Bituminous
coal (including anthracite): resources at end-1999
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|
Proved amount in place
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Estimated additional
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Tonnage
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Maximum depth of deposits
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Minimum seam thickness
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Amount in place
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Reserves recoverable
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million tonnes
|
metres
|
metres
|
million tonnes
|
million tonnes
|
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Africa
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|
|
|
|
|
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South Africa
|
115 515
|
350
|
1.0
|
|
|
|
Swaziland
|
567
|
550
|
1.0
|
450
|
|
|
North America
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canada
|
4 609
|
1 200
|
0.6
|
92 224
|
62 445
|
|
United States of America
|
250 482
|
671
|
0.3
|
445 346
|
|
|
South America
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Argentina
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chile
|
64
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
Venezuela
|
1 308
|
|
|
6 955
|
|
|
Asia
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Japan
|
8 265
|
|
|
|
|
|
Korea (Republic)
|
132
|
1 000
|
0.6
|
393
|
126
|
|
Taiwan, China
|
100
|
800
|
0.4
|
|
|
|
Turkey
|
428
|
1 200
|
0.8
|
698
|
209
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Austria
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
Croatia
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
Czech Republic
|
7 231
|
1 600
|
0.6
|
|
6 961
|
|
France
|
160
|
1 300
|
1.0
|
|
|
|
Germany
|
44 000
|
1 500
|
1.0
|
186 000
|
|
|
Hungary
|
13
|
900
|
0.4
|
1 582
|
1 965
|
|
Netherlands
|
1 406
|
1 500
|
0.8
|
2 750
|
1 375
|
|
Poland
|
50 900
|
1 000
|
1.0
|
|
|
|
Romania
|
1
|
|
|
N
|
|
|
Spain
|
1 300
|
1 200
|
0.5
|
3 000
|
200
|
|
Ukraine
|
21 699
|
1 800
|
0.5
|
5 423
|
|
|
Oceania
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Australia
|
62 240
|
600
|
0.3
|
125 000
|
75 000
|
|
New Zealand
|
45
|
|
|
942
|
313
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