coal
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Hopes of finding survivors have been all but extinguished at the Liushenyu coal mine.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
In 2010, people across the country watched as rescuers raced to free more than 150 workers trapped in the Wangjialing coal mine in Shanxi after it was flooded underground.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Last year, profits in the coal mining and washing sector fell by 41.8%, according to official data.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
A properly designed coal mine is "fully capable of preventing an explosion through systematic safeguards," explains Hong Chen, a professor at Jiangnan University's Institute for National Security and Green Development.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
An njuzu girl picked up a live coal from her cook-fire and carried it to him in her delicate fingers.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing coal
Black and Gray
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Natural Resources and the Environment - Introductory
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Earth Science - Middle School
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