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95192369 lndoneslan coal prospects to 2010 Jolly, L. et al., IEA Coal Research, Publications Dept., Gemini House, IO-18 Putney Hill, London SW15 64A, IEAPERIl4, U55.00,1994, 38pp. The report highlights the significance for world coal markets of Indone- sia’s future coal prospects.

95102370 An integrated future Mousley, G. Mine & Quarry Jan.-Feb. 1995, 24, (l), 25-26. The author discusses the UK opencast coal industry.

95102371 Investor uncertalntler take toll on coal stocks Coal. Jan. 1995. 100. (1). 30-31.

Discusses how investor; & the USA stayed on the sidelines during the six- month trading period ended November 29, 1994. A quick glance at the coal stocks in the accompanying table shows how this uncertainty translated into a bout of selling during that time span, and nowhere was this more evident than in the Coal Mining Stock Index which descended 58.19 points, or 1.82%, before calling irquits at 3139.49.

96102372 1995 It will be a very good year Sanda, A. Coal, Jan. 1995, 100, (l)? 26-28. If 1994 was a good year - and rephes to COAL’s 11th annual forecast survey indicate that it was, much as had been foretold in last year’s Fore- cast 94 - then the same sources indicate 1995 will be a better year. In fact, a much better year. In retrospect, both producers and manufacturers in the USA indicated last year’s prognosticators were close to their marks.

95102373 1995 Keystone coal Industry manual

This new edition is the most comprehensive and widely used directory for finding and marketing coals, and for researching the North American coal

n3S.00, Ana Lopez, 312-609,4343.

industry. Completely updated, it presents over 800 pages of data on more than 3,000 U.S. and Canadian mmes and plants.

95102374 Klng coal Is dead long live King coal1 Mousley, G. Mine & Quarry, Jan.-Feb. 1995, 24, (I), 28-29. The author discusses the UK coal industry markets.

95102375 Llcence to coal Leighfield, K. Mine & Quarry, Jan.-Feb. 1995, 24, (l), 20-22. On 30 December 1994 the privatisation of British Coal mining operations was completed with deep mines and opencast coal sites passing into private ownership. Mining Scotland have taken over British Coal’s producing coal mines and opencast sites in Scotland, Celtic Energy in Wales and RJB Mining in the North East and the Midlands with the major part of the privatisation packages. There is, in addition, a new body in the mining Industry, the Coal Authority. While it has no power in mine coal, tt will among other duties, provide the licensing framework for all coal mining operations in the UK. The Coal Authority came into being on October 31st 1994 as art of the Coal Industry Act 1994 which provided for the restruc- turing o P the coal industry, the transfer of property rights and liabilities of British Coal to its succcessors, the licensing of coal mining and revised subsidence arrangements

95102376 Mlna Norte prepares for production Coal, Mar. 1995, 100, (3), p. 33.

Not often does COAL have a chance to visit an operation before they are into full-scale production - let alone one in the jungles of Venezuela. All that separates Mina Norte from Colombia is a mountain ridge, and a hand- ful of militia men. The mine has 60 million mt of reserves according to the general manager and should commence production shortly.

95102377 New era bealns

95/02360 Operating opencast coal rites Mine & Quarry, Jan.-Feb. 1995, 24, (l), 34-36.

Provides a listing of UK opencast coal sites which have been awarded a Part II licence. The licences were given to British Coal Opencast Sites which were producing coal at the end of 1994 and have been sold as part of the privatisation package. Also lists sites which were coaling or were licensed at the end of November 1994.

95102361 Paso Dlablo breaks production records Coal, Mar. 1995, 100, (3), 31-32.

Along Venezuela’s tropical border zone with Colombia, Carbones de1 Guasare’s Paso Diablo mine expands to meet market demands and breaks its own records for coal production in the process. What began in 1987 is now the second largest surface coal mine m Latin America. During 1994, Paso Diablo produced 4 million mt, and thus far during 1995, the mine 1s on a 4.5-millton-mtpy pace.

