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Coal is a sedimentary rock that is utilised as a fuel to generate electricity. Chemically, coal comprises mostly carbon and hydrogen bonds and generates energy upon combustion. Coal is among the most prominent non-renewable fossil fuels and is the single largest source of energy used to generate electricity across the globe.

Fossil Fuels are produced from organic matters such as the remains of ancient organisms. Like other fossil fuels, coal takes millions of years to develop and is available in a limited quantity. Conditions during the Carboniferous period (about 360 million to 300 million years ago) would have produced coal. During the Carboniferous period, seas frequently covered the forested regions, trapping algae and plants. Over long periods of time, organic matter was buried and compressed under strata and vegetation.

With organic matter sifting under the earth’s surface, increased pressure and temperature decomposes plant matter at an extremely slow pace, retaining most of its carbon. The partially decayed matter is known as peat and is widely used for heating purposes in many countries.

Under extremely high temperature and pressure conditions, peat is transformed into coal through carbonisation. The vegetative matter is compressed and is reduced to just a third of its original volume. Coal is extracted from underground formations known as coal beds or coal seams, which can be as thick as 30m, stretching over more than 1,500m.

Large formations of coal are distributed across the globe. The countries with the largest coal reserves are the United States, Russia, China, Australia and India.

	Code	Company	Price	Chg	%Chg	High	Low	Volume	Market Cap
Energy	AEE	AEE Aura Energy Ltd	0.165	0.01	6.452	0.165	0.152	695,479	141.476 M
Energy	AGE	AGE Alligator Energy Ltd	0.025	0.001	4.167	0.026	0.024	18,674,307	106.321 M
Energy	AUH	AUH Austchina Holdings Ltd	0.001	0	0.00	0.001	0.001	1,000,000	3.025 M
Basic Materials	BCB	BCB Bowen Coking Coal Ltd	0.075	0.025	25	0.081	0.071	2,076,944	10.345 M
Basic Materials	BHP	BHP BHP Group Limited	39.110	0.28	0.711	39.130	38.660	6,479,966	194,209.923 M
Energy	BKY	BKY Berkeley Energy Ltd	0.565	0.01	1.802	0.565	0.555	155,368	254.104 M
Basic Materials	BLZ	BLZ Blaze International Ltd	0.003	0.001	25	0.003	0.003	400,000	7.114 M
Energy	BMN	BMN Bannerman Resources Ltd	3.010	0.16	5.614	3.030	2.760	1,064,253	550.480 M
Basic Materials	BRL	BRL Bathurst Resources Limited	0.795	0.005	0.625	0.800	0.755	23,718	191.980 M
Basic Materials	CKA	CKA Cokal Ltd	0.034	0.003	9.677	0.034	0.030	1,213,572	32.369 M
Basic Materials	CXU	CXU Cauldron Energy Ltd	0.009	0.001	10	0.010	0.009	209,500	14.329 M
Industrials	DBI	DBI Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure Ltd	4.510	0.04	0.879	4.545	4.390	830,268	2,230.929 M
Energy	DYL	DYL Deep Yellow Ltd	1.840	0.075	4.249	1.840	1.715	5,462,359	1,571.233 M
Industrials	EDE	EDE Eden Energy Ltd	0.002	0	0.00	0.002	0.002	35,000	8.220 M
Energy	EME	EME Energy Metals Ltd	0.089	0	0.00	0.089	0.089	15,000	18.242 M
Basic Materials	EPM	EPM Eclipse Metals Ltd	0.019	0	0.00	0.020	0.018	9,624,128	44.987 M
Energy	ERA	ERA Energy Resources Of Australia Ltd	0.002	0	0.00	0.002	0.002	314,896	810.792 M
Basic Materials	KLR	KLR Kaili Resources Ltd	0.006	0	0.00	0.006	0.006	--	0.884 M
Energy	LAM	LAM Laramide Resources Ltd	0.850	0	0.00	0.850	0.850	--	210.460 M
Energy	MCM	MCM MC Mining Ltd	0.125	0.03	31.579	0.130	0.122	3,775	61.151 M
Basic Materials	MEU	MEU Marmota Energy Ltd	0.039	0	0.00	0.040	0.039	894,256	46.543 M
Basic Materials	MHC	MHC Manhattan Corp Ltd	0.021	0.002	8.696	0.021	0.021	1,102,340	4.698 M
Basic Materials	NAE	NAE New Age Exploration Ltd	0.003	0	0.00	0.003	0.003	17,624,375	8.118 M
Energy	NHC	NHC New Hope Corporation Ltd	4.090	0.01	0.245	4.100	4.025	1,652,936	3,448.967 M
Energy	PDN	PDN Paladin Energy Ltd	7.940	0.25	3.251	7.980	7.525	3,052,440	2,773.495 M
Energy	REY	REY Rey Resources Ltd	0.028	0	0.00	0.028	0.028	116,822	5.924 M
Basic Materials	RNU	RNU Renascor Resources Ltd	0.061	0.001	1.613	0.062	0.059	1,913,305	157.675 M
Basic Materials	SMR	SMR Stanmore Resources Limited	2.120	0.01	0.474	2.150	2.070	1,543,676	1,901.937 M
Financial Services	SOL	SOL Washington H Soul Pattinson&Co Ltd	41.060	0.1	0.243	41.190	40.800	211,910	15,196.297 M
Energy	TER	TER Terracom Ltd	0.079	0.004	5.333	0.080	0.076	1,364,291	65.679 M
Basic Materials	TIG	TIG Tigers Realm Coal Ltd	0.003	0	0.00	0.003	0.003	--	39.200 M
Basic Materials	TOE	TOE Toro Energy Ltd	0.195	0	0.00	0.200	0.190	49,927	24.056 M
Energy	WEC	WEC White Energy Company Ltd	0.040	0.005	14.286	0.040	0.035	14,457	10.907 M
Energy	WHC	WHC Whitehaven Coal Ltd	6.090	0.01	0.164	6.090	5.980	2,664,738	5,119.408 M
Energy	YAL	YAL Yancoal Australia Ltd	6.150	0.05	0.807	6.190	6.080	1,543,887	8,186.728 M

