information about coal ore reserves

2. Demonstrated Reserve Base of Coal by State and Rank, 1997 (Million Short Tons)
State Anthracite Bituminous Subbituminous Lignite
Alabama 3464 - 1083
Alaska - 698 5414 14
Arizona - 161 - -
Arkansas 104 288 - 25.4
Colorado 25.5 8,711 3,830 4,190
Georgia - 3.6 - -
Idaho - 4.4 - -
Illinois - 105069 - -
Indiana - 9916 - -
Iowa - 2190 - -
Kansas - 975 - -
Kentucky - 32041 - -
Louisana - - - 463
Maryland - 717 - -
Michigan - 128 - -
Missouri - 5994 - -
Montana - 1385 102531 15760
New Mexico 2.3 3,706 8,804 -
North Carolina - 10.7 - -
North Dakota - - - 9395
Ohio - 23664 - -
Oklahoma - 1575 - -
Oregon - - 17.5 -
Pennsylvania 7220 21427 - -
South Dakota - - - 366
Tennessee - 816 - -
Texas - - - 12931
Utah - 5850 1.1 -
Virginia 125.5 2077 - -
Washington - 304 1078 8.1
West Virginia - 35397 - -
Wyoming - 4343 63472 -
U.S. Total 7,477.30 270,914.70 185,147.60 44,235.50
Sources: EIA Coal Reserves Data Base Program, State geological and mineral resource
surveys, and other geological reports.

3. U.S. COAL RESERVES
RECOVERABLE
- 10% U.S.G.S
- 50% DOE
“UNRECOVERABLE”
- TECHNOLOGICALLY
- ECONOMICALLY
- (EXTRACTION, RECLAMATION COSTS)

4. SUPPLIES OF COAL
UNITED STATES
- 3 TRILLION TONS (50% IN WYOMING,
MONTANA, NORTH DAKOTA)
WESTERN COAL
- 60% LOW SULFUR (0.7%S)
- AT STRIP MINING DEPTH
- >1000 MILES FROM DEMAND CENTERS
- $5- $7/TON

5. World Coal Reserves, 1995
From Shepherd and Shepherd, 1998

7. Coal Deposits and Production for the World in Million Tons of Coal (1980-2004)
Country
Total Resources Reserves Cumulative Production
Australia
660795 86531 6,187
Canada
355767 7251 1764
China
1583753 126215 30969
Germany
271807 7428 3739
India
89228 101903 6922
Poland
153910 15432 5227
South Africa
79295 53738 5741
Former Soviet Union
5352435 250505 15816
United Kingdom
209252 243 2006
United States
2830403 270718 24679
Other Countries
252384 207163 21,970
Total World
11839029 1000912 125020
*Data is reported in million short tons (2000lb = 1 ton)

8. AVAILABLE COAL ENERGY
3 TRILLION TONS X 50% RECOVERABLE X 2000 LB/TON
X 10,000 BTU/LB = 3 X 1019
BTU
- 1980 U.S. CONSUMPTION = 80X1015
BTU (TOTAL)
- 375 YEAR SUPPLY
AT PRESENT COAL CONSUMPTION RATES (20 X 1015
BTU/YEAR)
- 1500 YEAR SUPPLY

9. Surface
Underground
Lignite
Anthracite
Subbi-
tuminous Bituminous
Gulf Coast
unk
> < Western
Appalachian
Interior
(midwest)

11. Distribution of Coal Producers' Output By Company Type In The U.S.
Industry Number of Companies Coal Production 106
tons 106
tons/ Company Percent
Coal 12 17231 1436 17.3
Oil and Gas 14 31175 2227 31.3
Utility 10 14442 1444 14.5
Steel 2 3386 1693 3.4
Other 11 33266 3024 33.4
Total 49 996
-
100

15. Atomic H/C
Ratios
From Wiser, 2000
Arrow in direction of…
•Solid-liquid-gas
•Ease of transport
•Less solids pollution
•Less air contamination

16. COAL RANK
1. ANTHRACITE -14,000 BTU/LB
2. BITUMINOUS -12,000 BTU/LB
3. SUB-BITUMINOUS -9,000 BTU/LB
4. LIGNITE (30% WATER) - 7,000 BTU/LB

19. TABLE 4
Representative Composition of Western Lignite
(As Received)
Proximate Analysis Ultimate analysis
Fixed carbon 27.2% Carbon 44.9 %
Ash 11.7% Hydrogen 3.4%
Water 25.4% Oxygen 13.2%
Volatiles 34.5% Nitrogen 0.2%
Sulfur 1.2% Sulfur 1.2%
Heating value 7500 Btu/lb Ash 11.7%
Water 25.4%

21. Coal Summary…..
• The good news….
– High energy content
– We have a lot of it
• The bad news….
– Solids, air pollution issues
– Mine safety
– Not easy to transport

22. EXTRACTION
TRANSPORTATION
PREPARATION
CONVERSION - GASIFICATION
- LIQUEFACTION
- COMBUSTION
POLLUTION CONTROL - PARTICULATES
- SO2
- H2S
- NOX