: a bed of coal usually thick enough to be profitably mined
Examples of coal seam in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebAfter knocking down trees, energy firms would literally blast the tops off mountains in search of coal seams, carelessly dumping rubble in nearby streams.—Benji Jones, Vox, 18 June 2024 In the decades since, silica dust has become a major problem as Appalachian miners cut through layers of sandstone to reach less accessible coal seams in mountaintop mines where coal closer to the surface has long been tapped.—Matthew Daly, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024 Advocates say advanced drilling technology means younger workers are cutting into more layers of rock containing silica with thinner coal seams in geological formations.—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024 Researchers analyzed evidence of Middle Jurassic paleo-wildfires in a coal seam in a paleomire in the Ordos Basin.—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024 In a string of towns running along a coal seam, the sparkle of small-town drag queens and kings colors a way of life rooted in soot, family and a conservative understanding of the world.—Carolyn Kaster, Fortune, 3 July 2023 Origin Energy is one of three energy companies that operate coal seam gas wells in the region, and released a statement saying the gas was naturally occurring.—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2016 What does the surface look like during a coal seam fire?—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2011 Most of the coal fires in Borneo start when local farmers and plantation owners burn brush to clear land for planting, accidentally igniting a coal seam just under the surface.—Kristin Ohlson, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2011
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