List of coalfields

Coal reserves in BTUs as of 2009

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

Queensland

Bowen Basin coalfields
Surat Basin coalfields
Galilee Basin coalfields
Walloon coalfields

New South Wales

South Maitland coalfields
Sydney Basin coalfields
Hunter Valley coalfields
Gunnedah Basin coalfields

Victoria

Latrobe Valley coalfields

Western Australia

Collie coalfields

Canada

May also refer to the Rural Municipality of Coalfields No. 4, Saskatchewan

Coalfields of Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands and Northern France

Colombia

Colombia has the largest coal reserves in Latin America and is a major exporter.

Cerrejón, in La Guajira

Germany

Ibbenbüren Coalfield (Middle Ages - present)
Ruhr Coalfield (Middle Ages - present)
Aachen Coalfield

Erkelenz Coalfield (1914-1997)
Inde Coalfield (middle ages - 1944)
Wurm Coalfield (middle ages - 1992)

Saar Coalfield (Middle Ages - present)
Zwickau Coalfield (Middle Ages - 1979)
Lugau-Oelsnitz Coalfield (1844–1971)

Belgium

Campine Coalfield (1917–1992)
Liege Coalfield (Middle Ages - 1980)
Charleroi Coalfield (Middle Ages - 1984)
Centre Coalfield (Middle Ages - 1973)
Borinage Coalfield (Middle Ages - 1973)

The Netherlands

Limburg Coalfield (Middle Ages - 1974)
Peel Coalfield (1955–1962)

Poland

France

Nord-Pas-de-Calais Coalfield (1852–1990)
Lorraine Coalfield (1820–2004)
Aumance Coalfield
Blanzy Coalfield
Brassac Coalfield
Carmaux Coalfield
Champagnac Coalfield
Dauphiné Coalfield
Decazeville Coalfield
Epinac Coalfield
Gard Coalfield
Hérault Coalfield
La Machine Coalfield
Loire Coalfield
Messeix Coalfield
Provence Coalfield
St Eloi Coalfield

Great Britain

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England

Manchester Coalfield
Oldham Coalfield
St Helens Coalfield
Wigan Coalfield

South Yorkshire Coalfield

Scotland

Ayrshire Coalfield

Wales

Pakistan

Thar Coalfield

South Africa

United States

Alabama

Alaska

Nenana Coalfield

Arkansas

Arkansas Valley Coalfield

Colorado

Illinois

Indiana

Southwestern Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Pittsburg-Weir Coalfield

Kentucky

West Kentucky Coalfield

Maryland

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Coos Bay Coalfield

Pennsylvania

Tennessee

Utah

West Virginia

Virginia

Pocahontas Coalfield
Clinch Valley Coalfield
Buchanan Coalfield
Southwestern Coalfield (Big Stone Gap Coalfield)
Richmond Coalfield
Valley Coalfield (Anthracite)

Wyoming

Hanna Coalfield
Rock Creek Coalfield
Black Hills Coalfield
Powder River Coalfield (aka Gillette Coalfield)
Bighorn Coalfield
Jackson Hole Coalfield
Hams Fork Coalfield
Wind River Coalfield
Green River Coalfield
Goshen Hole Coalfield

Ukraine

Donetsk coalfield

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

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Note: [1] Peat is considered a precursor to coal. Graphite is only technically considered a coal type.