List_of_coalfields Knowpia

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 edit

New South Wales edit

Gunnedah Basin coalfields
Hunter Valley coalfields
South Maitland coalfields
Sydney Basin coalfields

Queensland edit

Bowen Basin coalfields
Galilee Basin coalfields
Surat Basin coalfields
Walloon coalfields

Victoria edit

Latrobe Valley coalfields

Western Australia edit

Collie coalfields

Belgium edit

Borinage Coalfield (Middle Ages – 1973)
Campine Coalfield (1917–1992)
Centre Coalfield (Middle Ages – 1973)
Charleroi Coalfield (Middle Ages – 1984)
Liege Coalfield (Middle Ages – 1980)

Canada edit

Ardley coalfield
Beersville Coalfield
Carbon-Thompson coalfield
Comox Coalfield
Crowsnest coalfield
Cypress Coalfield
Daly-Weaver coalfield
Dominion coalfield
Drumheller coalfield
East Kootenay coalfield
Elk Valley Coalfield
Estevan Coalfield
Flathead Coalfield
Gething coalfield
Hat Creek Coalfield
Howley Coalfield
Inverness Coalfield
Joggins River Herbert Coalfield
Lethbridge coalfield
Mabou Coalfield
MacKay coalfield
Mannville coalfield
Merritt Coalfield
Minto Coalfield
Nanaimo Coalfield
Onakawana Coalfield
Peace River coalfield
Pictou Coalfield
Princeton Coalfield
St. George Coalfield
St Rose-Chimney Corner Coalfield
Spring Hill Coalfield
Sydney Coalfield
Taber coalfield
Tulameen Coalfield
Willow Bunch Coalfield
Wood Mountain Coalfield

Coalfields of Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Northern France

Chile edit

Lirquén Coalfield, Penco, Bío Bío Region
Puchoco Coalfield, 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

China edit

Colombia edit

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

Cerrejón, in La Guajira
Guajira coalfield

France edit

Aumance Coalfield
Blanzy Coalfield
Brassac Coalfield
Carmaux Coalfield
Champagnac Coalfield
Dauphiné Coalfield
Decazeville Coalfield
Epinac Coalfield
Gard Coalfield
Hérault Coalfield
Loire Coalfield
Lorraine Coalfield (1820–2004)
La Machine Coalfield
Messeix Coalfield
Nord-Pas-de-Calais Coalfield (1852–1990)
Provence Coalfield
St Eloi Coalfield

Germany edit

Aachen Coalfield

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

Ibbenbüren Coalfield (Middle Ages – 2018)
Lugau-Oelsnitz Coalfield (1844–1971)
Ruhr Coalfield (Middle Ages – 2018)
Saar Coalfield (Middle Ages – 2012)
Zwickau Coalfield (Middle Ages – 1979)

Great Britain edit

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England edit

Manchester Coalfield
Oldham Coalfield
St Helens Coalfield
Wigan Coalfield

Leicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfield
Midgeholme Coalfield
Newent Coalfield
Oxfordshire-Berkshire Coalfield^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
North Staffordshire Coalfield
Northumberland Coalfield
Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Coalfield
Oswestry Coalfield
Shrewsbury Coalfield
Shropshire Coalfield
Somerset Coalfield
South Staffordshire Coalfield
- Cannock Chase Coalfield
Warwickshire Coalfield
Wyre Forest Coalfield
Yorkshire Coalfield

South Yorkshire Coalfield

Scotland edit

Ayrshire Coalfield

Central Ayrshire Coalfield
South Ayrshire Coalfield

Brora Coalfield
Canonbie Coalfield
Central Coalfield
Clackmannan Coalfield
Dailly Coalfield
Douglas Coalfield
Fife Coalfield

Central Fife Coalfield
East Fife Coalfield
West Fife Coalfield

Lanarkshire Coalfield
Lothians Coalfield
Machrihanish Coalfield
Midlothian Coalfield
Northeast Stirlingshire Coalfield
Sanquhar Coalfield
Scremerston Coalfield

