List of coalfields

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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.

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Australia

New South Wales

Queensland

Victoria

Western Australia

Belgium

Canada

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Coalfields of Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Northern France

Chile

China

Colombia

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

France

Germany

Great Britain

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England

Scotland

Wales

India

Japan

Hokkaidō

Honshū

Kyūshū

New Zealand

The Netherlands

Pakistan

Poland

Russia

South Africa

Ukraine

United States

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Coalfields in the West

Alabama

Alaska

Arkansas

Colorado

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Maryland

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Tennessee

Utah

Virginia

West Virginia

Wyoming

Venezuela

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