Fact Sheets
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What is Coal? How coal is formed, the different types of coal and their uses, and coal resources in New Zealand. (PDF, 210 KB) |
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Coal - the Worlds Leading Energy Source Coal is used for energy, steel making, and to produce specialist products such as activated carbon, carbon fibre and silicon metal. (PDF, 228 KB) |
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Coal for making steel Making steel with West Coast and Huntly East coal. (PDF, 202KB) |
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New Zealand Coal Industry - Coal Research Brochure (PDF, 499 KB) |
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Coal seam gas in New Zealand How coal seam gas (CSG) is formed, what it is used for, where it occurs in New Zealand, and how it is extracted. (PDF, 157 KB) |
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Underground Coal Gasification The underground coal gasification (UCG) process, the benefits of UCG and syngas, and UCG projects around the world. (PDF, 1.8 MB) |
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Southland Lignites Solid Energy projects to unlock the value of Eastern Southland lignites. (PDF, 2.5 MB) |
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Carbon Capture and Storage How Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) works, why CCS is important, and examples of CCS around the world. (PDF, 497 KB) |
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Native Forest Carbon Sink Trial A trial in the Mohikinui to investigate whether pest control can improve the amount of carbon dioxide that native forests can store, and reduce our national carbon footprint. (PDF, 593 KB) |
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Rotowaro Opencast Mine High quality sub-bituminous coal for thermal power generation, steel making and industrial processing. (PDF, 3.8 MB) |
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Huntly East Underground Mine High quality sub-bituminous coal for steel making and industrial processing. (PDF, 800 KB) |
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Stockton Opencast Mine High quality low-ash bituminous export coal for steel making. (PDF, 378 KB) |
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Cypress Extension of Stockton Opencast Mine A $60 million development to extend the operational area of Stockton Mine. (PDF, 646 KB) |
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New Vale Opencast Mine A low-sulphur, low-ash lignite used for a wide range of industrial processes and domestic heating. (PDF, 283 KB) |
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Exploration Drilling An overview of exploration, why it's needed, and what happens before, during and after drilling. (PDF, 2.4 MB) |
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2008 National Power Conference Presentation by Solid Energy CEO Dr Don Elder, Auckland, 26 February 2008. (PDF, 29 KB) |
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2004 National Power Conference Presentation by Solid Energy CEO Dr Don Elder on options for a secure New Zealand electricity and energy supply, Auckland, 30 March 2004. (PDF, 252 KB) |
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