BLM REA CYR 2013 Long-term Future Coal Mining

This data contains the location of coal resources within the Nanushuk Coal Group. Total hypothetical coal resources in Alaska exceed 5.5 trillion short tons, equal to about half the estimated coal resources of the United States. Major coal deposits occur in Northern Alaska, the Nenana, and Cook Inlet-Susitna provinces. Coal resources in numerous smaller coal fields around the state are less well defined, but some may constitute a viable local energy resource. Alaska's coal resources are sufficient for domestic use and export for at least the next century and probably for two or three centuries based on current consumption rates.

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  • energy
  • eocene
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  • north-america
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  • pliocene
  • rapid-ecoregional-assessment
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notes This data contains the location of coal resources within the Nanushuk Coal Group. Total hypothetical coal resources in Alaska exceed 5.5 trillion short tons, equal to about half the estimated coal resources of the United States. Major coal deposits occur in Northern Alaska, the Nenana, and Cook Inlet-Susitna provinces. Coal resources in numerous smaller coal fields around the state are less well defined, but some may constitute a viable local energy resource. Alaska's coal resources are sufficient for domestic use and export for at least the next century and probably for two or three centuries based on current consumption rates.
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title BLM REA CYR 2013 Long-term Future Coal Mining