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Coal mining
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Wane, Malcolm T. Henry Krumb School of Mines, Columbia University, New York, New York.
Yegulalp, Tuncel M. Henry Krumb School of Mines, Columbia University, New York, New York.
Last reviewed:May 2020
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.143500
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The technical and mechanical activities involved in removing coal from the earth and preparing it for market. Coal mining in the industrialized countries is characterized by the integration of a number of complex systems into a production methodology that varies for surface versus underground mining (Fig. 1). See also: Coal
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