Difference between coal field and coal mine?

Coal is mined only after a proper assessment of total extractable reserves and obtaining the required permissions and clearances. read more

Unlike coal field a mine is a much small in area and defined as a sub set of a Coal Field having fixed boundaries from where coal is production in a safe and secure manner after getting all legal approvals from the government. read more

A coal field, or a "field" of any other mineral, is the land area which contains deposits of coal sufficient for mining. In the U.K. and in Ireland, the word "colliery" is used for a working coal mine and should not be confused with a "coal field". read more

A coal block is a term used in India to describe the legal right to mine coal in a defined geographic area. In the U.S. and other English-speaking countries, this is generally referred to as the coal-lease. A coal mine is an operation to extract coal from a coal block/lease. read more