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List of coalfields

A coalfield is an area of certain uniform characteristics where coal is mined. The criteria for determining the approximate boundary of a coalfield are geographical and cultural, in addition to geological. A coalfield often groups the seams of coal, railroad companies, cultural groups, and watersheds and other geographical considerations. At one time the coalfield designation was an important category in business and industrial discussions. The terminology declined into unimportance as the 20th century progressed, and was probably only referred to by a few small railroads and history buffs by the 1980s. Renewed interest in industrial heritage and coal mining history has brought the old names of the coalfields before a larger audience.

Australia

New South Wales

Queensland

  • Bowen Basin coalfields
  • Galilee Basin coalfields
  • Surat Basin coalfields
  • Walloon coalfields

Victoria

  • Latrobe Valley coalfields

Western Australia

  • Collie coalfields

Belgium

Canada

Chile

China

Colombia

Colombia has the largest coal reserves in Latin America and is a major exporter.

France

Germany

*Erkelenz Coalfield (1914–1997)
*Inde Coalfield (Middle Ages – 1944)
*Wurm Coalfield (Middle Ages – 1992)

Great Britain

England

*Burnley Coalfield
*South Lancashire Coalfield
:*Cheshire Coalfield
:*Manchester Coalfield
:*Oldham Coalfield
:*St Helens Coalfield
:*Wigan Coalfield
*South Yorkshire Coalfield

Scotland

*Central Ayrshire Coalfield
*South Ayrshire Coalfield
*Central Fife Coalfield
*East Fife Coalfield
*West Fife Coalfield

Wales

*Denbighshire Coalfield
*Flintshire Coalfield

India

Japan

Hokkaidō

Honshū

Kyūshū

The Netherlands

New Zealand

Pakistan

Poland

Russia

South Africa

Ukraine

United States

Alabama

Alaska

Arkansas

Colorado

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Maryland

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Tennessee

Utah

Virginia

West Virginia

Wyoming

Venezuela

See also

References

  • Lesher, C.E. State of Kentucky – Coalfields and Producing Districts (Map). Scale 1:1,000,000. Washington D.C. U.S. Geological Survey. 1919
  • Lesher, C.E. State of West Virginia and Part of Maryland – Coalfields and Producing Districts (Map). Scale 1:1,000,000. Washington D.C. U.S. Geological Survey. 1919
  • Lesher, C.E. State of Ohio – Coalfields and Producing Districts (Map). Scale 1:1,000,000. Washington D.C. U.S. Geological Survey. 1919
  • Lesher, C.E. State of Pennsylvania – Coalfields and Producing Districts (Map). Scale 1:1,000,000. Washington D.C. U.S. Geological Survey. 1919
  • Lesher, C.E. State of Virginia – Coalfields and Producing Districts (Map). Scale 1:1,000,000. Washington D.C. U.S. Geological Survey. 1919
  • Lesher, C.E. State of Tennessee – Coalfields and Producing Districts (Map). Scale 1:1,000,000. Washington D.C. U.S. Geological Survey. 1919
  • Lesher, C.E. State of Alabama and Part of Georgia – Coalfields and Producing Districts (Map). Scale 1:1,000,000. Washington D.C. U.S. Geological Survey. 1919

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