95102362 The politics of Coal’s decline: The Industry In Western Europe Parker, M. Royal Institute of International Affairs & Earthscan, London, f12.953 1995.

95102363 Powder Rlver Basin study December 1994 Resource Data International Inc., USA, Tel. 303-444-778.

The book gives in-depth information on every Powder River Baain mine and its parent company, forecasts of potential mine development within the basin, and utility plant demand for various coal qualities.

95102364 The Queensland Coal Board. Queensland Coal Industry Review 1993/94 $A45.00 (Australia) 3A51.00 (Overseas) Queensland Coal Board, GPO

Box 384, Brisbane, QLD.4001, Australia. The handbook of Queensland’s Coal Industry provides - a survey of black coal resources; Permian coal resources table; details of the State’s infra- structure; Queensland coal areas maps; Mesozoic coal resources table; a description of export facilities.

95102365 RDI’s outlook for coal and competing fuels Resource Data International Inc., USA, Tel. 303-444-778.

The book evaluates and analyzes current key factors and issues influencing the USA coal industry. Includes a 20-year forecast of prices, demand, production and flows.

95102366 RJB looks to the future Budge, R. J. Mine & Quarry, Jan.-Feb. 1995, 24, (I), 15-16. 1994 saw the biggest change in the UK coal industry since 1947. Re- privatisation of the industry! after 47 years of public ownership, has brought all aspects of the busmess into the spotlights of the national media and, through that, to the general public, both on a local and national (indeed international) level.

95102367 Scottish coal for Scot8 Harper, R. Mine & Quarry, Jan.-Feb. 1995, 24, (1), p. 19. Reports on Mining (Scotland) Limited which was set up some eighteen months ago with a single purpose: to prepare a bid for the Scottish assets of Bitish Coal. Before it could so so, the preliminary objective was to per- suade the Government that British Coal should be rivatised on a regional basis rather than as a whole. There were even WI d rumours that British pI Coal would be privatised in two blocks - Scotland and the North of England in one section and the rest of the country in another. And as far as the Scats were concerned, fiercely patriotic about their own mining indus- try, that was a non-option and a solution to be eschewed like the very devil.

95102366 Thermal coal prospects In Europe Summers, G. Coal, Queensland Government Mining .I., Mar. 1995, 96,

h&e & Quarry, Jan.-Feb. i995, 24, (l), p. 5. The new era for the UK coal industry is now underway with the smooth transition from public to private sector at the turn of this year. Energy Minister Tim Eggar said: ‘Privatisation of British Coal should be success- fully accom British Coa P

lished with total proceeds of almost f lbn. Around 30 former mines will have transferred to the new private sector owners

since the coal review in 1993 - a far different situation from the one foreseen by the voices of doom at the time.

33-34. Discusses the prospects for substantial growth in European imports of higher quality and more price-competitive thermal coal from Australia and elsewhere contined to be frustrated by government support for Europe’s flagging indigenous coal industry.

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95102376 Newest coal mine beglnr productlon Coal, Queensland Government Mining J., Mar. 1995, 96, 5-8.

A report on Queensland’s new coal mine, Wilkie Creek on the Darling Downs near Macalister, 32kM north-west of Dalby, which began produc- tion in February 1995.

95102379 Opencast coal operators Mine & Quarry, Jan.-Feb. 1995, 24, (l), 37-41.

Provides a listing of companies who have been involved in opencast coal extraction in the UK, as major contractors to British Coal Opencast in the past, and/or private operators.

95102369 Coklng of poorly caking coals using byproducts as stamping aldo Naundorf, W. and Schroeder, H. W. Freiberg. Forschungsh A, 1994, (835), 55-67. (In German) Describes how laboratory tests have shown that propane-precipitated bitu- men and fiberized cardboard are very effective coking aids for-the produc- tion of coke formed low caking coals. These coking aids are mixed with dry coal at approximately 65” at concentration ap roximately 4-796 pro- pane bitumen addition l-21 fiberized cardboard. #l e auxiliary materials allow an increase in efficiency qualitative and quantitative of the coking process.

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