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Have removed the following segment by Virtualsunil as it blatant book plug and has little relevance with respect to this article. Khukri 09:30, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Virtualsunil I reverted you twice now please, stop this article is about anthracite in general not about indian coal or what specifically happened in 2005. Please create a new article where it can be reviewed for it relevance. Please stop just adding it to this article. Khukri 09:45, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Please read WP:3RR

Contents 1 Anthracite Coal Reserves 2 Other places ? 3 In Response to the above 2 inquiries 4 Economic value 5 Anthracite purest coal? 6 COAL IS NOT A MINERAL 7 Clarification Request 8 title 9 production vs extraction? 10 Mercury content

[edit] Anthracite Coal Reserves

Is there any information about existing reserves of anthracite coal, today? Based on the means of mining anthracite coal in Pennsylvania (i.e. from mine slag heaps) it might be inferred that there is little coal left in Pennsylvania. Can this be substantiated? L Hamm 16:09, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Other places ?

This article would give the impression that Anthracite is only mined in the US, whereas in 2003 3.1 million short tons were extracted in the UK (http://www.cslforum.org/uk.htm) which is actually more than the US. It might be better to split some of the stuff off to say Pennsylvania Coal Fields and just indicate the reserves and extraction rates from the various sources here.

[edit] In Response to the above 2 inquiries

State records indicate that 2.3 million tons were mined in 2004, this excludes refuse reclamation.

(http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/minres/bmr/annualreport/2004/table07.htm)

Linking page here:

(http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/minres/bmr/annualreport/2004/Anthracite.htm)

One thing to note about refuse reclamation is that it is used almost exclusively in power plants, fresh mined anthracite is used almost exclusively for heating in homes and commercial buildings. If the current state of fuel prices continue you can pretty much bet your last dollar that fresh mined anthracite production will increase, the industry has pretty much been dormant for the last few decades and there was a large surplus the last few years. This is simply not the case now.

Due to the historical impact that Pennsylvania anthracite has had on the US industrial revolution I think that information should stay. One of the reasons so much information is avaialble for Pennsylvania anthracite is because production was so prevalent at the turn of the century, do a search for anthracite and you'll come up with nothing but links for Pennsylvania information.

[edit] Economic value

This section deals solely with the US: the header should be adjusted accordingly. I don't have the knowledge to add info from other parts of the world, sadly. 86.138.104.116 11:10, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Anthracite purest coal?

I thought that graphite is purer, although not commonly used to burn, it is still the purest amongst the coals. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Exodii (talk • contribs) 08:42, 15 February 2007 (UTC).

Anthracite's the purest combustible coal.

[edit] COAL IS NOT A MINERAL

Coal is not mineral. It is organic, or was, and therefore does not fit the defintion of a mineral. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.64.188.31 (talk) 17:50, 29 April 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Clarification Request

• Can someone clarify in the article what is meant by the sentence here: "During the American Civil War, Confederate blockade runners used anthracite to avoid giving away their position to the blockaders."
  
  • Is it just that the anthracite coal since it is clean buring and doesn't make much soot would make the blockader running ships less conspicuous?

[edit] title

This does seem to be only about the USA. could the title be changed to reflect this? Petethewhistle (talk) 17:56, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

No, but you could add more info to give it a better worldwide view, if it seems too biased right now. 71.207.12.70 (talk) 04:23, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] production vs extraction?

"Current anthracite production averages around 5 million tons per year."

Is that production of anthracite (a natural process) is around 5 million tons per year, or the mining of anthracite averages around 5 million tons per year?

Welshie (talk) 19:57, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Mercury content

Is there mercury in anthracite? Badagnani (talk) 04:41, 27 May 2008 (UTC)