coal mining

[kohl mahy-ning]

noun

1. the mining or extraction of coal from the earth.

Example Sentences

In 1975, when the medieval Czech town of Most was demolished to make way for coal mining, scientists and preservationists transported a 10,000-ton church half a mile on custom-built rails.

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At the end of September, the administration announced that it would open 13 million acres of federal lands for coal mining and provide $625 million to recommission or modernize coal-fired powered plants, which officials said would help strengthen the economy, protect jobs and advance American energy.

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Instead, the administration is boosting fossil fuels by opening swaths of federal land to oil and gas drilling and coal mining, approving new terminals to export natural gas, proposing to ax environmental regulations and offering $625 million to upgrade coal plants.

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The orders aim to boost coal mining, leasing and exports and pushes for greater use of coal-fired power generation, among other things.

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The area's coal mining past is never far away.

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