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Black Thunder Coal Mine — The Black Thunder Coal Mine is a surface coal mine in the U.S. state of Wyoming, located at coord|43|40|N|105|18|W|display=inline,title in the Powder River Basin which contains one of the largest deposits of coal in the world. Black Thunder is… … Wikipedia
Black Heath (Chesterfield County) — Black Heath was a home and coal mine located along the Old Buckingham Road in the present Midlothian area of Chesterfield County, Virginia. The Black Heath coal mining enterprises were operated by the Heth family between 1785 and 1844, when the… … Wikipedia
Black Star Canyon — is a remote mountain canyon in the Santa Ana Mountains, located in eastern Orange County, California. It is a popular destination for mountain bikers due to its wild scenery and the fact that its main access road is closed to automobile… … Wikipedia
Coal-black — ( bl[a^]k ), a. As black as coal; jet black; very black. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
as black as coal — very black in color, pitch black … English contemporary dictionary
black diamond — black′ dia′mond n. 1) mir carbonado I 2) mir black diamonds, coal, esp. anthracite • Etymology: 1910–15 … From formal English to slang
coal — coalless, adj. /kohl/, n. 1. a black or dark brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Cf. anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite. 2. a piece of glowing, charred, or burned wood or other… … Universalium
Black Mesa Peabody Coal debate — The Black Mesa plateau lies in the arid Four Corners region of the United States, overlapping the reservations of the Navajo and Hopi tribes. The debate over the Black Mesa coal mine arises from two sources: an unusually generous mineral lease… … Wikipedia
Coal-mining region — World coal producers and consumers. Coal reserves in BTUs as of 2009 … Wikipedia
Black Diamond, Washington — Infobox Settlement official name = Diamond Lake, Washington settlement type = City nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250x200px map caption = Location of Black Diamond, Washington… … Wikipedia
