World coal exploration and developments. [Global aspects; status and planning in indexed countries]

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5637004

Wood, Jr, G H

Many billions of dollars are being spent annually by many nations in gathering geologic data related to individual mines and in gathering more general data needed for planning a mine or mining complex. Additional billions are being spent for drilling prospects, for opening mines, for constructing or modifying processing plants, for building railroads, for planning and constructing coal port terminals, for obtaining financing, for economic and engineering feasibility studies, and finally, for transportation, use of coal on atmospheric and water pollution. World coal trade increased 7.2% in 1981 to 275.805 million metric tons. Seven nations produced 95.3% of the exported coal. In order of decreasing tonnages the United States, Autralia, South Africa, Soviet Union, West Germany, Canada, and Poland all exceeded 9 million metric tons of coal exports. Nations importing coal included Japan, France, Canada, Italy, West Germany, Denmark, Belgium, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Netherlands, and East Germany in order of decreasing tonnages, each imported more than 6 million metric tons of coal for a total of 76.6% or 211.1 million metric tons of the 275.8 million metric tons exported. In summary, coal developments during 1982-83 were numerous despite the world-financial depression, local political and union problems, and civil disorders at many places. Hundreds of mines, power plants, processing plants, railroads, pipelines, coal export terminals, and other coal-related facilities are being conceptualized, planned, and constructed in the larger and middle sized coal-producing nations. In the so-called underdeveloped nations, similar activities are underway, largly depending each individual nation's ability to obtain financing.

• Research Organization: Geological Survey, Reston, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5637004
• Report Number(s): USGS-OFR-83-741; CONF-8310383-1; ON: TI85901350
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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