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I |
Introduction |
I-1 |
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Executive Summary |
I-1 |
| Scope of Report |
I-2 |
| Origin of Coal |
I-3 |
| Early Use and Technology Advances |
I-3 |
| Future of Coal |
I-4 |
| References |
I-6 |
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II |
Coal Supply and Demand |
II-1 |
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Coal Resources and Reserves |
II-1 |
| Utilization and Trends |
II-4 |
| Constraints to Future Coal Supply |
II-12 |
| Supply and Demand Bibliography |
II-16 |
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III |
Classification |
III-1 |
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International System |
III-5 |
| Classification Bibliography |
III-6 |
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IV |
Mining Technology |
IV-1 |
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Surface Mining |
IV-1 |
| Underground Mining |
IV-4 |
| Health and Safety |
IV-7 |
| Reclamation |
IV-8 |
| Union-Management Relations |
IV-9 |
| Implications of the 1974-UMWA-BCOA Agreement |
IV-9 |
| Mining Technology Bibliography |
IV-11 |
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V |
Transportation and Storage |
V-1 |
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Transportation |
V-1 |
| Storage |
V-2 |
| Transportation and Storage Bibliography |
V-4 |
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VI |
Coal Preparation |
VI-1 |
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Size Reduction |
VI-1 |
| Screening |
VI-2 |
| Coal Cleaning |
VI-3 |
| Wet Cleaning Processes |
VI-3 |
| Dry Cleaning Processes |
VI-4 |
| Drying |
VI-5 |
| Special Treatment and Miscellaneous Processes |
VI-5 |
| Coal Preparation Bibliography |
VI-6 |
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VII |
Coal Process Technology |
VII-1 |
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Fundamentals of Coal Conversion Processes |
VII-1 |
| Gasification |
VII-3 |
| Liquefaction |
VII-5 |
| Byproducts |
VII-8 |
| Generalized Gasification Processes |
VII-8 |
| Coal Preparation and Pretreatment |
VII-8 |
