Brief Excerpt: ...This industry consists of firms that mine bitumi nous coal, anthracite (both are typed of black coal) and lignite (brown coal). The mining may be undertaken in a number of ways, including# underground mining (also known as bord and pillar mining), auger mining (where coal is extracted using a horizontal drilling techniqu e), strip mining, culm bank (coal refuse pile) mining, and other surface...

Description: This industry consists of firms that mine bituminous coal, anthracite (both are types of black coal) and lignite (brown coal). The mining may be undertaken in a number of ways, including: underground mining (also known as bord and pillar mining), auger mining (where coal is extracted using a horizontal drilling technique), strip mining, culm bank (coal refuse pile) mining, and other surface mining. Firms in the industry may also develop coal mine sites and prepare the coal for sale by washing, screening and sizing it.

ANZSIC: 21211
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