culm
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“It could also be a culm bank where they put all the refuse of the coal industry. It does look like there are trees growing on it.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2017
As far as DEP is concerned, reprocessing coal from culm banks is a benefit: It mitigates a hazard, as well as the environmental issues, Stefanko said.
From Washington Times • Jun. 6, 2015
Long have there been rumors that PRC would go into the power business, using its own small grade anthracite and reclaiming culm banks for fuel.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The task of dredging out millions of tons of accumulated silt and culm is ready to begin.
From Time Magazine Archive
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This was the second of Queen Anne's fifty churches built by imposing a duty on coals and culm brought into the Port of London.
From Westminster The Fascination of London by Smith, A. Murray, Mrs.