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part of the town of Telford, which included Old Park. In 1790, he opened coal mines on his estate and leased enough land in Old Park to enable Thomas Botfield...

28 February 1863), known by his bardic name Alaw Goch, was a prominent coal-owner in the Aberdare valley and also a keen supporter of Welsh culture and...

1958, or the 1973 Markham Colliery disaster. Owner The owner or coal owner, also called the lessee or coal master, held the lease to work minerals. They...

The British Coal Corporation was a nationalised corporation responsible for the mining of coal in the United Kingdom from 1987 until it was effectively...

businesswoman and colliery owner known as the "mother of the Welsh steam coal trade". Thomas took over the running of her husband Robert's coal mine after his death...

National Coal Board (NCB) was the statutory corporation created to run the nationalised coal mining industry in the United Kingdom. Set up under the Coal Industry...

composed of Jellinbah Group (70%), Marubeni Coal (15%) and Sojitz Coal (15%). The Central pit is mined by the owner while the Plains pit is mined by Leighton...

Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground or from a mine. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely...

Maesyffynnon, (1821–1884), son of David Davis, Blaengwawr was a prominent Welsh coal owner and public figure. He built upon the work of his father and expanded the...

are black coal, hard coal, stone coal, dark coal, coffee coal, blind coal (in Scotland), Kilkenny coal (in Ireland), crow coal or craw coal, and black...

American cartoonist John Cory (1828–1910), British philanthropist, coal-owner, and ship-owner Judith A. Cory, Oscar-nominated makeup artist Kate Cory (1861–1958)...

5 billion pounds) of coal annually. In September 2022 its current owner, the Griffin Coal Mining Company, a subsidiary of Lanco Infratech, entered receivership...

increase and reduced workdays from ten to nine hours; the owners got a higher price for coal and did not recognize the trade union as a bargaining agent...

Coal India Limited (CIL) is an Indian public sector undertaking and the largest government-owned coal producer in the world. Headquartered in Kolkata...

member of parliament (MP) Sidney Wortley Montagu (1650–1727), British coal-owner and MP Sidney Montagu, 11th Duke of Manchester (1929–1985), British hereditary...

(1774–1856) was an English merchant, ironmaster and coal-owner in the Forest of Dean, and plantation owner in Jamaica. He served as Member of Parliament for...

Rolling coal (also spelled rollin' coal) is the practice of modifying a diesel engine to deliberately emit large amounts of black or grey diesel exhaust...

People have worked as coal miners for centuries, but they became increasingly important during the Industrial Revolution when coal was burnt on a large...

The History of coal mining goes back thousands of years, with early mines documented in ancient China, the Roman Empire and other early historical economies...

Walker Creek Coal Mine is an Open Cut coal mine in Strathfield, Isaac Region, Central Queensland region of Australia. The mine has coal reserves amounting...