Solar drying of South Australian lignites.

Created: 28 Oct 2024 Revised: 07 Dec 2024

Author: Tuffley, J.R.

Lignites were leached and dried to test feasibility for use as an auxiliary or start up fuel for a power station. Pilot plant tests indicate solar densified coal may be feasible for a production rate of 100 000 tonnes / annum.

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Record No	mesac12517
Topic	Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource	Document
Category Type	Earth Sciences Energy Engineering Environmental Science And Management Environmentally Sustainable Energy Activities Geochemistry Geology Geophysics Mineralogy And Crystallography Petrology Petrophysics Preparation And Production Of Energy Sources Primary Mining And Extraction Of Mineral Resources Renewable Energy Resources Engineering
Document Type	Departmental Publication - Other
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Sponsor
Tenement
Tenement Holder	Amdel Ltd
Operator
Geological Province	Otway Basin St Vincent Basin Telford Basin
Mine Name	Leigh Creek Coal Field;Bowmans Coal Deposit;Kingston Coal Deposit;Lochiel Coal Deposit
Stratigraphy
Commodity	coal salt
Notes	Notes: Amdel project: 1/1/293. Report no. 01552. Envelope includes preliminary reports. Doc No: Env 05542 Notes: Amdel project: 1/1/293. Report no. 01552. Envelope includes preliminary reports. Doc No: Env 05542
Language	English
Metadata Standard	ISO 19115-3

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Persistent identifier	https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac12517
Citation	Tuffley, J.R. Solar drying of South Australian lignites. Departmental Publication - Other https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac12517

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Maintenance and Update Frequency
Geographic Reference	GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
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Lineage