Chemical characteristics of Victorian brown coal

Conference · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · Prepr. Pap., Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6744211

Perry, G J; Allardice, D J; Kiss, L T

Extensive deposits of soft brown coal exist in Tertiary age sediments in a number of areas in Victoria and the largest single deposit occurs in the Latrobe Valley, about 150 kilometers east of Melbourne. In this region the coal seams often exceed 150 metres in thickness, with an overburden to coal ratio usually better than 1:2 making the coal ideally suited for large-scale open-cut mining. A recent study (1) has estimated the State's brown coal resources to be almost 200,000 million tonnes with approximately 52,000 million tonnes defined as usable reserves. About 85% of this coal is located in the Latrobe Valley. Since 1920 Latrobe Valley brown coal has been developed for power generation. The State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) wins coal from two major open cuts at Yallourn and Morwell and operates coal fired power stations which presently consume approximately 35 million tonnes per annum. In addition to power generation, small quantities of brown coal are used for briquette manufacture and char production. Brown coal accounts for about 95% of Victoria's non-renewable energy reserves and it is now recognized that with suitable up-grading, primarily drying, it has the potential to become the basis of the supply of energy in a variety of forms.

• Research Organization: Victorian Brown Coal Council, Melbourne
• OSTI ID: 6744211
• Report Number(s): CONF-830814-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Prepr. Pap., Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem.; (United States) Journal Volume: 28:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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