"Coal Contractors" Stove Coal

michaelanthony · Post by **michaelanthony** » Mon. Jan. 11, 2016 9:03 pm

I bought a bag of stove size coal this week end and tried it. The name is Coal Contractors and it comes in 50 lb bags. I was under the impression my 35 yr old box stove was designed to burn 'nut size the best per the manufacturer. I've burned Reading, Blashack, and Kimmels 'nut and this coal beats them all. The fire was consistent, the heat output was precisely as needed based on the stove setting and the ash grey and powder like and close to half compared to the Kimmel's 'nut I have been burning. I highly recommend this brand if anyone has a chance to try it. I have a delivery scheduled for later in the week.

blrman07 · Post by **blrman07** » Mon. Jan. 11, 2016 9:14 pm

Get while you can....link to the article claims they have less than 10 years reserve left in the Stockton mine.

http://www.komatsuamerica.com/our-company/customersaction/coal-contractors--1991-

Post by **Rob R.** » Mon. Jan. 11, 2016 9:18 pm

We had some of their nut coal last winter, it burned excellent and produced a powdery ash like you described.

Stockton is one of the suppliers to Coopersburg Bagging Company. Once they are finished with the Stockton mine they will move to a different piece of property in the area.

michaelanthony · Post by **michaelanthony** » Mon. Jan. 11, 2016 9:25 pm

blrman07 wrote:Get while you can....link to the article claims they have less than 10 years reserve left in the Stockton mine.

http://www.komatsuamerica.com/our-company/customersaction/coal-contractors--1991-

Thanks Rev. Larry a good read. Well it's nice to know I have 8 - 10 yrs. left, I hope my connection does as well.

Post by **dcrane** » Mon. Jan. 11, 2016 9:27 pm

great report... maybe because they are going to area's mined 100 years ago to reclaim using modern equipment what our forefathers could not, we get to use the quality coal our great grandfathers used???

michaelanthony · Post by **michaelanthony** » Mon. Jan. 11, 2016 9:31 pm

dcrane wrote:great report... maybe because they are going to area's mined 100 years ago to reclaim using modern equipment what our forefathers could not, we get to use the quality coal our great grandfathers used???

...that's a cool way of lookin' at it

or I should say "a warm way of lookin' at it!"

unhippy · Post by **unhippy** » Tue. Jan. 12, 2016 3:45 am

dcrane wrote:we get to use the quality coal our great grandfathers used???

Or you could be getting the coal they left behind for a reason

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blrman07 · Post by **blrman07** » Tue. Jan. 12, 2016 7:26 am

unhippy wrote:
dcrane wrote:we get to use the quality coal our great grandfathers used???
Or you could be getting the coal they left behind for a reason ...........

Most of the time they left it behind as pillars and supports because it was keeping the mountain from coming down or in on them!!!

Or in the case of the Pittston mine, it kept the river from leaving it's banks and draining into the mine system which it eventually did and killed the ant mining in NE PA.

Keepaeyeonit · Post by **Keepaeyeonit** » Tue. Jan. 12, 2016 7:58 am

I get there nut size in bulk from my dealer for the past few years, I think it's right up there with Harmony( deep mined) and Direnzo. I love there coal and will keep buying it

. Burns real good in a hand fired stove but you need a very good draft for it to burn correctly.

rrob311 · Post by **rrob311** » Tue. Jan. 12, 2016 4:58 pm

how much is it and where can we get it?