Coal mining is also a very significant source of Iron both in mine-waters and from stocking yards of coal and from coal processing.
The mine uses existing surface infrastructure and the Bloomfield Coal Handling and Preparation Plant, rail loader and rail loop for coal processing and loading.
The first coal processing plant to utilize dense-medium separation widely was established by Dutch State Mines in 1945, and by 1950 the technology was in wide use in the U.S.
Dr Jan Visman was an accidental sampling expert because his true calling was coal processing but he became interested in sampling because of his need to understand this process.
These areas grew and were shaped by coal mining and coal processing, and this is still visible even after the end of the coal mining.
The act also allowed redefinitions of coal processing, such as spraying on diesel or starch, to qualify them as "non-traditional," allowing coal producers to avoid paying $1.3 billion in taxes per year.
The Greenhouse Policy Coalition represented the energy-intensive sector (aluminium, steel, forestry, coal, dairy processing and gas sectors).
Coal tar is a by-product of coal processing.
Now all that remains is a coal processing and coal washery.
Several of these mines were connected to the coal processing and loading facilities in Dawson by means of an electric powered narrow gauge (36 inch gauge) railroad.