coal mining
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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BARENTSBURG, Norway—This coal mining town about 800 miles from the North Pole is part of Norway, a founding member of NATO.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
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 • Jan. 29, 2026
In 2024, more than 75% of newly approved coal power capacity in China was financed by coal mining companies or energy groups with coal mining operations.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026
The area's coal mining past is never far away.
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025
As did life in much of the area, the region’s economy centered around coal mining.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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