Where do you get your Bituminous coal and a going price?

europachris · By: **europachris** On: Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:35 pm

Mine run will always be cheaper than stoker.

I was quoted I think $75/ton for double washed stoker coal last fall from a mine down there. I forget the name of the mine, but it was a pretty big organization.

charlie · By: **charlie** On: Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:20 am

Wolf Mountain Coal - Bit. Stoker - $38.50 a ton

bernie2925 · By: **bernie2925** On: Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:04 am

Hello to all maybe someone can tell me where i can get bituminous coal and for what price i live here in northwest new jersey thanks.

LsFarm · By: **LsFarm** On: Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:00 pm

Hi Bernie, you don't want bituminous, it will cost you more than anthracite,, you are just an hour or two from the Anthracite mines and breakers on I-81 near Pottsville..
Bituminous is over in western Maryland, West Virginia and Kentucky.

Your Harman Mark stove was made for Anthracite..

Greg L.

twainer · By: **twainer** On: Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:08 am

Chess coal co, Pt. Marion, PA. $80/ton double washed.

Willis · By: **Willis** On: Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:43 am

State Route 331 Holloway, OH
Pittsburgh # 8 coal
Lump +4
Nut 3/4 x 4
Stoker 1/4x 3/4
Handpicking available
$100 per ton
740-968-3579
740-310-8293

bccdmmom · By: **bccdmmom** On: Wed Oct 01, 2008 2:08 pm

Hi, I am trying to find a place to buy coal in Iowa. Thanks, Viki

Duengeon master · By: **Duengeon master** On: Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:17 pm

bccdmmom wrote:Hi, I am trying to find a place to buy coal in Iowa. Thanks, Viki

Last winter there was a buisness in Iowa that was giving away coal on Ebay for .99 cents I don't know what happened to it :gee:

Berlin · By: **Berlin** On: Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:29 am

alright guys, ya'll have 95% of the forum, do you really have to start invading our world with talk of the horrible shiny hard coal

Badfish740 · By: **Badfish740** On: Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:50 am

This is a little bit of a cross post but I figure this a better place to ask my question. I'm planning on installing an add-on wood furnace (Englander 28-3500) that really isn't a true wood or coal unit, but rather a wood and coal unit. I spoke with one of their technical guys at length yesterday who told me that bituminous and bituminous only (anthracite is simply too hot) can be used to extend the burn time of the stove. Basically what they mean is that once I've had a good wood fire burning that's gotten down to a bed of hot coals/embers, I can load the furnace with about 10lbs of bituminous right before bed to burn through the night. Again, I know that anthracite is clearly closer to where I am (Northwest NJ), but I cannot use it. That being said, I figure that if I load the furnace with 20lbs of coal a day (once mid-day and once at night) I'll go through two tons per season. For me this would simply mean loading up the wife and a cooler in the truck and taking a scenic early fall trip to Western PA once a year. I'm about 5 hours from Punxsutawney-is that about the closest place to pick up at the breaker? Finally, yes I know its nearly a 600 mile round trip but the truck runs on vegetable oil so no fuel bill to cut into my savings.

Buzzard · By: **Buzzard** On: Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:16 am

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Berlin · By: **Berlin** On: Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:43 pm

badfish, if you want some of the best eastern bituminous coal i've ever burned, with no clinkers, then yes you will want to go to valier coalyard for their high vol kittaning coal, i highly reccomend their nut coal.

Badfish740 · By: **Badfish740** On: Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:03 am

Berlin, thanks for the recommendation. Looks like Valier is just shy of five hours from me, so that works. What can I expect to pay per ton for nut?

bernie2925 · By: **bernie2925** On: Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:58 am

Hello maybe someone can help me find bituminous coal i live near milford pa and whats the going price thank you.

jeremysdemo · By: **jeremysdemo** On: Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:45 pm

coalcat wrote:Hi Everyone I am new here this is my first post. I work in the coal industry as a buyer of coal (since 1978) I will give you a little of my thoughts on soft vs hard coal. Anthracite is 92-94% carbon 0-2% volatle and remainder ash and moisture bituminous is (in Pennsylvania)18- 20% volatle near Snow Shoe or Somerset and progressively increases as you go west to around 36% at Ohio line. Volatle is the amount of gas in the coal. The lower the volatle the higher the carbon content.
Bituminous will create more of a challange to burn because of the varied characeristics and availability of a consistent product. Coke or free swelling index varies from seam to seam and can cause problems if useing a stoker. Coke is measured from 0 to 9, 9 being full coke (best coals are 9 coke) but a full coke can cause it dome over or cause problems in a stoker system. Anthracite is 0 coke.
I am in the heart of good soft coal but I use anthracite for home heating basically because it is a more predictable fuel with no black smoke (unburnt gases) to deal with.
An old book from our office showed how to hand fire a low vol coal, just pile it in a cone and it will catch and burn, hi vol you fire on one side and then on the other side next firing, if you put it in a cone the gasses being driven off will smother the fire and can cause an explosion.
I am seeing $75-80 for house coal (mine run)

So you are saying it is better to go west a bit to get our bit? so we get higher volatle?

you are scaring me with the whole unburnt gases and explosions....is this stuff safe for home use?

Which leads to another question, can you run anthracite in a bit stoker?

Oh my day just went from good to mediocre.

jeremy

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