COAL 101

Coal is the leading source of electricity : Fully 86% of the nation’s coal production goes to generateelectricity—filling some 52% of our current needs. By contrast, nuclear technology and natural gas contributearound one-fifth each, with the balance coming from hydro…
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It is almost impossible to exaggerate the rolethat the coal industry played in nineteenth- andearly twentieth-century Britain. Coal, along with cotton, was the driving force of the Britishindustrial revolution. By the time the First World War broke out in 1914,…
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In November 2004, IFC concluded a mandate advising the Government of Mozambique on selecting a developer for the Moatize coal deposit in the poverty-stricken Zambezi Valley. The Moatize Coal Project is intended to serve as anchor project to develop the…
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I live in Bluefield, VA and can not miss a coal show held here. We also had a stall at the Bluefield Coal Show. Enjoy some of the snaps I took during my visit this year. Ankan Basu, P.G. [nggallery…
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As a geology student, we learn to look at rocks at school. We train ourselves to look at various minerals and rocks pieces collected by professors and others. You would hardly see any rocks in “core” form at school. It…
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As a coal geologist, I often visit coal mines in various parts of the country – especially in the states of West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee etc. Enjoy some snaps from my recent visit to Coal River West. Ankan Basu, P.G. [nggallery…
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I hope you are not facing the problem. However, in my 6+ years of career as a geologist, I have seen this happening 5-6 times. Twice on a same job in Pennsylvania. The first time I saw this in 2007….
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