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soft coal

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soft coal

soft coal
n
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) another name for bituminous coal
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Noun1.soft coal - rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame
cannel coal - a bituminous coal that burns with a luminous flame
coal - fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
sea coal - pulverized bituminous coal; used as a foundry facing


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South Korean and Australian firms have agreed to acquire a major stake in an Australian soft coal mine, a report said Tuesday.
A cold "cookie" has hard "chocolate chips" that can be pulled out with the mining equipment, without damaging the land as much as soft coal mining does.
As the title implies, Fishback contends that labor market participants in the soft coal, or bituminous, industry at the turn of the century fared better than workers in most manufacturing settings and had conscious alternatives to employment in the mines.
 
 
 
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