coal mining

American  

[kohl mahy-ning] / ˈkoʊl ˌmaɪ nɪŋ /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Dumfries House sits alongside areas of high social deprivation in a part of Scotland still scarred by the collapse of the coal mining industry.

From BBC

"If this incident was due to historic coal mining, we will design and deliver a permanent solution as quickly and safely as possible," it added.

From BBC

Javier is thinking of going back to his old job – coal mining – for economic reasons rather than moral ones.

From BBC

Black coal mining has a tradition spanning over two centuries in the eastern Czech region of Ostrava, once known as the country's "steel heart".

From Barron's

Brown and black coal mining employed about 100,000 people in the 1980s, when the former Czechoslovakia was ruled by Moscow-steered communists promoting heavy industry.

From Barron's