List of coalfields#Canada
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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=
- Gunnedah Basin coalfields
- Hunter Valley coalfields
- South Maitland coalfields
- Sydney Basin coalfields
=Queensland=
- Bowen Basin coalfields
- Galilee Basin coalfields
- Surat Basin coalfields
- Walloon coalfields
=Victoria=
- Latrobe Valley coalfields
=Western Australia=
- Collie coalfields
Belgium
- Borinage Coalfield (Middle Ages – 1973)
- Campine Coalfield (1917–1992)
- Centre Coalfield (Middle Ages – 1973)
- Charleroi Coalfield (Middle Ages – 1984)
- Liege Coalfield (Middle Ages – 1980)
Canada
{{See also|Coal in Canada}}
- Ardley coalfield
- Beersville Coalfield
- Carbon-Thompson coalfield
- Comox Coalfield
- Crowsnest coalfield
- Cypress Coalfield
- Daly-Weaver coalfield
- Dominion coalfield
- Drumheller coalfield
- East Kootenay coalfield
- Elk Valley Coalfield
- Estevan Coalfield
- Flathead Coalfield
- Gething coalfield
- Hat Creek Coalfield
- Howley Coalfield
- Inverness Coalfield
- Joggins River Herbert Coalfield
- Lethbridge coalfield
- Mabou Coalfield
- MacKay coalfield
- Mannville coalfield
- Merritt Coalfield
- Minto Coalfield
- Nanaimo Coalfield
- Onakawana Coalfield
- Peace River coalfield
- Pictou Coalfield
- Princeton Coalfield
- St. George Coalfield
- St Rose-Chimney Corner Coalfield
- Spring Hill Coalfield
- Sydney Coalfield
- Taber coalfield
- Tulameen Coalfield
- Willow Bunch Coalfield
- Wood Mountain Coalfield
Chile
{{See also|Coal mining in Chile}}
- Curanilahue Coalfield, Curanilahue, Bío Bío Region
- Boca Lebu Coalfield, Lebu, Bío Bío Region
- Lirquén Coalfield, Penco, Bío Bío Region
- Loreto Coalfield, Punta Arenas, Magallanes Region
- Lota Coalfield, Lota, Bío Bío Region
- Mulpún Coalfield, Mafil, Los Ríos Region
- Puchoco Coalfield, Coronel, Bío Bío Region
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
- Aumance Coalfield
- Blanzy Coalfield
- Brassac Coalfield
- Carmaux Coalfield
- Champagnac Coalfield
- Dauphiné Coalfield
- Decazeville Coalfield
- Epinac Coalfield
- Gard Coalfield
- Hérault Coalfield
- Loire Coalfield
- Lorraine Coalfield (1820–2004)
- La Machine Coalfield
- Messeix Coalfield
- Nord-Pas-de-Calais Coalfield (1852–1990)
- Provence Coalfield
- St Eloi Coalfield
Germany
:*Erkelenz Coalfield (1914–1997)
:*Inde Coalfield (Middle Ages – 1944)
:*Wurm Coalfield (Middle Ages – 1992)
- Ibbenbüren Coalfield (Middle Ages – 2018)
- Lugau-Oelsnitz Coalfield (1844–1971)
- Ruhr Coalfield (Middle Ages – 2018)
- Saar Coalfield (Middle Ages – 2012)
- Zwickau Coalfield (Middle Ages – 1979)
Great Britain
=England=
- Bristol Coalfield
- Cheadle Coalfield
- Clee Hills Coalfield
- Coalbrookdale Coalfield
- Cumberland Coalfield
- Durham Coalfield
- East Staffordshire Coalfield
- Forest of Dean Coalfield
- Ingleton Coalfield
- Kent Coalfield
- Lancashire Coalfield
::*Cheshire Coalfield
::*Oldham Coalfield
::*St Helens Coalfield
::*Wigan Coalfield
- Leicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfield
- Midgeholme Coalfield
- Newent Coalfield
