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‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Coal and Anthracite Deposits. Energy content of coal and anthracite deposits
Summary
The Minister reported about six million tonnes of potentially workable anthracite and five million tonnes of semi-bituminous coal, equivalent to roughly six million tonnes of oil.
asked the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy the energy content of the known coal and anthracite deposits in this country.
Comment on this
The Geological Survey Office have indicated that there are about six million tonnes of anthracite in the Leinster and Slieveardagh coalfields and about five million tonnes of semi-bituminous coal in the Connaught coalfield which are potentially workable. The oil equivalent of this coal is about six million tonnes.