Location: Briceño, Boyacá Province
Type of Mine: Thermal and Anthracite Coal
Nearest Port: Santa Marta
Distance from Port: 750Km
Reserves: 200million metric tons
Analysis of Material:

Thermal Type 1.

CHEMICAL (% in weight) on dry basis

  • Gross Calorific Value : 13880 Btu/lb
  • Gross Calorific Value : 7711 Kcal/Kgr
  • Gross Calorific Value : 32284 Gj/Ton
  • Ash: 6.67 %
  • Sulphur: 0.80 %
  • Volatile matter: 33.50 %
  • Residual: 3.40 %
  • Air dry loss: 4.85 %
  • Fixed Carbon: 59.83 %
  • Total Moisture: 8.21 %

PHYSICAL: Granulation size

  • 10-50 mm 90 % max
  • less than 10 mm 5 % max
  • above 50 mm 5 % max

Thermal Type 2.

CHEMICAL (% in weight) on dry basis

  • Gross Calorific Value : 14180 Btu/lb
  • Gross Calorific Value : 7878 Kcal/Kgr
  • Gross Calorific Value : 32984 Gj/Ton
  • Ash: 4.81 %
  • Sulphur: 0.92 %
  • Volatile matter: 35.28 %
  • Residual: 3.36 %
  • Air dry loss: 6.16 %
  • Fixed Carbon: 59.91 %
  • Total Moisture: 9.31 %

PHYSICAL: Granulation size

  • 10-50 mm 90 % max
  • less than 10 mm 5 % max
  • above 50 mm 5 % max

Anthracite Type 3.

CHEMICAL (% in weight) on dry basis

  • Gross Calorific Value : 14131 Btu/lb
  • Gross Calorific Value : 7851 Kcal/Kgr
  • Gross Calorific Value : 32871 Gj/Ton
  • Ash: 1.68 %
  • Sulphur: 0.86 %
  • Volatile matter: 1.19 %
  • Residual: 3.40 %
  • Air dry loss: 4.85 %
  • Fixed Carbon: 97.13 %
  • Total Moisture: 10.09 %

PHYSICAL: Granulation size

  • 10-50 mm 90 % max
  • less than 10 mm 5 % max
  • above 50 mm 5 % max