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By Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center April 24, 2019

World Coal Quality Inventory (WoCQI) Spatial Viewer

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World Coal Quality Inventory (WoCQI) Spatial Viewer:
This viewer allows users to select a country and download underlying data associated with countries that were working collaboratively to sample and inventory coal.

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Petrographic analyses and selected photomicrographs of WoCQI samples -- Read Me [.docx]

Selected photomicrographs provided by University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research -- Appendix A [.pdf]

Petrographic analyses in spreadsheet format provided by University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research -- Appendix B [.xls]

Below are other science projects associated with this project.

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World Coal Quality Inventory

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Energy Resources Program, in cooperation with many agencies and scientists from the world’s coal producing countries, undertook a project, called the World Coal Quality Inventory (WoCQI), to obtain samples of coal from the world’s producing coal mines during a limited period of time (roughly 1995-2006).
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Energy Resources Program, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center
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World Coal Quality Inventory

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Energy Resources Program, in cooperation with many agencies and scientists from the world’s coal producing countries, undertook a project, called the World Coal Quality Inventory (WoCQI), to obtain samples of coal from the world’s producing coal mines during a limited period of time (roughly 1995-2006).
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Below are publications associated with this project.

Collaborative Studies for Mercury Characterization in Coal and Coal Combustion Products, Republic of South Africa

Mercury (Hg) analyses were obtained for 42 samples of feed coal provided by Eskom, the national electric utility of South Africa, representing all 13 coal-fired power stations operated by Eskom in South Africa. This sampling includes results for three older power stations returned to service starting in the late 2000s. These stations were not sampled in the most recent previous study. Mercury conc
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Allan Kolker, Constance L. Senior, Chris van Alphen
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Energy Resources Program, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center

USGS compilation of geographic information system (GIS) data of coal mines and coal-bearing areas in Mongolia

Geographic information system (GIS) information may facilitate energy studies, which in turn provide input for energy policy decisions. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has compiled GIS data representing coal mines, deposits (including those with and without coal mines), occurrences, areas, basins, and provinces of Mongolia as of 2009. These data are now available for download, and may be used in
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Michael H. Trippi, Harvey E. Belkin
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Energy Resources Program, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center

USGS compilation of geographic information system (GIS) data representing coal mines and coal-bearing areas in China

Geographic information system (GIS) information may facilitate energy studies, which in turn provide input for energy policy decisions. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has compiled geographic information system (GIS) data representing the known coal mine locations and coal-mining areas of China as of 2001. These data are now available for download, and may be used in a GIS for a variety of energ
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Michael H. Trippi, Harvey E. Belkin, Shifeng Dai, Susan J. Tewalt, Chiu-Jung Chou
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Energy Resources Program, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center

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World Coal Quality Inventory (WOCQI) Spatial Viewer

World Coal Quality Inventory (WOCQI) Spatial Viewer

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Energy Resources Program, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center