The external costs of coal mining: The case of collieries supplying Kusile power station

Journal of Energy in Southern Africa

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 85-93

  Nkambule, Nonophile P ^a   Blignaut, James N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Coal mining; Coal transportation; External costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903993979     PISSN: 1021447X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.17159/2413-3051/2012/v23i4a3181     Document Type: Article

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