coal mining

Example Sentences

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BARENTSBURG, Norway—This coal mining town about 800 miles from the North Pole is part of Norway, a founding member of NATO.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jackson invoked the struggle for workers’ rights, the coal mining strikes, what it meant to go without.

From Salon

Dumfries House sits alongside areas of high social deprivation in a part of Scotland still scarred by the collapse of the coal mining industry.

From BBC

"If this incident was due to historic coal mining, we will design and deliver a permanent solution as quickly and safely as possible," it added.

From BBC

Javier is thinking of going back to his old job – coal mining – for economic reasons rather than moral ones.

From BBC