Alaska Regional Energy Resources Planning Project. Phase 2: coal, hydroelectric and energy alternatives. Volume I. Beluga Coal District Analysis

• Main Authors: Rutledge, G., Lane, D., Edblom, G.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Alaska State Div. of Energy and Power Development, Anchorage (USA) 1980
• Subjects: Coal Gasification; Buildings; Chemical Reactions; Fuels; Organic Compounds; 01 Coal; Lignite; And Peat; Processing; Land Use; Residential Buildings; Land Reclamation; Houses; Mining; 011000 > Coal; & Peat > Reserves; Geology; & Exploration; Ownership; Waste Processing; Pipelines; Solvent-Refined Coal; 294001 > Energy Planning & Policy > Coal; Geologic Deposits; 017000 > Coal; & Peat > Legislation & Regulations; Public Lands; Materials; Resource Development; Thermochemical Processes; Petroleum Products; Social Impact; Land Transport; Alaska; Employment; Coal; Institutional Factors; Maritime Transport; Economic Impact; Mineral Resources; Fossil Fuels; Waste Management 010900* > Coal; & Peat > Environmental Aspects; Slurry Pipelines; Coal Mining; Coal Deposits; Hydroxy Compounds; Freight Pipelines; Usa; Ecology; Social Services; Comminution; Management; Planning; Petrochemicals; Coking; Roads; Alcohols; Transport; Baseline Ecology; Power Generation; Storage; Energy Sources; Public Utilities; Administrative Procedures; Coal Preparation; Gasification; 29 Energy Planning; Policy And Economy; Carbonization; Rail Transport; Methanol; Pacific Northwest Region; Decomposition; Educational Facilities; North America; Resources; Carbonaceous Materials; Pacific; Beluga; Beluga*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2172/6739853; https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1183937/

This volume deals with the problems and procedures inherent in the development of the Beluga Coal District. Socio-economic implications of the development and management alternatives are discussed. A review of permits and approvals necessary for the initial development of Beluga Coal Field is presented. Major land tenure issues in the Beluga Coal District as well as existing transportation routes and proposed routes and sites are discussed. The various coal technologies which might be employed at Beluga are described. Transportation options and associated costs of transporting coal from the mine site area to a connecting point with a major, longer distance transportation made and of transporting coal both within and outside (exportation) the state are discussed. Some environmental issues involved in the development of the Beluga Coal Field are presented. (DMC)