mine coal

Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words

To extract coal from the ground.

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  • They mine coal in this region to fuel the local power plants.
  • For centuries, people have mined coal from these mountains.
  • His great-grandfather mined coal with just a pickaxe and a shovel.
  • The corporation will mine coal here until the seam runs dry.
  • It is no longer profitable to mine coal using traditional methods.
  • The environmental impact of mining coal is a serious global concern.
  • Although it's a dangerous job, many still mine coal to support their families.
  • The decision to stop mining coal affected the entire town's economy.
  • Advanced machinery now allows companies to mine coal more efficiently than ever before.
  • Before modern machinery, workers used to mine coal by hand in treacherous conditions.