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Rhondda
Rhondda (Y Rhondda), the Rhondda Valleys of South Wales: twin coal-mining valleys, Rhondda Fawr and Rhondda Fach, meeting at Porth. Known for Walter Coffin's pioneering coal industry, steam coal fame, terraced settlements, Rhondda Heritage Park, and coal-tip and flood hazards.
River View Coal Mine
River View Coal Mine is an underground bituminous coal mine in Union County, Kentucky, owned by Alliance Coal and producing about 9 million tons in 2024.
Robert E. Murray
Robert E. Murray, known as Bob Murray, was an American coal executive who founded Murray Energy Corporation in 1988 and was a prominent opponent of mine safety and environmental regulation.
Rolleston Coal Mine
The Rolleston Coal Mine, marketed as Rolleston Open Cut, is a large open-cut thermal coal mine in Queensland's Bowen Basin, mining since 2005 and owned by Glencore.
Room and pillar mining
Room and pillar mining is an underground coal mining method in which pillars of coal are left standing to support the roof, recovering about 40 to 60% of the seam.
Rosebud Coal Mine
The Rosebud Coal Mine is a large surface coal mine near Colstrip, Montana, operated by Westmoreland Rosebud Mining and supplying the adjacent Colstrip Power Plant.
Sago Mine disaster
The Sago Mine disaster was a January 2, 2006 coal mine explosion near Tallmansville, West Virginia, that killed 12 of 29 trapped miners; Randal McCloy Jr. was the sole survivor.
Saraji Coal Mine
The Saraji Coal Mine is an open-cut metallurgical coal mine near Dysart in Queensland's Bowen Basin, operated by the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance and opened in the 1970s.
Semirara Mining and Power
Semirara Mining and Power Corporation is a Philippine company that mines coal on Semirara Island, Antique, and generates power from it, producing most of the country's coal.
Seriti Resources
Seriti Resources is a majority black-owned South African mining company producing thermal coal for Eskom power stations and export markets, supplying more than 30% of Eskom's coal.
Severny Coal Mine
Severny Coal Mine (razrez Severny) is one of three giant open-pit coal mines at the Ekibastuz basin in Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan, opened in 1954, producing 10 million tons a year.
Severočeské doly
Severočeské doly is a Czech brown coal mining company headquartered in Chomutov and wholly owned by ČEZ, the largest Czech lignite producer with two surface mines.
Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry
Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry is a state-owned Chinese coal and energy group headquartered in Shaanxi Province, controlling shareholder of the Shanghai-listed Shaanxi Coal Industry.
Shaanxi Yulin Energy Group
Shaanxi Yulin Energy Group (陕西榆林能源集团) is a Chinese state-owned energy company founded in Yulin, Shaanxi, in July 2012, active in coal mining, power generation, and coal chemicals.
Shanghai Datun Energy
Shanghai Datun Energy (上海能源) is a Chinese coal mining and integrated energy company controlled by China Coal Energy, listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange since 2001, with mines in Jiangsu and Xinjiang.
Shangwan Coal Mine
Shangwan Coal Mine (上湾煤矿) is an underground longwall coal mine in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, known for its 12401 longwall face, one of the world's largest mining height faces at 8.8 m.
Shangyuquan Coal Mine
Shangyuquan Coal Mine (上榆泉煤矿) is an underground coal mine in Hequ County, Xinzhou, Shanxi, China, in production since 2006 and verified at 7 million tonnes per year since 2021.
Shanxi Coking Coal Energy Group
Shanxi Coking Coal Energy Group (山西焦煤) is a Chinese state-owned coking coal producer and supplier headquartered in Taiyuan, Shanxi, founded in 2001 and ranked 471st on the 2024 Fortune Global 500.
Shanxi Dongsheng Coal Industry Group
Shanxi Dongsheng Coal Industry Group (山西东升煤业集团) is a Chinese coal mining company based in Yangquan, Shanxi, formally established in 2004, engaged in coal production, trading, and real estate.
Shanxi Fenxi Mining (Group)
Shanxi Fenxi Mining (山西汾西矿业) is a large state-owned coal mining company headquartered in Jiexiu, Shanxi, China, and one of the five major coal subsidiaries of Shanxi Coking Coal Group.
Shanxi Lu'an Gucheng Coal Mine
The Shanxi Lu'an Gucheng Coal Mine is an underground longwall coal mine in Changzhi, Shanxi, China, operated by Shanxi Lu'an Mining Group with an 8 Mt/year capacity.
Shengli No.1 Open-Pit Coal Mine
Shengli No.1 Open-Pit Coal Mine (胜利一号露天矿) is a large open-pit lignite coal mine about 6 km from Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, with an approved capacity of 28 million tonnes per year.
Shenhua Bulianta Coal Mine
Shenhua Bulianta Coal Mine (补连塔煤矿) is a large underground thermal coal mine in Inner Mongolia, China, owned by China Shenhua Energy and reported in 2007 as the world's largest underground mine.
Shenhua Group
Shenhua Group (神华集团有限责任公司) was a Chinese state-owned coal and energy company that was China's largest coal producer around 2007, and merged with China Guodian in 2017 to form China Energy Investment.
Shenhua Heidaigou Surface Coal Mine
The Shenhua Heidaigou Surface Coal Mine (黑岱沟露天煤矿) is a large open-pit coal mine in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, operating since 1999 with annual capacity of 34 million tons.
Shigetai Coal Mine
Shigetai Coal Mine (石圪台煤矿) is a large underground coal mine in Shenmu, Shaanxi, China, operated by China Shenhua Energy with a capacity of 12 million tonnes per year.
Shubarkol Komir
Shubarkol Komir (Шұбаркөл Көмір) is a Kazakh joint-stock company mining the Shubarkol deposit in the Karaganda Region since 1985, ranking third nationally for coal extraction.
Siarmal Coal Mine
The Siarmal Coal Mine, formally the Siarmal Open Cast Project, is a large open-cast coal mine in Sundargarh district, Odisha, India, operated by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited.
Sibovc Coal Mine
The Sibovc Coal Mine is an open-pit lignite mine in Obiliq, near Pristina, Kosovo, operated by state-owned KEK and supplying the Kosova A and Kosova B power plants since 2010.
Signal Peak (coal mine)
Signal Peak, formally Bull Mountains Mine No. 1, is Montana's only underground coal mine, located in the Bull Mountains near Roundup and exporting most of its coal to Asia.