What Happened Post 1998 to Devastate Anthracite Production?
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PS: There is some great stuff on this website.
PS: There is some great stuff on this website.
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Why no recovery for anthracite when diesel is now at about $3.90/gal. and #2 heating oil is at about $3.55/gal?
It almost seems to be that as fuel/heating oil prices rise anthracite production declines. Seems to me that just the opposite should be intuitively correct. Perhaps some other reason caused anthracite production to drop like a rock post 1998?
It almost seems to be that as fuel/heating oil prices rise anthracite production declines. Seems to me that just the opposite should be intuitively correct. Perhaps some other reason caused anthracite production to drop like a rock post 1998?
China coal production was around 300 million tons and production and consumption started skyrocketing when they started their push for industrial supremacy over the US in 1980. They were importing a majority of what they used from guess where? Yep USA.
Today they are mining and consuming almost 1,600 million tons of their own coal. When your best customer starts producing their own raw materials instead of buying it from you it makes an impact.
Rev. Larry
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Today they are mining and consuming almost 1,600 million tons of their own coal. When your best customer starts producing their own raw materials instead of buying it from you it makes an impact.
Rev. Larry
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Ashland Pa.
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That makes good sense!blrman07 wrote:China coal production was around 300 million tons and production and consumption started skyrocketing when they started their push for industrial supremacy over the US in 1980. They were importing a majority of what they used from guess where? Yep USA.
Today they are mining and consuming almost 1,600 million tons of their own coal. When your best customer starts producing their own raw materials instead of buying it from you it makes an impact.
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Couple that with US EPA Bullying and Harrassment Tactics and I think you've got your answer.
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i thought China was buying again...??
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Things are in place already to move coal in short order.
As is everywhere, it is all about the money...when it becomes more economical to get the US coal, they will get it.
As is everywhere, it is all about the money...when it becomes more economical to get the US coal, they will get it.
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McGiever wrote:Things are in place already to move coal in short order.
As is everywhere, it is all about the money...when it becomes more economical to get the US coal, they will get it.
I hope this is TRUE
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You want anthracite exported to China?2001Sierra wrote:McGiever wrote:Things are in place already to move coal in short order.
As is everywhere, it is all about the money...when it becomes more economical to get the US coal, they will get it.
I hope this is TRUE
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I hope this is TRUE [/quote]
You want anthracite exported to China?[/quote]
OOPS I was looking at production numbers then postcard photos and did not read everything, I interpreted everything was ready for us NOT CHINA!
You want anthracite exported to China?[/quote]
OOPS I was looking at production numbers then postcard photos and did not read everything, I interpreted everything was ready for us NOT CHINA!
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Thank You !
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I've been listening to the idea that the Chinese are going to buy anthracite from the US. But I have to ask, why would they do that? It would be an extremely expensive fuel source for them.
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They don't use it as fuel. They use it as a substitute for coke.dlj wrote:I've been listening to the idea that the Chinese are going to buy anthracite from the US. But I have to ask, why would they do that? It would be an extremely expensive fuel source for them.
dj
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lsayre wrote:They don't use it as fuel. They use it as a substitute for coke.dlj wrote:I've been listening to the idea that the Chinese are going to buy anthracite from the US. But I have to ask, why would they do that? It would be an extremely expensive fuel source for them.
dj
But they can buy anthracite from Russia, Vietnam and North Korea. Why would they come to the eastern US?
dj