mining

Nodes280
Edges279
Triples267
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007143
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Coal mining

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related to United Kingdom · 28
Coal mining → After, Almost, Bituminous, Britain's, Carboniferous, Coal, Cumbria, Durham, East, Employment, EURACOAL, European Association, In, In Northern Ireland, Kent, Lancashire, Lignite, North, North Sea, Northumberland
related to India · 26
Coal mining → After, Along, Andhra Pradesh, At, Coal, Damodar River, Demand, During, East India Company, First World War, Government, India, Indian Coal Industry, John Sumner, Mt, National Coal Development Corporation, NCDC, Plan, Raniganj Coalfield, SCCL
related to External links · 20
Coal mining → Archived, British Isles, Coal Institute, Coal Mining Archived, CoalUniversity, EnglandNIOSH Coal Workers' Health, Global Energy MonitorCoal Mine, Glossary, Mine ResearchMethods, Mining, Mining TermsGlobal Coal Mine, National Coal Mining Museum, Northern Mine Research Society, October, Petroleum, September, Surveillance ProgramPurdue University, Tracker, Wayback Machine, Wollongong
related to Germany · 20
Coal mining → Aachen, After, As, Bundestag, Coal, EU, French, Germany, Ibbenbüren, In, Industrial Revolution, Kohlepfennig, Middle Ages, Prosper Haniel, RAG AG, Ruhr, Saarland, The, These, Upper Silesia
see also · 19
Coal mining → Accident, American, Appalachia, Basin, Black, Bretz, Coal-bearing, Environmental, Exploitation, Hauling, Human, Measures, Part, PennsylvaniaCoal, Plymouth, Practice, Product, Residential, Underground
related to Turkey · 18
Coal mining → Akçelik, All, As, Coal, Due, EIA, However, In, In July, Kütahya Province, Kınık, Mining, Tarhan Maden, Tavşanlı, Turkey, Turkey's, Turkish, Unions
related to Spain · 16
Coal mining → Asturias, Catalonia, Cercs Mine Museum, Euro, Gijon, In, In October, Oviedo, Republican, Spain, Spanish, Spanish Civil War, Spanish Labour, Sánchez, The, There
related to Surface mining · 16
Coal mining → Australia, Draglines, Equipment, Globally, In, In Canada, In New South Wales, Most, Once, Opencast, South Africa, Surface, The, United States, US, When
related to New Zealand · 15
Coal mining → Bathurst Resources, By, Coal, Environmental, In, New Zealand, Otago, Over, Solid Energy, Southland, Stockton, Taranaki, The, Waikato, West Coast
related to Safety improvements · 15
Coal mining → America, Another, Bureau, But, Coal, Gases, Health Administration, Improvements, Labor Statistics, Labor's Mine Safety, MSHA, One, Statistical, These, US Department

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Coal miningis aprocess of extracting coal from the ground or from a mine0.90text
Coal miningis asurface mining practice involving removal of mountaintops to expose coal seams0.90text
dynamite to break up the coal seaminstance ofis an older practice that uses explosives0.80text
after which the coal is gatheredinstance ofis an older practice that uses explosives0.80text
loaded onto shuttle cars or conveyors for removal to a central loading areainstance ofis an older practice that uses explosives0.80text
canariesinstance ofModern miningThe use of sophisticated sensing equipment to monitor air quality is common and has replaced the use of small animals0.80text
often referred to asinstance ofModern miningThe use of sophisticated sensing equipment to monitor air quality is common and has replaced the use of small animals0.80text
Akçelikinstance ofthere are 436 coal mining companies0.80text
740 coal minesinstance ofthere are 436 coal mining companies0.80text
and more mininginstance ofthere are 436 coal mining companies0.80text
exploration licences are being tenderedinstance ofthere are 436 coal mining companies0.80text
Coal mininghas impactEnergy0.60section

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