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

See also: Coal in Australia

New South Wales

Queensland

Victoria

Western Australia

Belgium

Canada

See also: Coal in Canada
Coalfields of Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Northern France

Chile

See also: Coal mining in Chile

China

See also: Coal in China

Colombia

See also: Mineral industry of Colombia § Coal

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

France

Germany

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

Great Britain

Map of 19th-century coalfields in Great Britain

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See also: Coal mining in the United Kingdom

England

Scotland

  • Central Ayrshire Coalfield
  • South Ayrshire Coalfield
  • Central Fife Coalfield
  • East Fife Coalfield
  • West Fife Coalfield

Wales

India

See also: Coal in India

Japan

See also: Coal mining in Japan

Hokkaidō

Honshū

Kyūshū

New Zealand

See also: Coal in New Zealand

The Netherlands

Pakistan

See also: Coal mining in Pakistan

Poland

See also: Coal in Poland

South Africa

See also: Coal in South Africa

Ukraine

See also: Coal in Ukraine

United States

Coalfields in the West

See also: Coal mining in the United States and List of coal mines in the United States

Alabama

Alaska

Arkansas

Colorado

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

See also: Eastern Mountain Coal Fields

Maryland

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Tennessee

Utah

Virginia

West Virginia

Wyoming

Venezuela

See also: Mining in Venezuela

See also

References

Notes

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