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Underground mining (soft rock)
Underground mining of soft rock extracts coal and potash deposits from beneath the surface, using continuous cutting machines and two main method families, room-and-pillar and longwall mining.
United Mine Workers of America
The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) is a labor union founded in 1890 in Columbus, Ohio, that represents coal miners in the United States and Canada.
United Wambo Coal Mine
The United Wambo Coal Mine is an open-cut coal mine in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia, producing thermal and semi-soft metallurgical coal for export.
Upper Big Branch Mine disaster
The Upper Big Branch Mine disaster was a coal mine explosion on April 5, 2010, in Montcoal, West Virginia, that killed 29 miners, the worst US coal mine disaster in 40 years.
Upper Silesian Coal Basin
The Upper Silesian Coal Basin, or USCB, is a large Carboniferous hard coal basin in southern Poland extending into the Czech Republic, one of Europe's most significant coal-producing regions.
Uzbekkomir
Uzbekkomir (O‘zbekko‘mir), also rendered Uzbekcoal JSC and formerly Uzbekugol, is Uzbekistan's joint-stock coal mining company, headquartered in Angren, which operates the Angren open-pit mine and accounts for nearly 80% of national coal output.
Vereinigtes Schleenhain Coal Mine
The Vereinigtes Schleenhain coal mine (Tagebau Vereinigtes Schleenhain) is an open-pit lignite mine south of Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, operated by MIBRAG and supplying the Lippendorf power station until 2035.
Vista Coal Mine
The Vista Coal Mine is an open-pit thermal coal mine near Hinton, Alberta, operated by Coalspur Mines and the largest thermal coal mine in Canada.
Vorkutaugol
Vorkutaugol, or JSC Vorkutaugol, is a Russian coal mining company in Vorkuta that produces hard coking coal in the Pechora basin north of the Arctic Circle.
Vostochny Coal Mine
Vostochny Coal Mine (Russian: разрез Восточный, "Vostochny open-pit mine") is a surface anthracite coal mine in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia, opened in 2016 on the Kolyvanskoye deposit of the Gorlovsky coal basin.
Vostochny Coal Mine (Kazakhstan)
Vostochny Coal Mine (разрез Восточный) is a large surface coal mine at Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan, opened in 1985 and owned by Eurasian Energy Corporation since 1996.
Vrsany Coal Mine
Vrsany Coal Mine (Lom Vršany) is a large surface lignite mine in the Most District, Czech Republic, opened in 1978 and supplying the Počerady power plant.
Wandoan Coal Project
The Wandoan Coal Project is a proposed open-cut thermal coal mine in Queensland's Surat Basin, developed by Glencore's joint venture and fully approved but on hold.
Wangjialing Coal Mine
Wangjialing Coal Mine (王家岭煤矿) is a large underground coking coal mine in Xiangning County, Shanxi, China, known for the 2010 flood that trapped 153 miners.
Wangjiata Coal Mine
Wangjiata Coal Mine (王家塔煤矿) is an underground coal mine in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, operated by ENN Group subsidiary Xin Neng Mining, producing 8 million tonnes a year.
Wangwa Coal Mine
Wangwa Coal Mine (王洼煤矿) is an underground coal mine in Pengyang County, Guyuan City, in China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, opened in 1990 and expanded to 6 million tonnes per year.
Wanli No.1 Coal Mine
Wanli No.1 Coal Mine (中国神华能源股份有限公司万利一矿) is an underground coal mine in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, owned by China Shenhua Energy and opened in 2007, with an approved capacity of 10 million tonnes per year.
Wara Coal Mine
Wara Coal Mine is a large open-pit thermal coal mine in Tabalong regency, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, operated by PT Adaro Indonesia. It began commercial production in 2010 and yielded 7.0 million tonnes in 2024.
Waterberg Coal Project
The Waterberg Coal Project is a proposed coal mine in Limpopo Province, South Africa, planned to supply ten million tonnes of coal a year to Eskom.
Weiqiang Coal Mine
The Weiqiang Coal Mine (魏墙煤矿) is an underground coal mine in Hengshan District, Yulin, Shaanxi, China, opened in 2016 and producing bituminous coal for power and chemical use.
Welzow-Süd Coal Mine
Welzow-Süd (Tagebau Welzow-Süd) is an opencast lignite mine in Brandenburg, Germany, opened in 1966 and operated by LEAG. It produces about 20 million tonnes of lignite a year, with mining set to end in 2030.
West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited
West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) is a Government of West Bengal enterprise that generates thermal power from coal-fired stations like Kolaghat, Sagardighi, Bakreswar, and Santaldih.
West Bokaro Coal Mine
The West Bokaro Coal Mine is an opencast coking coal mine in Ramgarh district, Jharkhand, India, operated by Tata Steel since 1956 to supply its Jamshedpur steel plant.
West Macedonia Lignite Centre
The West Macedonia Lignite Centre is a network of surface lignite mines in the Ptolemaida basin of northern Greece, operated by Greece's Public Power Corporation.
West Muswellbrook Coal Mine
The West Muswellbrook Coal Mine is a proposed open-cut coal mine about 12 km northwest of Muswellbrook, New South Wales, promoted from 2014 and never developed past the pre-permit stage.
Western Coalfields
Western Coalfields Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Coal India that mines coal in Maharashtra and southwestern Madhya Pradesh from its Nagpur headquarters, established in 1975.
Westmoreland Mining
Westmoreland Mining is a privately held American coal mining company, created in 2019 by the bankrupt Westmoreland Coal Company's former creditors, operating mines in the United States and Canada.
Whitehaven Coal
Whitehaven Coal is an Australian coal mining company producing metallurgical and thermal coal, with six mines in New South Wales and Queensland and exports sold mainly to Asia.
Wilpinjong Coal Mine
The Wilpinjong Coal Mine is an open-cut thermal coal mine near Wollar, New South Wales, owned by Peabody Energy. Opened in 2006, it supplies domestic power stations and export markets through Newcastle.
Winchester South Coal Mine
Winchester South Coal Mine is a proposed open-cut metallurgical coal mine in Queensland's Bowen Basin near Moranbah, developed by Whitehaven Coal for up to 11 Mtpa of product coal.