Baorixile Coal Mine – China
The Baorixile Coal Mine is one of the notable coal production sites in northern China, situated within the broad coal-bearing provinces of the country. This article outlines the mine’s location…
Steam-turbine coal
This article examines steam (thermal) coal — the grade of coal primarily used to produce steam for electricity generation in steam turbines. It covers what this coal is, where it…
Blast-furnace coal
Blast-furnace coal, commonly known in industry as metallurgical or coking coal, is a specialized category of coal essential for modern steelmaking. Unlike thermal coal burned for power generation, this coal…
Bogatyr Coal Mine – Kazakhstan
The Bogatyr coal mine, located in the Ekibastuz coal basin of northern Kazakhstan, is one of the country’s most important and widely recognized coal mining sites. Operating as a large-scale…
Super-clean coal
Super-clean coal refers to coal that has been processed and treated to have very low levels of impurities and emissions-related constituents, or to naturally occurring high-grade coal that inherently contains…
Suek Tugnui Mine – Russia
The following article provides a comprehensive overview of the Suek Tugnui Mine, a coal mining site associated with the Russian energy and mining company SUEK. It describes the mine’s location…
Ovoid coal
Ovoid coal is a term that can refer both to a particular morphological form of coal lumps and to the broader category of coal as a vital geological and industrial…
Mezhdurechensk Mine – Russia
The Mezhdurechensk mining area, located in the heart of the Kuznetsk coal basin in southwestern Siberia, is one of Russia’s most important coal-producing regions. This article examines where the mines…
Coal briquettes
This article explores the world of coal briquettes: what they are, where the raw coal comes from, how briquettes are produced and used, and their economic, industrial and environmental significance.…
Sized coal
This article examines sized coal — coal that has been crushed, screened and graded into defined particle ranges for specific industrial uses. Sized coal plays a crucial role in power…
