Concept information

resource utilisation > extraction > mining > lignite mining

Preferred term

lignite mining  

Definition

  • Extraction of brown coal from natural deposits; lignite is a brownish-black solid fuel in the second stage in the development of coal. It has a little over half the heating value of bituminous or anthracite coal.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/4819

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