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[]
- Gunnedah Basin coalfields
- Hunter Valley coalfields
- South Maitland coalfields
- Sydney Basin coalfields
Queensland[]
- Bowen Basin coalfields
- Galilee Basin coalfields
- Surat Basin coalfields
- Walloon coalfields
Victoria[]
- Latrobe Valley coalfields
Western Australia[]
- Collie coalfields
Belgium[]
- (Middle Ages – 1973)
- (1917–1992)
- (Middle Ages – 1973)
- (Middle Ages – 1984)
- (Middle Ages – 1980)
Canada[]
Chile[]
- , Penco, Bío Bío Region
- , Coronel, Bío Bío Region
- Lota Coalfield, Lota, Bío Bío Region
- Curanilahue Coalfield, Curanilahue, Bío Bío Region
- Boca Lebu Coalfield, Lebu, Bío Bío Region
- Mulpún Coalfield, Mafil, Los Ríos Region
- Loreto Coalfield, Punta Arenas, Magallanes Region
Colombia[]
Colombia has the largest coal reserves in Latin America and is a major exporter.
- Cerrejón, in La Guajira
France[]
- (1820–2004)
- (1852–1990)
Germany[]
- (1914–1997)
- (Middle Ages – 1944)
- (Middle Ages – 1992)
- (Middle Ages – 2018)
- (1844–1971)
- (Middle Ages – 2018)
- (Middle Ages – 2012)
- (Middle Ages – 1979)
Great Britain[]
England[]
- Bristol Coalfield
- Cheadle Coalfield
- Coalbrookdale Coalfield
- Cumberland Coalfield
- Durham Coalfield
- Forest of Dean Coalfield
- Ingleton Coalfield
- Kent Coalfield
- Lancashire Coalfield
- Burnley Coalfield
- South Lancashire Coalfield
- Manchester Coalfield
- Oldham Coalfield
- St Helens Coalfield
- Wigan Coalfield
- Leicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfield
- Midgeholme Coalfield
- [2][3][4][5][6]
- North Staffordshire Coalfield
- Northumberland Coalfield
- Somerset Coalfield
- South Staffordshire Coalfield
- Warwickshire Coalfield
Scotland[]
Wales[]
India[]
- South Eastern Coalfields
- Chirimiri Coalfield
- Daltonganj Coalfield
- East Bokaro Coalfield
- Ib Valley Coalfield
- Jharia Coalfield
- Jhilimili Coalfield
- Kamptee Coalfield
- Korba Coalfield
- Mand Raigarh Coalfield
- North Karanpura Coalfield
- Pench Kanhan Coalfield
- Rajmahal coalfield
- Ramgarh Coalfield
- Raniganj Coalfield
- Singrauli Coalfield
- Sohagpur Coalfield
- South Karanpura Coalfield
- Talcher Coalfield
- Umaria Coalfield
- Wardha Valley Coalfield
- West Bokaro Coalfield
Japan[]
Hokkaidō[]
Honshū[]
Kyūshū[]
- Amakusa coalfield
- Chikuhō coalfield
- Miike coalfield
- Nishisonogi coalfield
The Netherlands[]
- (Middle Ages – 1974)
- (1955–1962)
Pakistan[]
- Thar Coalfield
Poland[]
South Africa[]
Ukraine[]
- Donets Coalfield, sometimes known by its misnomer Donetsk Coalfield
- Lviv-Volhynian Coalfield
- Dnieper Coalfield (lignite)
United States[]
Alabama[]
Alaska[]
Arkansas[]
Colorado[]
- Colorado Springs Coalfield
- Grand Hogback Coalfield
Illinois[]
Indiana[]
Iowa[]
Kansas[]
Kentucky[]
- West Kentucky Coalfield
Maryland[]
North Carolina[]
Ohio[]
Oklahoma[]
Oregon[]
Pennsylvania[]
- (Coal Region)
- Bernice Coalfield
- (aka Nanto Glo Coalfield)
- Clearfield Coalfield
- Connellsville Coalfield
- Pittsburgh Coalfield
Tennessee[]
Utah[]
Virginia[]
- Pocahontas Coalfield
- Richmond Coalfield
- (Big Stone Gap Coalfield)
- (anthracite)
West Virginia[]
- Logan Coalfield
- Meadow Branch Coalfield (anthracite)
- New River Coalfield
- Panhandle Coalfield
- Pocahontas Coalfield
- Winding Gulf Coalfield
Wyoming[]
- (aka Gillette Coalfield)
See also[]
- List of oil fields
- Major coal producing regions
References[]
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- 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
Notes[]
- ^ "BGS Report, single column layout" (PDF). Nora.nerc.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "A lithostratigraphical framework for the Carboniferous successions of southern Great Britain (onshore)" (PDF). Nora.nerc.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.og.decc.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "UK COAL RESOURCE FOR NEW EXPLOITATION TECHNOLOGIES : Mining and New Technologies Summary Map" (PDF). Ukogl.org.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ E. G. POOLE (6 August 1971). "The Oxfordshire Coalfield". Nature.com. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ Kingsley G. Dunham And Einar G. Poole (21 February 1974). "The Oxfordshire Coalfield". Jgs.lyellcollection.org. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "About SA coalfields". Keaton Energy. Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
- ^ a b "COAL". Pakistaneconomist.com. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.pmdc.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 26 August 2001. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Coal Mining in Pakistan – Overview". Mbendi.co.za. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.pakistan.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". islamabad.usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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External links[]
- Coal mining regions
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