A map shows global brown coal (lignite) mining locations marked by brown circles. Key areas include the U S (California, Texas), Europe (Germany, Greece), South India, Thailand, Laos, and Southern Australia. No production in Mexico, Africa, or Russia.
Brown Coal (Lignite) Mines | Value | Iron Ore Mines | Class | Rank | Metric tons | ALASKA BOREAL INTERIOR | ALASKA TUNDRA | ARCTIC CORDILLERA | ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS | BOREAL CORDILLERA | BOREAL PLAIN | BROOKS RANGE TUNDRA | CENTRAL USA PLAINS | COLD DESERTS | EVERGLADES | HUDSON PLAIN | MARINE WEST COAST FOREST | MEDITERRANEAN CALIFORNIA | MISSISSIPPI ALLUVIAL AND SOUTHEAST USA COASTAL PLAINS | MIXED WOOD PLAINS | MIXED WOOD SHIELD | NORTHERN ARCTIC | OZARK/OUACHITA-APPALACHIAN FORESTS | SOFTWOOD SHIELD | SOUTH CENTRAL SEMIARID PRAIRIES | SOUTHEASTERN USA PLAINS | SOUTHERN ARCTIC | TAIGA CORDILLERA | TAIGA PLAIN | TAIGA SHIELD | TEMPERATE PRAIRIES | TEXAS-LOUISIANA COASTAL PLAIN | UPPER GILA MOUNTAINS | WARM DESERTS | WEST-CENTRAL SEMIARID PRAIRIES | WESTERN CORDILLERA | WESTERN SIERRA MADRE PIEDMONT | |
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| 5.222222222222222 | 3.6 | 2 | 8 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1.3333333333333333 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.3333333333333333 | 1 | |||||