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Steve Van Dyke , Bismarck, ND, letter: Hulse wrong about our ...  -  Aug 26, 2007
In-Forum (subscription),...widely than other forms of coal, North Dakota’s supply of lignite will last much longer than the nation’s supply of bituminous or sub-bituminous coal.

Coal queen and her court  -  Aug 21, 2007
Uniontown Herald Standard,The 2007 Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Queen Ali Nelson of Waynesburg Central (center) poses with her court and crown bearer Parker Pratt.

Outback coal-gas potential increased  -  Aug 13, 2007
Advertiser Adelaide,The Adelaide firm said a study by Geos Mining showed its exploration licence (EL) 3226 had an inferred resource of one billion tonnes of sub-bituminous coal

Tuscola concedes nothing to neighbor in FutureGen race  -  Aug 21, 2007
MyWestTexas.com,..."We have the older, blacker bituminous and sub-bituminous coal throughout the Illinois Basin. "We were very excited when we saw the federal government

CONSOL Energy CEO Calls on Industry to Eliminate Accidents  -  Aug 23, 2007
American Digital Networks (press release),CONSOL Energy Inc., a high-Btu bituminous coal and coal bed methane company, is a member of the Standard & Poor's 500 Equity Index and has annual revenues

New Technology to Turn Vast Reserves of Low-Rank Coal Into 'Green ...  -  Aug 23, 2007
PR Web (press release),Low-rank coal is substantially less expensive than bituminous coal and has superior combustion characteristics, ie, more rapid ignition and higher carbon

Texas Energy: Resources & Consumption  -  Aug 27, 2007
CattleNetwork.com,Texas ’s fossil fuel reserves also include substantial deposits of lignite coal, found in narrow bands in the Gulf Coast region, and bituminous coal,

Mine boss Murray has long antiworker record  -  Aug 18, 2007
The Militant,BY FRANK FORRESTAL PITTSBURGH—In a big victory for mine workers here, Maple Creek Mining Inc., has signed the 2002 National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement

A celebration of a living culture  -  Aug 13, 2007
Washington Observer Reporter,For the last 53 years, the Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Show in Carmichaels has become the showcase for the rich cultural heritage of Southwestern

Vinacomin joins Oz, Japan in delta plan  -  Aug 15, 2007
Viet Nam News,...from Japan and Australia to exploit bituminous coal reserves in the Song Hong (Red River) Delta using underground coal gasification technology.

Asia's thermal coal supply squeeze to worsen in '08  -  Aug 17, 2007
NDTV.com,Industry sources said high international prices have prompted Chinese utilities in the southern coast to increasingly seek sub-bituminous coal,

Activated carbon products from Water Filter Corp  -  Aug 12, 2007
Infolink Architecture & Building,Activated carbon products made from bituminous coal, coconut shell, and wood. Water Filter Corp chooses these raw materials in order to provide good

Utah Coal-Mine Rescue Effort Focuses on Second Area (Update2)  -  Aug 10, 2007
BloombergThe average bituminous coal production for underground mines was 580989 short tons in 2005, according to calculations based on agency statistics.

US must become leader in high-tech energy field  -  Aug 12, 2007
Republican & Herald,High-tech energy, with few exceptions, will always be more costly than those of our long and always reliable carbon-based energy sources: bituminous coal,

Utah Coal Area, a Region Apart, Knows Well the Perils of Mining  -  Aug 8, 2007
New York Times,...much of Utah’s coal was concentrated in one spot, here in the red rock country of the state’s high east-central plateau, where bituminous coal is king.

DEP Inspects PA's Retreat Mining Operations  -  Aug 15, 2007
SolancoNews.com,The unannounced Monday inspections were conducted at Dana Mining Company’s Titus Mine in Dunkard Township, Greene County, a bituminous coal mine;

Which coal do they burn?  -  Aug 20, 2007
Hope Star,John W. Turk, Jr., Power Plant, one opponent has challenged the legality of AEP/SWEPCO's proposal to use Wyoming sub-bituminous coal to fuel the plant

Any way you burn it, coal power a political hot potato  -  Aug 19, 2007
Frontiersman (subscription),...“The CFB plant is well-suited to Usibelli's low grade sub-bituminous coal,�? MEA's Integrated Resource Plan says. “It is also suitable for co-firing coal

Coal Queen cherishes memories of her reign  -  Aug 18, 2007
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,By Stacy Wolford Kaitlyn McCall Pieri describes her role as the 2006 Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Queen as similar to the transformation of a piece of coal

Coal Heritage Center reopens in Windber  -  Aug 18, 2007
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,It is open for tours on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 am to 5 pm The bituminous coal museum tells the dramatic story of the rescue of nine men trapped in

Bangladesh: Coal Policy Mellow Drama  -  Aug 7, 2007
Energy Bangla,Bangladesh has substantial reserve of high quality bituminous coal. It has comparatively high heating value and low ash content which makes it very much

Global Resource Corp. Continues Growth with Expansion into ...  -  Aug 8, 2007
CNNMoney.com...waste oil streams and bituminous coal with significantly greater yields and lower costs than are available utilizing existing known technologies.