Wales edit

India edit

Japan edit

Hokkaidō edit

Ishikari coalfield
Kayanuma coalfield
Kushiro coalfield
Rumoi coalfield
Tenpoku coalfield

Honshū edit

Jōban coalfield
Omine coalfield
Ube coalfield

Kyūshū edit

New Zealand edit

The Netherlands edit

Limburg Coalfield (Middle Ages – 1974)
Peel Coalfield (1955–1962)

Pakistan edit

Thar Coalfield

Poland edit

Lower Silesia Coalfield
Lublin Coalfield
Upper Silesian Coal Basin

South Africa edit

Ermelo Coalfield^[7]
Highveld Coalfield^[7]
Klip River Coalfield^[7]
Utrecht Coalfield^[7]
Waterberg Coalfield^[7]
Witbank Coalfield^[7]

Ukraine edit

Bogdanovskoye coalfield
Donets Coalfield, sometimes known by its misnomer Donetsk Coalfield
Lviv-Volhynian Coalfield
Dnieper Coalfield (lignite)

United States edit

Coalfields in the West

Alabama edit

Warrior Coalfield
Cahaba Coalfield
Coosa Coalfield
Lookout Mountain Coalfield
Sand Mountain Coalfield

Alaska edit

Nenana Coalfield

Arkansas edit

Arkansas Valley Coalfield

Colorado edit

Book Cliffs Coalfield
Boulder-Weld Coalfield
Canyon City Coalfield
Colorado Springs Coalfield
Crested Butte Coalfield
Dan Forth Hills Coalfield
Durango Coalfield
Grand Hogback Coalfield
Grand Mesa Coalfield
North Park Coalfield
Nucla Naturita Coalfield
Pagosa Springs Coalfield
Somerset Colorado Coalfield
South Park Coalfield
Trinidad Coalfield
Yampa Coalfield

Illinois edit

Indiana edit

Southwestern Indiana

Iowa edit

Appanoose-Wayne Coalfield
Eldora Coalfield
Fort Dodge Coalfield
Walnut Creek Coalfield

Kansas edit

Pittsburg-Weir Coalfield

Kentucky edit

Cicinnatti-Southern Coalfield
Cumberland Gap Coalfield
Elkhorn Coalfield
Harlan Coalfield
Hazard Coalfield
Jellico Coalfield
Kenova Coalfield
Paintsville Coalfield
Thacker Coalfield
West Kentucky Coalfield

Maryland edit

Cassellman Coalfield
Georges Creek Coalfield
Lower Youghiogheny Coalfield
Upper Potomac Coalfield
Upper Youghiogheny Coalfield

North Carolina edit

Dan River Coalfield
Deep River Coalfield

Ohio edit

Amsterdam-Salineville Coalfield
Cambridge Coalfield
Coshocton Coalfield
Crooksville Coalfield
Federal Creek Coalfield
Goshen Coalfield
Hocking Coalfield
Ironton Coalfield
Jackson Coalfield
Lisbon Coalfield
Massillion Coalfield
Meigs Creek Coalfield
Palmyra Coalfield
Pittsburgh No. 8 Coalfield
Pomeroy Coalfield

