Adding copper salts to coal may increase combustion efficiency – study
Russian researchers found that adding copper salts to coal reduces the content of unburnt carbon in ash residue by 3.1 times and CO content by 40%.
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Short sellers targeting Canadian miners
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India’s coal power use may have already peaked – report
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English court rules against Sierra Leone in SL Mining jurisdiction case
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ALROSA sells $10m at year’s first diamond auction in Dubai
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Rio Tinto reaches new power agreement for Iceland aluminum smelter
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