Challengers and coal

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Well, no! There is a lot of sub-bituminous too. But that is not the whole
story. There are great variations in the chemical content of bituminous
mined at different locations. That is why "Pocahontas coal" was so sought
after for certain industrial uses. And that is why the facility at Lamberts
Point was set up to "blend" coal from various mines. And it is why N&W got
their locomotive coal from specific mines.   Jim Nichols    

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Not to sound stupid but what would be a "better" coal to use? Isn't the
majority of coal deposits in the US  bituminous coal?

Thanks
Jon Kelley