Trends in U.S. recoverable coal supply estimates and future production outlooks

Natural Resources Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 189-208

  Höök, Mikael ^a   Aleklett, Kjell ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Future production; Peak coal; US coal reserves

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955092660     PISSN: 15207439     EISSN: 15738981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11053-010-9121-1     Document Type: Article

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