Rachel,
In the case of Mt. Union, the last facility was a Chance flotation plant. The coal the EBT brought there was mine run, which meant it was all different sizes and had some rock mixed in with the coal since it was straight out of the mine. The plant crushed the coal and mixed it with water. Using cyclones, etc, the heavier sand/rock particles could be separated from the less dense coal. Essentially washing the coal of impurities, The coal was also graded by size. There were other methods, using boys to separate the rock and coal by hand, for example. This why you see a large breaker building at many coal mines, it is a place to prepare the coal coming out of the mine for its intended use. Dave Heine Easton, PA From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rachel Covington Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 6:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: S tuff for sale 2 Please forgive my ignorance but what is a coal washing facility? I don't really know that much about the coal industry in the first place and the only thing I can think of is that rinses off the highly flammable coal dust to make it safer for shipping. Is this anywhere near a correct guess? Thanks, Rachel Covington _____
