coal company
Fossil fuel business
A coal company is a business that extracts, processes, or sells coal.
The term often carries connotations of environmental controversy and declining industry: The coal company filed for bankruptcy after years of falling demand.
In Appalachian history, coal companies were notorious for dominating local economies and housing workers in company towns.
- mineOre excavation site
- mine shaftVertical tunnel for extraction
- minerOne who excavates ore
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- collieryCoal extraction site
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