Appendix:Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms ...
See: briquette. coal face. a. The mining face from which coal is extracted by longwall, room, or narrowstall system. See also: face. b. A working place in a colliery where coal is hewn, won, got, or gotten from the exposed face of a seam by face workers. coalfield. a. An area of country, the underlying rocks of which contain workable coal seams.