List of coalfields explained

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

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

Chile

China

Colombia

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

Cerrejón, in La Guajira
Guajira coalfield

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

Aachen Coalfield

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

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England

Burnley Coalfield

South Lancashire Coalfield

Manchester Coalfield

Oldham Coalfield

St Helens Coalfield

Wigan Coalfield
Leicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfield
Midgeholme Coalfield
Newent Coalfield
Oxfordshire-Berkshire Coalfield^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]
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

South Yorkshire Coalfield

Scotland

Ayrshire Coalfield

Central Ayrshire Coalfield

South Ayrshire Coalfield
Brora Coalfield
Canonbie Coalfield
Central Coalfield
Clackmannan Coalfield
Dailly Coalfield
Douglas Coalfield
Fife Coalfield

Central Fife Coalfield

East Fife Coalfield

West Fife Coalfield
Lanarkshire Coalfield
Lothians Coalfield
Machrihanish Coalfield
Midlothian Coalfield
Northeast Stirlingshire Coalfield
Sanquhar Coalfield
Scremerston Coalfield

Wales

Denbighshire Coalfield

India

Japan

Hokkaidō

Ishikari coalfield
Kayanuma coalfield
Kushiro coalfield
Rumoi coalfield
Tenpoku coalfield

Honshū

Jōban coalfield
Omine coalfield
Ube coalfield

Kyūshū

New Zealand

The Netherlands

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

Pakistan

Poland

Russia

Ulug-Khem coal basin

South Africa

Ukraine

United States

Alabama

Warrior Coalfield
Cahaba Coalfield
Coosa Coalfield
Lookout Mountain Coalfield
Sand Mountain Coalfield

Alaska

Nenana Coalfield

Arkansas

Arkansas Valley Coalfield

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

Southwestern Indiana

Iowa

Appanoose-Wayne Coalfield
Eldora Coalfield
Fort Dodge Coalfield
Walnut Creek Coalfield

Kansas

Pittsburg-Weir Coalfield

Kentucky

Maryland

Cassellman Coalfield
Georges Creek Coalfield
Lower Youghiogheny Coalfield
Upper Potomac Coalfield
Upper Youghiogheny Coalfield

North Carolina

Dan River Coalfield
Deep River Coalfield

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

Arkoma Basin Coalfield
Northeastern Shelf Coalfield
Oklahoma Coalfield

Oregon

Coos Bay Coalfield

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

Cumberland Gap Coalfield
Jellico Coalfield
Lafollette Coalfield
Rockwood Coalfield
Soddy Coalfield
Wartburg Coalfield

Utah

Blacktail Coalfield
Book Cliffs Coalfield
Castlegate Coalfield
Coalville Coalfield
Emery Coalfield
Harmony Coalfield
Henry Mountains Coalfield
Kaiporonitis Plateau Coalfield
Kolob Plateau Coalfield
Sunnyside Coalfield
Teton Basin Coalfield
Vernal Coalfield
Wasatch Plateau

Virginia

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

West Virginia

Elkins Coalfield
Fairmont Coalfield
Greenbrier Coalfield
Kanawha Coalfield
Logan Coalfield
Meadow Branch Coalfield (anthracite)
New River Coalfield
Panhandle Coalfield
Pocahontas Coalfield
Upper Potomac Coalfield
Williamson Coalfield
Winding Gulf Coalfield

Wyoming

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

Venezuela

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

External links

Notes and References

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Web site: UK COAL RESOURCE FOR NEW EXPLOITATION TECHNOLOGIES : Mining and New Technologies Summary Map . Ukogl.org.uk . 26 January 2017.
E. G. POOLE . The Oxfordshire Coalfield . Nature . 6 August 1971 . 232 . 5310 . 394–395 . 10.1038/232394a0 . 16063056 . 1971Natur.232..394P . 26 January 2017.
Web site: Kingsley G. Dunham And Einar G. Poole . The Oxfordshire Coalfield . Jgs.lyellcollection.org . 21 February 1974 . 26 January 2017.
Web site: About SA coalfields . Keaton Energy . 15 January 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090614092534/http://www.keatonenergy.co.za/cm/sa_coal.asp . 14 June 2009 .
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Web site: Coal Mining in Pakistan – Overview . Mbendi.co.za . 10 October 2016 . 26 January 2017.
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Web site: USTDA Grant to Support Integrated Coal Mining, Power Generation Project in Pakistan - U.S. Embassy Islamabad Pakistan . islamabad.usembassy.gov . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071102175405/http://islamabad.usembassy.gov/pakistan/h07091701.html . 2 November 2007 . dead.