Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements; chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal is formed when dead plant matter decays into peat and is converted into coal by the heat and pressure of deep burial over millions of years. Vast deposits of coal originate in former wetlands—called coal forests—that covered much of the Earth's tropical land areas during the late Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) and Permian times. However, many significant coal deposits are younger than this and originate from the Mesozoic and …
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The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
A file of documents concerning the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (K.S.?.) and the Czechoslovak government. Subjects discussed in the file include a conference of K.S.?. party secretaries; the sixth meeting …
Právo" writes in a report about problems caused by coal dust\leaking from railway waggons in aorth Bohemia …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
for the Bloc in general is primarily dependent on coal - hence the NCB 1 s ability to step up exports … particularly now that the Poles seem to be raining more coal than they can sell in the West; this is perhaps … given the unstable nature of Soviet coal and the general state of coal and transport industries in the Bloc …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
rich soil, and reserves of oil, gas and low grade coal, though it is not so well off for metallic raw … CUMULATIVE EX POINTS % Coke and semi-coke of coal 323-21 9 168 1 Q 3 Wheat and meslin (unmilled) …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
A file of correspondence and reports concerning political relations between Albania and the United Kingdom. The documents cover discussions on the possible resumption of relations between the British and Albanian …
dollars) Industrial supplies Raw materials 302 Coal 90 Petrol, oil and lubricants 217 Trucks 1 …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
been estimated that the USSR has 59% of the world's coal, 35% of its natural gas reserves and vast oil resources1 … dual-capacity burners using both gas and oil. Potential coal imports from the US have been mentioned. The nuclear …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
A file of correspondence and reports concerning the economic situation of Eastern European countries and the Soviet Union. The documents include a number of studies on the financial problems facing …
drop further. Coal output appears to have peaked in Spring and may now be declining. Coal exports have … drop further. Coal output appears to have peaked in Spring and may now be declining. Coal exports have …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
A file of correspondence and press reports concerning political relations between East Germany and African nations. The documents cover visits to East Germany by leading politicians from Burundi, Zambia, Lesotho, …
development of Mozambique's coal mines, from which East Germany will receive coal. Textile plants have been …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
Hospital. Vladimir Klebanov, a foreman in a Ukrainian coal mine, once complained to superiors that his men … 1980, Soviet officials moved against an outspoken coal- miner and former member of the Communist Party …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
standard of l i v i n g in 1981. Ho ever, the coal industry had done quite well and Poland had offered … offered Czechoslovakia ,Qj£gr 30% jnore hard coal d e l i v e r i e s , this in part because western prices …
