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ASSESSMENT OF THE COAL RESOURCES OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC:

COAL CHARACTER AND DISTRIBUTION, GEOLOGY, MINING, AND IMPORTANCE TO THE NATION'S FUTURE

USGS Open File Report 97-137A (English)


Table 5. Apparent rank according to ASTM analyses and the ASTM ranking standard -- coals sampled in Kyrgyzstan in October 1994 by the USGS. Also USSR ranking of coals from the same mines.

Field Name of Site D-MM-F
Fixed Carbon
M-MM-F
Btu/lb.
Rank (ASTM) USSR rank
by Ro Solpuyev '94
K-1 Abshir 53.28 9408 Subbituminous C B B3
K-2 AgUlak 63.89 10028 Subbituminous B B B3
K-3 Almalyk 51.88 8703 Subbituminous C B B3
K-4 Dzhergalan 59.06 12679 hvC Bituminous > D
K-5 Dzhergalan 64.6 12570 hvC Bituminous > D
K-6 Kara-Tyube 82.15 12431 Iv Bituminous > T
K-7 Kara-Keche 64.27 9709 Subbituminous B B B3
K-8 Kara-Tut 54.89 9954 Subbituminous B B D
K-9 Kara-Tut 55.78 10228 Subbituminous B B D
K-10 Kok-Yangok 68.29 12557 hvC Bituminous > D
K-11 Kum-Bel 57.7 13735 hvB Bituminous > G
K-13 Kyzyl-Bulak 61.24 11307 Subbituminous A B ~
K-14 Tash-Kumyr, Severn. 58.94 11171 Subbituminous A B D
K-15 Tash-Kumyr, Severn. 57.65 11417 Subbituminous A B D
K-16 Valakish 57.49 9987 Subbituminous B B B3

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