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Testwork establishes Prairie’s Jan Karski mine as a coking coal producer

2nd May 2017

By: Anine Kilian

Contributing Editor Online

     

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JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Recent coal quality testwork undertaken at coal miner Prairie Mining’s Jan Karski mine, in Poland, has established the mine’s potential to produce high-value ultralow-ash semisoft coking coal (SSCC).

Independent analysis by coal market consultants estimates that the mine’s ultralow-ash SSCC would potentially realise a 10% premium to international benchmark SSCC prices.

“The expanded washability and coking analysis from the recently drilled cycow 9 borehole has confirmed that a high-value ultralow-ash SSCC can be produced from Jan Karski at a product yield of 75%,” CEO Ben Stoikovich said in a statement.

He highlighted that this transforms the mine into a predominantly coking coal project with superior SSCC qualities.
“Preliminary discussions with select European steelmakers have confirmed the suitability of ultralow-ash high SSCC to be used in coke oven blends,” he said.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online

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