It's important, because it helps us get electricity.
Because it is cheaper to do that, than to get it out of the ground locally.
Assuming it is available locally.
The cost of extraction meant that imported coal was cheaper.
Coal is imported into Britain as most underground coal-mines have been closed. A certain amount is taken from open-cast mines, but this is not enough for local consumption.
does it come from the Huntly coal fields, or is it imported from overseas.
Throughout history, trade has been used to import materials from Europe to the Americas. For instance, sugar, wood, and coal was imported to the Americas.
Their reliance on imported goods because they have a shortage of workers.
The great majority of Britain's coal is imported from just three countries: Colombia, Russia, and the US. Although Britain was once a major coal producer, today domestic supplies only make up a small part of its consumption.
The Harlan County War was a 1932 conflict between the United Mine Workers of America and the coal mine owners and their imported strikebreakers.
Fuel for propelling cars is from gasoline; some of which is imported, and much of it produced from coal. Fuel for heating homes is primarily wood or coal. Fuel for power generation in Cape Town comes form Nuclear material although most electricity in South Africa is generated by burning coal.
Most countries have different resources. For example, China may have computers, while The United States may have coal.
Most countries have different resources. For example, China may have computers, while The United States may have coal.
Germany has few natural resources apart from coal and agriculture. The main raw materials imported are oil and gas, metals and foodstuffs.
Computers, cars. electronic components, electrical intruments.