Texas company eyes new mine in Oliver County  -  Aug 20, 2007
In-Forum (subscription),The state has billions of tons of lignite, a relatively soft, brownish coal that is considered to be a lower grade than the bituminous coal found in Wyoming

Mine's record better than many, far from spotless  -  Aug 7, 2007
Salt Lake Tribune,The bituminous coal mine ran up a record of more than 300 safety violations, of which 118 were considered to be serious enough to cause injury or death,

Contestants vying for 2007 Coal Queen crown announced  -  Aug 16, 2007
Uniontown Herald Standard,Robbie Robinson, the mine manager for Cumberland Resources LP, will crown the 2007 Bituminous Coal Queen. He began his career with Eastern Associated Coal

2 retreat mines in state pass checks  -  Aug 15, 2007
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,The Titus Mine employs 30 and mines 172000 tons of bituminous coal a year. The Harmony Mine digs 170000 tons of anthracite annually and employs 43.

A changing industry (slideshow)  -  Aug 18, 2007
The Southern,Coal in the Illinois Basin, which is Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky, is bituminous coal and is very high in sulfur content. Many utility companies began

Demolition derby helps wrap up Washington County Fair  -  Aug 17, 2007
Washington Observer Reporter,The 54th annual Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Show will begin Saturday in Carmichaels. A golf outing kicks off the week-long event Saturday.

Pieri few days from giving up title  -  Aug 16, 2007
Uniontown Herald Standard,...me just as a lump of coal transforms into a beautiful diamond," Kaitlyn McCall Pieri, the 2006 Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Queen, said of her reign.

Utah mine rescuers shift drill site after hearing shaft sounds  -  Aug 16, 2007
Mining Journal Online,The average bituminous coal production for underground mines was 580989 short tons in 2005, according to calculations based on agency statistics.

Releases Second Quarter Financial Statements  -  Aug 15, 2007
Web Services Journal,The report identified an indicated resource of 227Mt (million metric tons) and an inferred resource of 254Mt of "High Volatile A Bituminous Coal" within the

Miners trapped in US coal mine collapse  -  Aug 7, 2007
Mineweb,Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania, employing 3000 people, and yielding 32 million tons of high quality bituminous coal annually.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 14/8  -  Aug 14, 2007
VietNamNet Bridge,The Viet Nam Coal and Minerals Corporation (Vinacomin) will cooperate with two foreign companies from Japan and Australia to exploit bituminous coal

‘Big Coal’ author to tell the dirty secrets  -  Aug 1, 2007
Homer Tribune,PacRim foresees 300 million metric tons of sub-bituminous coal to be mined from the area, about the same amount of energy as 1 billion barrels of oil

Arch Coal Mines Lower Costs with AT&T Network Services as Summer ...  -  Jul 31, 2007
Financial News USA (press release),CONSOL Energy Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the largest producer of high-Btu bituminous coal in the United States. In addition, the company is a

QGX Commissions Minarco-MineConsult to Conduct Pre-Feasibility ...  -  Aug 7, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),Their work shows that Baruun Naran is the largest privately-held bituminous coal project in Mongolia. To deliver on the project's potential,

Argentina: Changes to government energy policy unlikely despite crisis  -  Jul 31, 2007
Financial Times,Argentina also imported 55% more gasoil, fuel oil, electricity, natural gas and bituminous coal in June than the same period last year, according to

Start of Chestnut Ridge mining stalls  -  Aug 14, 2007
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,By AJ Panian Ligonier Township supervisors said Tuesday that Amerikohl Mining Inc. likely won't start mining bituminous coal from a Chestnut Ridge site by

NRG Energy Q2 2007 Earnings Call Transcript  -  Aug 2, 2007
Seeking Alpha,...generation due to the lower average price of purchased coal and the impact of the Indian River extended outage, which uses higher-cost bituminous coal.

John Keeley Buys Foster Wheeler Ltd., Orient-Express Hotels Ltd ...  -  Aug 3, 2007
GuruFocus.com,Massey Energy Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the production, processing, and sale of bituminous coal of steam and metallurgical grades

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