WESTERN AREA COKING COALS ARE A $200 MILLION BUSINESS

Production of coking coals in the West is briefly reviewed here. Although overall production of coking coals is stabilizing, some expansion and new production are planned in the Raton Field of Northern New Mexico. The Raton Field coals are the strongest in the West and more than 1.4 million tons are produced annually. Several other fields with a history of coking coal production could be reopened if railroads were available or markets developed within a trucking distance.

• Corporate Authors:

  Maclean-Hunter Publishing Company

  300 West Adams Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Publication Date: 1977-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Coal Mining and Processing
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Maclean-Hunter Publishing Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coal; Coal industry; Coal resources; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Traffic forecasting
• Geographic Terms: New Mexico; Western States
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00165025
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 23 1977 12:00AM