The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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RECOVERABLE COAL RESOURCES ( Mapped and explored ) Percent of world total In billion metric tons Soviet Union 2,950 68.5 % North America 780 18.1 United States 710 16.5 Europe 280 Asia 225 5.2 Africa 35 0.8 Oceania 25 0.6 Latin America ...
RECOVERABLE COAL RESOURCES ( Mapped and explored ) Percent of world total In billion metric tons Soviet Union 2,950 68.5 % North America 780 18.1 United States 710 16.5 Europe 280 Asia 225 5.2 Africa 35 0.8 Oceania 25 0.6 Latin America ...
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The increasing refuse that accompanies mech- anization requires the processing of coal to satisfy large - scale , discriminating buyers . Cleaning plants as adjuncts to the larger mines processed two thirds of the U. S. output in 1965 .
The increasing refuse that accompanies mech- anization requires the processing of coal to satisfy large - scale , discriminating buyers . Cleaning plants as adjuncts to the larger mines processed two thirds of the U. S. output in 1965 .
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144 UNDERGROUND GASIFICATION OF COAL The United States , Britain , and the Soviet Union have made tests to gasify coal under- ground to obtain a low - Btu gas . In this ap- proach , input- and output - bore holes are drilled down to a ...
144 UNDERGROUND GASIFICATION OF COAL The United States , Britain , and the Soviet Union have made tests to gasify coal under- ground to obtain a low - Btu gas . In this ap- proach , input- and output - bore holes are drilled down to a ...
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