coalfield in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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The coalfield experienced a late-stage development when opencast mining was commenced on a large scale, mostly on the gently-dipping north crop.
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By 1890, the coalfield was producing 3 million tons of coal per year, and by 1933 this had risen to over 5 million tons.
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This was a line which essentially served a coalfield, although there was a rudimentary passenger service between 1912 and 1951.
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A controversial coalfield development was proposed in the 1970s.
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Although some areas of the coalfield are effectively worked out, considerable reserves remain.
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This was essentially a railway to serve the coalfield and was closed in 1958.
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The coalfield is around 10 miles / 16km wide; its eastern and western margins are fault-bounded.
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This area is known as the exposed coalfield.
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By the 1870s, powerful financial syndicates controlled the railroads and the coalfields.
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Although production fell after the 1913 high, demand was still strong enough to push the coalfields to their limit.
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