- Oxfordshire-Berkshire Coalfield{{cite web|url=http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/8281/1/RR09001.pdf |title=A lithostratigraphical framework for the Carboniferous successions of southern Great Britain (onshore) |website=Nora.nerc.ac.uk |access-date=26 January 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://www.og.decc.gov.uk/UKpromote/onshore_paper/Promote_UK_CBM.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.og.decc.gov.uk |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511105757/https://www.og.decc.gov.uk/UKpromote/onshore_paper/Promote_UK_CBM.pdf |archive-date=11 May 2015 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://ukogl.org.uk/docs/coal_resources/Montage_Mining_Technologies.pdf |title=UK COAL RESOURCE FOR NEW EXPLOITATION TECHNOLOGIES : Mining and New Technologies Summary Map |website=Ukogl.org.uk |access-date=26 January 2017}}{{cite journal|author=E. G. POOLE |url=http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v232/n5310/abs/232394a0.html |title=The Oxfordshire Coalfield |journal=Nature |date=6 August 1971 |volume=232 |issue=5310 |pages=394–395 |doi=10.1038/232394a0 |pmid=16063056 |bibcode=1971Natur.232..394P |access-date=26 January 2017|url-access=subscription }}{{cite web|author=Kingsley G. Dunham And Einar G. Poole |url=http://jgs.lyellcollection.org/content/130/4/387.abstract |title=The Oxfordshire Coalfield |website=Jgs.lyellcollection.org |date=21 February 1974 |access-date=26 January 2017}}
- North Staffordshire Coalfield
- Northumberland Coalfield
- Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Coalfield
- Oswestry Coalfield
- Shrewsbury Coalfield
- Shropshire Coalfield
- Somerset Coalfield
- South Staffordshire Coalfield
- Cannock Chase Coalfield
- Warwickshire Coalfield
- Wyre Forest Coalfield
- Yorkshire Coalfield
=Scotland=
=Wales=
India
{{See also|Coal in India}}
- Chirimiri Coalfield
- Daltonganj Coalfield
- Delhi-Jaipur Coalfield
- Deoghar Coalfield
- East Bokaro Coalfield
- Ib Valley Coalfield
- Jharia Coalfield
- Jhilimili Coalfield
- Kamptee Coalfield
- Korba Coalfield
- Makum Coalfield
- Mand Raigarh Coalfield
- Namchik-Namphuk Coalfield
- North Karanpura Coalfield
- Pench Kanhan Coalfield
- Rajmahal coalfield
- Ramgarh Coalfield
- Raniganj Coalfield
- Singrauli Coalfield
- Singareni Coalfield
- Sohagpur Coalfield
- South Eastern Coalfields
- South Karanpura Coalfield
- Talcher Coalfield
- Umaria Coalfield
- Wardha Valley Coalfield
- West Bokaro Coalfield
[[Japan]]
{{See also|Coal mining in Japan}}
=[[Hokkaidō]]=
=[[Honshū]]=
=[[Kyūshū]]=
The Netherlands
- Limburg Coalfield (Middle Ages – 1974)
- Peel Coalfield (1955–1962)
[[New Zealand]]
{{See also|Coal in New Zealand}}
Pakistan
{{See also|Coal mining in Pakistan}}
Poland
{{See also|Coal in Poland}}
Russia
South Africa
{{See also|Coal in South Africa}}
- Ermelo Coalfield
- Highveld Coalfield
- Klip River Coalfield
- Utrecht Coalfield
- Waterberg Coalfield{{cite web|url=http://www.keatonenergy.co.za/cm/sa_coal.asp |title=About SA coalfields |publisher=Keaton Energy |access-date=15 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614092534/http://www.keatonenergy.co.za/cm/sa_coal.asp |archive-date=14 June 2009 }}
- Witbank Coalfield
Ukraine
{{See also|Coal in Ukraine}}
- Bogdanovskoye coalfield
- Dnieper Coalfield (lignite)
- Donets Coalfield, sometimes known by its misnomer Donetsk Coalfield
- Lviv-Volhynian Coalfield
United States
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{{See also|Coal mining in the United States|List of coal mines in the United States}}
=Alabama=
=Alaska=
=Arkansas=
=Colorado=
- Book Cliffs Coalfield
- Boulder-Weld Coalfield
- Canyon City Coalfield
- Colorado Springs Coalfield
- Crested Butte Coalfield
- Dan Forth Hills Coalfield
- Durango Coalfield
