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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. (Source: KORENa)
broader terms
mining
related terms
lignite
Scope note:
scope note is not available
Groups:
RESOURCES (utilisation of resources)
Themes:
energy
industry
resources
Other relations:
Has close match
UMTHES: Braunkohlenbergbau
Arabic: تعدين الليجنيت
Basque: lignito-meatzaritza
Bulgarian: Добив на лигнитни въглища
Catalan: explotació minera de lignit
Chinese: 褐煤开采
Croatian: dobivanje lignita
Czech: těžba lignitu
Danish: brunkulminedrift
Dutch: bruinkoolwinning
English (US): lignite mining
Estonian: pruunsöe kaevandamine
Finnish: ruskohiilen louhinta
French: mine de lignite
German: Braunkohlenbergbau
Greek: εξόρυξη λιγνίτη
Hungarian: lignitbányászat
Irish: mianadóireacht ligníte
Italian: estrazione di lignite
Latvian: brūnogļu ieguve
Lithuanian: lignito kasyba
Maltese: estrazzjoni tal-linjite
Norwegian: brunkullbryting
Polish: górnictwo węgla brunatnego
Portuguese: extracção de linhite
Romanian: extracţie a lignitului
Russian: добыча лигнита
Slovak: ťažba lignitu
Slovenian: pridobivanje lignita
Spanish: explotación minera de lignito
Swedish: lignitbrytning
Turkish: linyit madenciliği
Ukrainian: видобуток лігніту
Concept URL: <http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/4819>