coal pit
Underground fuel source
A coal pit is a mine where coal is extracted, or an open excavation for the same purpose.
The term is somewhat old-fashioned, largely replaced by coal mine in contemporary usage.
The village grew up around the coal pit.
- mineOre excavation site
- mine shaftVertical tunnel for extraction
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- collieryCoal extraction site
- seamJoined fabric edge
underground · tunnels · miners · dust · black lung disease · pickaxe · canary · darkness · soot · excavation · headframe · pithead · ore · deep · lantern · safety lamp · cage · collapse
- pits
- Surface Miningstrip mining, strip mine, quarry, quarrying, overburden
- cooking equipmentstove, oven, range, grill, cooktop
resource type
coal pitsolar farm
Grid-scale photovoltaic installation
wind farm · hydroelectric plant · nuclear power station · geothermal plant · solar array
environmental condition
coal pitmeadow
Grassy field for grazing
forest · nature preserve · wilderness · green space · national park
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