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coal-mining

Meaning

Coal-mining is the industry and process of extracting coal from the earth. It uses surface and underground methods and often shapes local economies. The work can be tough, risky, and vital for energy and steel production.

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coal mining

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Growing up I played piano and I sang at a lot of weddings; I grew up in a very small town, a little coal-mining town in Virginia called Grundy. And my family was very sing-songy at home. Jayma Mays

I remember going to see my dad pitch against other coal-mining teams, and he was successful with the knuckleball. I saw how bad guys would look like swinging, and how guys talked about how he could throw every day and didn't hurt his arm. That's how I grew up learning. Phil Niekro

As their membership declined, they stopped manufacturing operations, other than what they needed for themselves, and began to invest in other ventures such as the oil business, coal mining, timber, railroads, land development, and banking. Source: Internet

Any additional coal mining, fracking and the destruction of productive farming land for the use of the extractive industries is liable to ''trash'' the bush. Source: Internet

A page-turning debut novel set in Scranton, Pennsylvania, during the height of coal mining, vaudeville, and evangelism. Source: Internet

Eight months later, Georgetown its divestment from coal mining companies without committing to full fossil fuel divestment. Source: Internet

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