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I have worked with spontaneous combustion on US sub bituminous coal called PRB coal. My paper on this subject is from the 2005 PRB Coal Users Conf., but helps to understand the issues and what to do. https://lnkd.in/dCkAC8H There are some helpful hints for better coal management. I have found that these coals loose Btu/Kcals faster at first, maybe 100-200 Btu/lb (55-110 Kcal/kg) in the first two weeks after mining. It slows after that unless coal is moved. Self heating or SPONCOMB is due to high oxygen in coal, sometimes more than air on a dry basis. The PRB and Asian Sub-bit coal users group have had many documented experiences. The can be found at the Coal Users Group website: https://lnkd.in/enYn_H8K Ask for temp sign in.

First coal production targeted mid-2024 Australian Pacific Coal Limited (ASX: $AQC) is focused on developing the Dartbrook Coal Mine located in the Hunter Valley, NSW. The Dartbrook site has access to world-class infrastructure, a skilled workforce and support industries utilised by major mining companies in the region. Dartbrook mine produces a high-quality thermal coal (NEWC spec) that is typical of the Hunter Valley with the potential to produce commercial quantities of semi- soft metallurgical coal and PCI. The Dartbrook Joint Venture comprises Australian Pacific Coal Limited (80%) and Tetra Dartbrook Pty Ltd (20%). Dartbrook is an exciting project that has a number of unique characteristics: • Fast to market, low-cost restart project • Excellent location with infrastructure network in place • High quality coal specifications • High margin potential that offers material free cash flow generation • Fully permitted (MOD 7) with high value development approval extension potential (MOD 8) #ASX #coal #thermalcoal #Newscastle Companies mentioned Coronado Global Resources Inc. $CRN New Hope Coal Limited $NHC Stanmore Resources Limited $SMR

Coal mining and coal fired power stations taking a back seat. Are there any mined components used on material? How much air, water, land, environmental pollution is in the manufacturing? How long is the life span of all components, and do we have disposal plans? Coal mining and power stations have high volume of jobs, are we socially ready for chopped jobs due to green energy? etc etc How green is green energy?

In upstream oil and gas, calcium bromide is used to control wellbore pressures during completion and work over operations. 

Calcium bromide is used in two main applications – clear brine fluids in oil & gas and as an oxidizer for mercury emissions control. In upstream oil and gas, calcium bromide is used to control wellbore pressures during completion and work over operations. In mercury emissions control, calcium bromide is sprayed on the coal prior to combustion and when the coal is burned the calcium bromide breaks down and reacts with elemental mercury to form ionic species of mercury that can be captured by downstream pollution control equipment. Join hands with us for a better future! #drillingfluids #petraindiagroup #customizedpackaging #packaging #paintsandcoating #research #composites #aerospace #marineindustry #construction #constructionlife #oilandgas #oilandgasindustry #mining #drillingmud #export #manufacturing #energy #drillingrig #drillingoffshore #drillinglife #drillingmachine #petragroup #petraindiagroup #petrapacr #watertreatment #watertreatmentsolutions

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Additional Secretary and Nominated Authority, Ministry of Coal, M. Nagaraju, chaired a crucial meeting to review the status of operational and nearly operational captive and commercial coal mines, signaling the government's intensified efforts to boost domestic coal production. Story by Saurav Anand Ministry of Coal - Official | #CoalProduction #DomesticCoal #CoalMines #EnergySector #MiningIndustry #CoalTargets #IndiaEnergy #RegulatoryClearance

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We have updated our coverage of Bowen Coking Coal Ltd. (ASX: BCB). The company has emerged as a Queensland-based coking and thermal coal producer, with a current capacity at its flagship Burton Complex operation of 2.75Mtpa raw coal, which can be expanded to 5.5Mtpa raw coal at a very low cost. The response to the Climate Emergency is likely to drive above trend demand for carbon reduced steel so the world is likely to need coking coal for the next 100 years or more, and thermal coal is likely to have a big role in emerging countries for decades. Bowen is steadying the ship after a very rough 12 months, however its new mines are performing to expectation. Broadmeadow East has performed to expectation, and with the Ellensfield South mine at the Burton complex coming online, we believe the company is now on a firm operational footing. We expect that additional development cost will be covered by cash flow. Based on our near-term coal price forecast, Bowen will be able to fund the expansion to 5.5Mtpa ROM or 3.6Mtpa saleable product, almost doubling free cash flow. Evidence of strong operational cash generation should be in clear view in the March 2024 quarterly report due around 25 April 2024, and early evidence should be contained in the December 2023 quarterly report due around 29 January 2024. The December Quarter will include payment of costs built up in previous quarters which have to be separated from ongoing operating costs. EBITDA is expected to be A$30-40M per quarter depending on coal prices at current capacity of 2.4-2.7Mtpa ROM. The quarterly is also likely to demonstrate that the company’s mines are producing as expected, and that operating costs and capital spending are becoming predictable, as are the prices Bowen is achieving relative to coal benchmark prices. Greater predictability means less risk for investors and a higher market rating flowing to a higher share price. Commitment to the expansion to 5.5Mtpa adds long term cash flow and coal price leverage, but adds short term risk in the event of a sharp fall in coal prices. We do not see expansion as a necessary condition to share price performance and delaying expansion to build a cash buffer is a strategy worth considering. #coal #commodities #resources #mining #Queensland #equities

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