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  • Anthracite - Mining Fundamentals
    Article - 28 Dec 2013
    Anthracite is a hard, lustrous black coal that contains a high percentage of fixed carbon and a low percentage of volatile substance. It is the most metamorphosed type of coal with carbon content...
  • What Is Coal?
    Article - 18 May 2012
    Coal has been a major source of energy in the world since its discovery in the early 18th century.
  • Pig Iron - Mining Fundamentals
    Article - 31 Mar 2014
    Pig iron is an intermediate product obtained during smelting of iron ore using high-carbon fuel such as coke, charcoal or anthracite. In addition to iron, pig iron consists of varying amounts of...
  • Mining Graphite for Graphene Production
    Article - 8 Oct 2019
    Studies on the applications of graphene are multiplying due to its properties as a lightweight, strong, porous and electrically conductive material.
  • Quantifying Trace Elements in Coal Applications with XRF
    Article - 26 Jul 2018
    Since its introduction around 4,000 years ago, coal – a naturally occurring combustible solid – has been utilized as a fuel source for heating and cooking and, in more recent times, for the generation...
  • The Biggest Mining Technology Developments in 2022
    Article - 26 Jan 2023
    The mining sector faces several critical challenges as it evolves toward a more sustainable, efficient, and cost-effective industry that will meet the demands of 21st-century consumers and the aims of...
  • USA: Mining, Minerals and Fuel Resources
    Article - 21 Jul 2012
    The United States of America, located in the North American continent, is the world's most powerful nation with a technologically market-oriented smart economy.
  • Canada: Mining, Minerals and Fuel Resources
    Article - 21 Jul 2012
    Canada is located in the northern part of the North American continent and is bordered on the west by the North Pacific Ocean.
  • Understanding Vegetation Changes in Coal Mining Areas
    Article - 14 Mar 2022
    Scientists have developed a modeling system to study the relationships between anthropogenic activity and natural factors, in relation to vegetation cover in the Yangquan coal mining area of China.