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I don't think Australia has much metallurgical coal. Steel making is dirty, though Australia has plenty of places to make steel where it wouldn't cause a serio
by jcampbell1 8y ago
I don't think Australia has much metallurgical coal. Steel making is dirty, though Australia has plenty of places to make steel where it wouldn't cause a serious local air quality problem.
- dredmorbius 8y agoAustralia does have a lot of coal, also exported. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_in_Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_in_Australia Metallurgical coal tends to be biuminous, which AU has much of. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallurgical_coal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallurgical_coal Also: http://minerals.org.au/sites/default/files/181012%20Commodity%20Insights%20Met%20Coal%20Report.pdf http://minerals.org.au/sites/default/files/181012%20Commodit...
- andy_ppp 8y agoThey export the coal and the iron ore which I thought was super weird, different sides of the country but still...
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