candiota

Updated: July 2, 2026

The largest is the Candiota coal-field, in Brazil, where sections in the valley of the Candiota River show five good seams with a total of 65 feet of coal. It is, however, worked but little, the principal workings being at San Jeronimo on the Jacahahay River.

Edward A. Martin - The Story of a Piece of Coal: What It Is, Whence It Comes, and Whither It Goes