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. What are the different types of Coal?

Coal is classified on the basis of changes it has undergone over time. Hilt’s law, a prominent classification rule, mentions that the deeper the coal seam is, the greater its rank.

Peat: Peat is an agglomeration of partially decayed vegetative matter, which has undergone little carbonisation.

Lignite: Lignite is the lowest rank of coal and emits a low amount of energy upon combustion. Lignite has a carbon content between 25% and 35%. These are relatively younger coal deposits, which are over 250 million years old.

Sub-bituminous: Sub-bituminous or black lignite is a coal type with a carbon content of 35% to 45%. This type of coal has a lower heating value than bituminous coal.

Bituminous: Bituminous coal is middle-rank coal with a carbon content between 76% and 86%. This type of coal is typically produced over a period of 300 million years and has an energy density of 27 MJ/kg. High-carbon content and low-moisture content of bituminous coal make it appropriate for usage in cement and steel production along with electricity generation and coke production.

Anthracite: Anthracite is dark black coal and is the highest quality of coal. This coal type holds a carbon content of 86% and 97% and has a very low-moisture content.

2. What is coal used for?

Coal is used for a variety of purposes, such as electricity generation, cement production, steel manufacturing, foams and carbon filters, tars, medicines, synthetic petroleum-based fuels and commercial and home heating.

3. How is coal utilised in electricity generation?

Coal is used in thermal power plants to help in the process of electricity generation. Powdered coal is burnt at high temperatures and by using this heat, water is converted into steam. Steam is then used to turn turbines at high speeds in a strong magnetic field to generate electricity.

As per the International Energy Agency (IEA), coal is the largest source of electricity generation with 35.2% of the global electricity being generated by coal-fired power stations. Furthermore, coal-fired power stations are also the largest single source of carbon dioxide emissions.

4. Which countries have agreed to phase out coal-fired power?

More than 40 countries including Canada, Poland, Ukraine, South Korea and Vietnam have agreed to phase out coal-fired power. This decision came at the Glasgow COP26 climate summit. Over 18 countries have already entered into an agreement to stop or phase out investments in any new coal-fired power station in their respective countries and overseas.

In addition, many private organisations including major banks and private equity firms have also pledged to divest their investments in the coal industry. With coal-powered electricity generation contributing significantly to carbon emissions, governments from all across the globe are vowing to either phase out or reduce their nation’s dependence on coal.