anthracite

Example Sentences

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Buried underneath the beautiful rural setting are huge deposits of anthracite, the highest quality of coal, which is mainly used in steel manufacturing.

From BBC

He vowed, “We are going to put the miners back to work, the steelworkers back to work,” though the anthracite coal mines closed in the ’60s and the ironworks last fired in 1902.

From Washington Post

Hazleton, once known for its anthracite coal, textiles, electric street cars and bloody labor strikes, had become one of the hottest coronavirus spots per capita in the nation.

From New York Times

Scranton was once a thriving center of the anthracite coal business, and architectural remnants of its glory days are dotted throughout downtown.

From Washington Times

It’s anthracite country, and his father worked in the mines there for a time.

From New York Times