Coal slurry
Coal slurry is an often-overlooked but highly consequential component of the coal industry: a mixture of fine coal particles, water and mineral matter produced during coal washing, handling and combustion…
Coal fines
This article examines the often-overlooked fraction of coal known as coal fines — the small particles and powdered material generated during mining, handling, crushing and processing of coal. Coal fines…
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.…
Elginskoye Coal Mine – Russia
The Elginskoye Coal Mine (often referred to as the Elga deposit) is one of Russia’s most important and strategically significant coal projects located in the Russian Far East. This article…
Ultra-fine coal
Ultra-fine coal occupies a unique niche within the global coal supply chain: it is both a by-product of mining and preparation and a deliberately produced feedstock for specific industrial applications.…
Kangala Coal Mine – South Africa
The Kangala Coal Mine is one of the many coal-producing operations in South Africa’s extensive coal belt. Located in the heart of Mpumalanga’s coal-rich basin, it contributes to the domestic…
Crushed coal
Crushed coal is a widely used form of fossil fuel obtained by mechanically reducing the size of mined coal to meet the requirements of various industrial processes. This article examines…
Run-of-mine coal (ROM coal)
Run-of-mine coal (commonly abbreviated as ROM coal) is the raw material produced directly from a mine before any processing, washing or blending. It represents the first form of coal as…
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Power-station coal
This article examines the coal used in large-scale electricity generation — commonly called power-station or thermal coal — its geological occurrence, mining and processing, economic and trade dynamics, role in…
Heating coal
Heating coal plays a continuing and complex role in the modern energy system. This article explores the geological occurrence, mining and processing, global production and trade, economic importance, industrial uses,…