Oklahoma edit

Arkoma Basin Coalfield
Northeastern Shelf Coalfield
Oklahoma Coalfield

Oregon edit

Coos Bay Coalfield

Pennsylvania edit

Anthracite Coalfield (Coal Region)
Beaver Coalfield
Bennetts Branch Coalfield
Bernice Coalfield
Black Lick Coalfield (aka Nanto Glo Coalfield)
Blossburg Coalfield
Broad Top Coalfield
Butler Coalfield
Cameron Coalfield
Clarion Coalfield
Clearfield Coalfield
Connellsville Coalfield
Freeport Coalfield
Georges Creek Coalfield
Indian Valley Coalfield
Indiana Coalfield
Irwin Gas Coalfield
Keating Coalfield
Kittanning Coalfield
Klondike Coalfield
Ligonier Coalfield
Low Grade Division Coalfield
Mercer Coalfield
Meyersdale Coalfield
Moshannon Coalfield
Mountain Coalfield
Pittsburgh Coalfield
Punxsutawney Coalfield
Ralston Coalfield
Shawmut Coalfield
Snowshoe Coalfield
Somerset Pennsylvania Coalfield
Westmoreland Coalfield
Windber Coalfield

Tennessee edit

Cumberland Gap Coalfield
Jellico Coalfield
Lafollette Coalfield
Rockwood Coalfield
Soddy Coalfield
Wartburg Coalfield

Utah edit

Blacktail Coalfield
Book Cliffs Coalfield
Castlegate Coalfield
Coalville Coalfield
Emery Coalfield
Harmony Coalfield
Henry Mountains Coalfield
Kaiporonitis Plateau Coalfield
Kolob Plateau Coalfield
Sunnyside Coalfield
Teton Basin Coalfield
Vernal Coalfield
Wasatch Plateau

Virginia edit

Buchanan Coalfield
Clinch Valley Coalfield
Pocahontas Coalfield
Richmond Coalfield
Southwestern Coalfield (Big Stone Gap Coalfield)
Valley Coalfield (anthracite)

West Virginia edit

Elkins Coalfield
Fairmont Coalfield
Greenbrier Coalfield
Kanawha Coalfield
Logan Coalfield
Meadow Branch Coalfield (anthracite)
New River Coalfield
Panhandle Coalfield
Pocahontas Coalfield
Upper Potomac Coalfield
Williamson Coalfield
Winding Gulf Coalfield

Wyoming edit

Bighorn Coalfield
Black Hills Coalfield
Goshen Hole Coalfield
Green River Coalfield
Hams Fork Coalfield
Hanna Coalfield
Jackson Hole Coalfield
Powder River Coalfield (aka Gillette Coalfield)
Rock Creek Coalfield
Wind River Coalfield

Venezuela edit

Guasare coalfield

References edit

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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 edit

^ "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.{{cite web}}: 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.
^ "Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation". www.pmdc.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 26 August 2001. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "USTDA Grant to Support Integrated Coal Mining, Power Generation Project in Pakistan - U.S. Embassy Islamabad Pakistan". islamabad.usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

External links edit

Coal Camp USA: Coalfields of the Appalachian Mountains
Coal Mining in the British Isles (Northern Mine Research Society)
Online mapping of Coal Mining sites in the British Isles (Northern Mine Research Society)

[1] "BGS Report, single column layout" (PDF). Nora.nerc.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

[2] "A lithostratigraphical framework for the Carboniferous successions of southern Great Britain (onshore)" (PDF). Nora.nerc.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). www.og.decc.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "UK COAL RESOURCE FOR NEW EXPLOITATION TECHNOLOGIES : Mining and New Technologies Summary Map" (PDF). Ukogl.org.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

[5] E. G. POOLE (6 August 1971). "The Oxfordshire Coalfield". Nature.com. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

[6] Kingsley G. Dunham And Einar G. Poole (21 February 1974). "The Oxfordshire Coalfield". Jgs.lyellcollection.org. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

[keaton-sacoal-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "About SA coalfields". Keaton Energy. Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2010.

[pakistaneconomist1-8] "COAL". Pakistaneconomist.com. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

[9] "Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation". www.pmdc.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 26 August 2001. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[10] "Coal Mining in Pakistan – Overview". Mbendi.co.za. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

[11] "Archived copy". www.pakistan.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[12] "USTDA Grant to Support Integrated Coal Mining, Power Generation Project in Pakistan - U.S. Embassy Islamabad Pakistan". islamabad.usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

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