bituminous

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Just east of the school as Railroad Avenue turns into Quinnon Extended are the historic coke ovens, where tons of bituminous coal were smelted into coke.

From Seattle Times

Steam locomotives rely on bituminous lump coal to burn, which is relatively smokeless and comparatively clean.

From BBC

The new company plans to produce about 35 million tons of bituminous coal annually.

From Seattle Times

Together with imported bituminous — or black — coal, it serves about a third of Germany’s electricity needs but is also responsible for a big share of the country’s carbon emissions.

From Washington Post

Murray Energy says it is the largest underground coal mining company in the U.S., employing nearly 7,000 people producing 76 million tons of bituminous coal annually.

From Seattle Times