coal
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An online MRA map shows that there was a mine entry on what is now Dunmoss View and the area is marked as having "past shallow coal mine workings".
From BBC • May 30, 2026
It hauls coal, along with dirt, gravel and whatever else its customers need moved.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
A trust fund set up to help a South Pacific nation gravely threatened by climate change has invested in coal mining, gas exploration and the world's largest crude oil refinery, an AFP investigation has revealed.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
“We have no strategic vulnerability in regards to oil,” nor in regards to natural gas or coal, he said.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
The bitterness was so sharp, I might as well have been sucking on a lump of coal.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing coal
Black and Gray
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Natural Resources and the Environment - Introductory
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Earth Science - Middle School
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