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Coal

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Coal is a mineral formed from the remains of land-based plants buried hundreds of millions of years ago and subjected to tremendous heat and pressure. Coal is used for electricity generation, the manufacturing of steel and cement, and various industrial and residential applications.

There are four different types of coal, which include: lignite, bituminous, sub-bituminous and anthracite.

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Use this Power BI© tool to access and see the most updated data available. All values in the Map, Data table and Graphs will automatically update based on the user's selection.

To select a specific category or sub-category, select the desired toggle elements within the tool box on the left hand side (i.e., Industry or Reference period). Depending on the data views selected, multiple choices may be available for subject categories, geographies, reference periods, etc. To view the associated data, select the "Data table" tab located on the top right hand corner of the data visualisation.

To return back to the visualisation, select "Map" or "Chart" tab which is next to the Data table tab.

To access other available options, such as to export or sort, position your mouse over the top right hand corner of the data visualisation then select the three consecutive points [...] that will appear. From there you can then select the desired option that follows (Export data, Show as a table, Spotlight).

To access the various referenced data tables used to prepare the visualisation, select "Data sources" located directly below it then click on the applicable table.