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Freital

(Encyclopedia)Freital frīˈtäl [key], city, Saxony, E Germany; founded 1921. Manufactures of this industr...

Hamilton, town, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Hamilton, town, South Lanarkshire, S central Scotland, near the confluence of the Avon and the Clyde rivers. Once known for its coal mining, Hamilton's ...

Butler

(Encyclopedia)Butler, city (2020 pop. 12,699), seat of Butler co., W Pa.; inc. as a borough 1817, as a city 1917. It is located in an area with coal, natural gas, oil...

Mountain Ash, town, Wales

(Encyclopedia)Mountain Ash, Welsh Aberpennar, town (1981 pop. 26,231), Rhondda Cynon Taff, S Wales. A former mining community, it depended upon the great coal mines nearby, which were developed in the 19th cent. A ...

Macomb

(Encyclopedia)Macomb, city (1990 pop. 19,952), seat of McDonough co., W Ill.; inc. as a city 1856. A trade and manufacturing center in a rich farm, clay, and coal region, the city is known for its artistic clay pro...

Kramatorsk

(Encyclopedia)Kramatorsk krəmətôrskˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 200,000), in the Donets Basin of Ukraine. It is a major center of heavy machinery manufacture, and has factories that produce ceramics and coal deriva...

Seaham

(Encyclopedia)Seaham sēˈəm [key], town (1991 pop. 21,807), Durham, NE England, on the North Sea. Mining and shipping coal were major industries. The manufacture of clothing is now a significant industry. ...

Belovo

(Encyclopedia)Belovo byĕlôˈvə [key], city, S central Siberian Russia. One of the largest industrial cen...

Beipiao

(Encyclopedia)Beipiao or Pehpiao both: bā-pēou [key], city (1994 est. pop. 200,700), Liaoning prov., China. It is a coal-mining center. The name sometimes appears as Pei-p'iao. ...

Hunter Valley

(Encyclopedia)Hunter Valley, region of New South Wales, SE Australia. The Hunter River and its tributaries occupy this valley S of the Mt. Royal Range. The land in the upper valley is used for livestock grazing, da...