TY - JOUR
T1 - Coal resources, production, and quality in the Eastern kentucky coal field
T2 - Perspectives on the future of steam coal production
AU - Hower, James C.
AU - Hiett, John K.
AU - Wild, Garry D.
AU - Eble, Cortland F.
PY - 1994/9
Y1 - 1994/9
N2 - The Eastern Kentucky coal field, along with adjacent portions of Virginia and southern West Virginia, is part of the greatest production concentration of high-heating-value, low-sulfur coal in the United States, accounting for over 27% of the 1993 U.S. production of coal of all ranks. Eastern Kentucky's production is spread among many coal beds but is particularly concentrated in a limited number of highquality coals, notably the Pond Creek coal bed and its correlatives, and the Fire Clay coal bed and its correlatives. Both coals are relatively low ash and low sulfur through the areas of the heaviest concentration of mining activity. We discuss production trends, resources, and the quality of in-place and clean coal for those and other major coals in the region.
AB - The Eastern Kentucky coal field, along with adjacent portions of Virginia and southern West Virginia, is part of the greatest production concentration of high-heating-value, low-sulfur coal in the United States, accounting for over 27% of the 1993 U.S. production of coal of all ranks. Eastern Kentucky's production is spread among many coal beds but is particularly concentrated in a limited number of highquality coals, notably the Pond Creek coal bed and its correlatives, and the Fire Clay coal bed and its correlatives. Both coals are relatively low ash and low sulfur through the areas of the heaviest concentration of mining activity. We discuss production trends, resources, and the quality of in-place and clean coal for those and other major coals in the region.
KW - Coal
KW - Coal quality
KW - Kentucky
KW - Resources
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U2 - 10.1007/BF02259047
DO - 10.1007/BF02259047
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0028563297
SN - 0961-1444
VL - 3
SP - 216
EP - 236
JO - Nonrenewable Resources
JF - Nonrenewable Resources
IS - 3
ER -