I read Hobbit, LotR, Silmarillion. Until Numenor fell Arda was flat as a plate, which would prevent formations of coal, oil and other minerals necessary for bas

I read Hobbit, LotR, Silmarillion. Until Numenor fell Arda was flat as a plate, which would prevent formations of coal, oil and other minerals necessary for basic industrial technology. While it's true that in the third age the world became a conventional globe, would Eru have put in fossil fuels? Probably not.