The Coal Handbook: Towards Cleaner Production, Volume 1 Coal Production (Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 2013)
Electronic book text. - Dave Osborne is Coal Technology Manager, Xstrata Technology, Australia. - PDF.
Coal is an important fossil fuel resource for many nations due to its large remaining resources, relatively low production and processing cost and potential high energy intensity. This book reviews the coal production supply chain from analysis to extraction and distribution
Includes bibliographical references and index
Part I. Introduction and coal characterization -- part II. Coal extraction and preparation -- part III. Coal supply chain