Coal mining
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Coal mining
Coal mining (pronunciation: /koʊl ˈmaɪnɪŋ/) is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is a valuable and abundant fossil fuel that is primarily used for the production of energy and in the steel and cement industries.
Etymology
The term "coal mining" is derived from the Old English term "col", meaning "mineral of fossilized carbon", and the Middle English term "minen", meaning "to dig".
Related terms
- Coal seam: A bed or stratum of coal. The term is commonly used to refer to the thickest part of the seam.
- Coal bed methane: A form of natural gas extracted from coal beds.
- Overburden: The rock and soil that lies above a coal seam.
- Strip mining: A method of mining that involves removing the overburden to extract the underlying coal.
- Underground mining: A method of mining where coal is extracted from beneath the surface of the earth.
- Mountaintop removal mining: A method of mining that involves the removal of the tops of mountains to expose coal seams.
- Reclamation: The process of restoring land that has been mined to a natural or economically usable state.
See also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Coal mining
- Wikipedia's article - Coal mining
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