- Grand Hogback Coalfield
- Grand Mesa Coalfield
- North Park Coalfield
- Nucla Naturita Coalfield
- Pagosa Springs Coalfield
- Somerset Colorado Coalfield
- South Park Coalfield
- Trinidad Coalfield
- Yampa Coalfield
=Illinois=
=Indiana=
=Iowa=
=Kansas=
=Kentucky=
{{See also|Eastern Mountain Coal Fields}}
=Maryland=
=North Carolina=
=Ohio=
- Amsterdam-Salineville Coalfield
- Cambridge Coalfield
- Coshocton Coalfield
- Crooksville Coalfield
- Federal Creek Coalfield
- Goshen Coalfield
- Hocking Coalfield
- Ironton Coalfield
- Jackson Coalfield
- Lisbon Coalfield
- Massillion Coalfield
- Meigs Creek Coalfield
- Palmyra Coalfield
- Pittsburgh No. 8 Coalfield
- Pomeroy Coalfield
=Oklahoma=
=Oregon=
=Pennsylvania=
- Anthracite Coalfield (Coal Region)
- Beaver Coalfield
- Bennetts Branch Coalfield
- Bernice Coalfield
- Black Lick Coalfield (aka Nanto Glo Coalfield)
- Blossburg Coalfield
- Broad Top Coalfield
- Butler Coalfield
- Cameron Coalfield
- Clarion Coalfield
- Clearfield Coalfield
- Connellsville Coalfield
- Freeport Coalfield
- Georges Creek Coalfield
- Indian Valley Coalfield
- Indiana Coalfield
- Irwin Gas Coalfield
- Keating Coalfield
- Kittanning Coalfield
- Klondike Coalfield
- Ligonier Coalfield
- Low Grade Division Coalfield
- Mercer Coalfield
- Meyersdale Coalfield
- Moshannon Coalfield
- Mountain Coalfield
- Pittsburgh Coalfield
- Punxsutawney Coalfield
- Ralston Coalfield
- Shawmut Coalfield
- Snowshoe Coalfield
- Somerset Pennsylvania Coalfield
- Westmoreland Coalfield
- Windber Coalfield
=Tennessee=
=Utah=
=Virginia=
- Buchanan Coalfield
- Clinch Valley Coalfield
- Pocahontas Coalfield
- Richmond Coalfield
- Southwestern Coalfield (Big Stone Gap Coalfield)
- Valley Coalfield (anthracite)
=West Virginia=
=Wyoming=
Venezuela
{{See also|Mining in Venezuela}}
See also
References
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- Lesher, C.E. State of Kentucky – Coalfields and Producing Districts (Map). Scale 1:1,000,000. Washington D.C. U.S. Geological Survey. 1919
- Lesher, C.E. State of West Virginia and Part of Maryland – Coalfields and Producing Districts (Map). Scale 1:1,000,000. Washington D.C. U.S. Geological Survey. 1919
- Lesher, C.E. State of Ohio – Coalfields and Producing Districts (Map). Scale 1:1,000,000. Washington D.C. U.S. Geological Survey. 1919
- Lesher, C.E. State of Pennsylvania – Coalfields and Producing Districts (Map). Scale 1:1,000,000. Washington D.C. U.S. Geological Survey. 1919
- Lesher, C.E. State of Virginia – Coalfields and Producing Districts (Map). Scale 1:1,000,000. Washington D.C. U.S. Geological Survey. 1919
- Lesher, C.E. State of Tennessee – Coalfields and Producing Districts (Map). Scale 1:1,000,000. Washington D.C. U.S. Geological Survey. 1919
- Lesher, C.E. State of Alabama and Part of Georgia – Coalfields and Producing Districts (Map). Scale 1:1,000,000. Washington D.C. U.S. Geological Survey. 1919
Notes
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External links
- [http://www.coalcampusa.com Coal Camp USA: Coalfields of the Appalachian Mountains]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150619162225/http://nmrs.org.uk/mines/coal/index.html Coal Mining in the British Isles (Northern Mine Research Society)]
- [http://www.nmrs.org.uk/mines/coal/maps/index.html Online mapping of Coal Mining sites in the British Isles (Northern Mine Research Society)]
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