coalfields
Underground fuel deposits
Coalfields are regions where coal deposits exist underground and can be mined.
The term typically refers to areas with active or historical coal extraction: The Pennsylvania coalfields powered American industry for a century.
A coalfield may contain multiple mines spread across the deposit.
Highest-grade coal variety
- bituminousContaining natural tar
- ligniteLow-rank sedimentary fuel
- peatWaterlogged decomposed vegetation
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
strata · basin · formation · outcrop · reserves · deposit · seam · measures
Extracting earth's resources
- excavationAct of unearthing
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- tunnelingDigging underground passages
- drillingHole-making by rotation
blasting · longwall · dragline · pithead · headgear · conveyor · crusher · overburden
One who excavates ore
- unionJoining into one
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- workforceAll available workers
- shiftMovement or work period
wages · bargaining · exploitation · pneumoconiosis · black lung · pit pony · canary · lamp
Substances released into air
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- greenhouse gasesEmissions that trap heat
- climate changePlanetary atmospheric transformation
subsidence · spoil heap · slag heap · contamination · reclamation · rehabilitation · brownfield · methane
Economic production sector
- boomtownsFast-growing frontier settlements
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- povertySevere lack of resources
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
subsidies · recession · depletion · nationalization · privatization · exports · trade · market
Facility producing electrical energy
- thermalPertaining to warmth
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- generationAge-defined peer group
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
steam · turbine · boiler · plant · kilowatt · megawatt · coke · fuel
Study of manufacturing development
- museumsInstitutions preserving cultural artifacts
- mining villagesCommunities around excavation sites
- monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
nostalgia · decline · deindustrialization · closures · legacy · commemoration · archives · oral history
anthracite
Highest-grade coal variety
- bituminousContaining natural tar
- ligniteLow-rank sedimentary fuel
- peatWaterlogged decomposed vegetation
sedimentary · strata · basin · formation · outcrop · reserves · deposit · seam · measures · bedrock
mining
Extracting earth's resources
- excavationAct of unearthing
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- tunnelingDigging underground passages
drilling · blasting · longwall · dragline · pithead · headgear · conveyor · crusher · overburden · seam
miner
One who excavates ore
shift · wages · bargaining · exploitation · pneumoconiosis · black lung · pit pony · canary · lamp · helmet
emissions
Substances released into air
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- greenhouse gasesEmissions that trap heat
climate change · subsidence · spoil heap · slag heap · contamination · reclamation · rehabilitation · brownfield · methane · dust
industry
Economic production sector
- boomtownsFast-growing frontier settlements
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- povertySevere lack of resources
diversification · subsidies · recession · depletion · nationalization · privatization · exports · trade · market · infrastructure
power station
Facility producing electrical energy
- thermalPertaining to warmth
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- generationAge-defined peer group
combustion · steam · turbine · boiler · plant · kilowatt · megawatt · coke · fuel · burning
industrial history
Study of manufacturing development
- museumsInstitutions preserving cultural artifacts
- mining villagesCommunities around excavation sites
- monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
preservation · nostalgia · decline · deindustrialization · closures · legacy · commemoration · archives · oral history · landmarks
- Coal Miningminers, underground mines, strip mining, underground, deep mines
- AppalachiaAppalachian culture, Blue Ridge, Appalachian Trail, Cumberland, Great Smoky Mountains
- West VirginiaCharleston, Wheeling, Harpers Ferry, Morgantown, pepperoni rolls
- geologybedrock, fault lines, faults, rock, basalt
- Jharkhand
coalfieldsoil fields
Areas yielding crude petroleum
oil wells · gas fields · wind farms · solar farms · nuclear plants
coalfieldsnature reserves
Protected ecosystems for conservation
wilderness areas · protected lands · national parks · conservation areas · pristine forests