Claim: History of coal mining produced a lot of coal in 1905, the United Kingdom was one of the largest coal producers.
Evidence: United Kingdom 1905 236,128,936 Spain 1905 3,202,911 Italy (coal and lignite) 1905 412,916 India 1905 8,417,739 Japan 1905 11,542,000 Natal 1,129,407 1905 United States 1905 350,821,000 Peru 1905 72,665 New South Wales 1905 6,632,138