brown coal

British  

noun

1. a low-quality coal intermediate in grade between peat and lignite

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Example Sentences

Environmentalists welcomed the shutdown as good news attesting to the country's plan to quit coal mining by 2030, when the last brown coal mine is due to close.

From Barron's

Many locals want the land back that was expropriated by PPC years ago to mine the low-grade brown coal so they can farm it again.

From Barron's

The smell of burning tyres is caused by the brown coal in the area's peaty soil which is fuelling the fire underground.

From Reuters

Poland is taking strides in embracing renewable energy, but gets almost 70% of its energy from black and brown coal.

From Seattle Times

"It is the last place where brown coal will be mined - not a symbol for more-of-the-same, but for the final frontier."

From Reuters