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81Open-pit coal mining in the United Kingdom — The United Kingdom produces about ten million tons of coal a year [1] from open pit mines. The majority comes from Scotland [2], with the largest operator there being the Scottish Coal subsidiary of Scottish Resources Group [3]; they are rather… …
82National Coal Mining Museum for England — Coordinates: 53°38′36″N 1°37′16″W / 53.6433°N 1.6211°W / 53.6433; 1.6211 …
83Rio Tinto Coal Australia — Krupp twin boom portal reclaimer at RTCA Kestrel Mine Rio Tinto Coal Australia (RTCA) is an Australian coal mining organisation, and is part of the worldwide Rio Tinto Group. In Queensland, RTCA operates the Blair Athol, Hail Creek, Kestrel and… …
84National Coal Board — The National Coal Board (NCB) was the statutory corporation created to run the nationalised coal mining industry in the United Kingdom. Set up under the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946, it took over the mines on vesting day ,… …
85Messel pit — Fossil Site * UNESCO World Heritage Site Country …
86Nelson Pit — was a coal mine operating on the Manchester Coalfield from the 1830s or 1840s in Shakerley, Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, then in the historic county of Lancashire, England. Originally named Shakerley Colliery, the pit was sunk on land leased by …
87Somerset Coal Canal — The Somerset Coal Canal (originally known as the Somersetshire Coal Canal) was a narrow canal in England, built around 1800 from basins at Paulton and Timsbury via Camerton, an aqueduct at Dunkerton, Combe Hay, Midford and Monkton Combe to… …
88Dongxing Coal Mining Co fire — This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals. The Dongxing Coal Mining Co. fire was an incident that began on Monday, March 15, 2010, in the main pit of Dongxing Coal Mining Co, Xinmi, Zhengzhou, People s Republic of China.… …
89raw coal — for the purpose of Test Method D4749, any coal, regardless of its topsize, that has not been manually or mechanically cleaned. Crushed coal that has not been mechanically cleaned (including coal that has not been through a breaker which normally… …
90Bell pit — A bell pit is a primitive method of mining coal where the coal lies near the surface on flat land. A shaft is sunk to reach the coal which is then excavated and removed by means of a bucket (much like a well). No supports are used and mining… …
