coalfield
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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By 1851, Easington on the Durham coalfield had just 17% of adult women in employment.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2024
In new interviews with the BBC, former miners, family members, police, journalists and politicians tell the story of the battle which changed Britain and its coalfield communities forever.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2024
His measure passed the Senate on a 34-0 vote, with coalfield senators joining in support.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024
As the mining industry continues a downward economic spiral, reclamation of abandoned mines is an increasing concern in coalfield communities, especially in the wake of corporate bankruptcies that threaten to shift the costs to taxpayers.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2023
A coalfield at Mohpāni, ninety-five miles west-south-west from Jabalpur by rail, was worked from 1862 to 1904 by the Nerbudda Coal and Iron Company; and is now worked by the G. I. P. Railway Company.
From Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official by Sleeman, William
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