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Item Details
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US COAL
A PRIMER ON THE MAJOR ISSUES |
| By: |
Marc Humphries (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£39.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1594540470 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781594540479 |
| Publisher: |
NOVA SCIENCE PUBLISHERS INC |
| Pub. date: |
1 June, 2004 |
| Pages: |
60 |
| Synopsis: |
The US coal industry has gone through a number of gradual shifts in recent decades. The industry has become more concentrated, and mine productivity has improved. More low-sulphur coal and less high sulphur coal is today being produced. Less coal is exported, in part because of a strong US dollar. Improved production methods, such as greater utilisation of and improvements in longwall mining technology, have lowered the cost of underground mining, although surface mining continues to hold a substantial cost advantage. The United States is well endowed with coal. The total demonstrated resource base is estimated by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) at 508 billion short tons, of which about 274 billion short tons are classified as recoverable reserves. US recoverable reserves are estimated at 25 per cent of total world reserves. Production of US coal reached an all-time high in 2001 at 1,121 million short tons. Coal supplies 22 per cent of the nation's energy demand but 52 per cent of its electricity needs. EIA forecasts coal to fall to 47 per cent of the US electricity market by 2025 because of increased competition from natural gas.About 1,063 million short tons of coal were consumed in the United States in 2001, 90 per cent of which was used in the electric power sector. Currently, railroads move about 65 per cent of all coal, barges transport about 15 per cent, and trucks about 11 per cent. The outlook for US coal is mixed. While forecasts predict steady growth in coal supply and demand, the increased production is expected to come from fewer, larger mines and fewer producers. Continued competition from natural gas is likely to put pressure on coal prices for the foreseeable future. |
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tables & charts |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Nova Science Publishers Inc |
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Non-returnable |
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