Coal Economics Publications

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Publications by ISGS Type

Bulletins

• B 56 Illinois Coal: A Nontechnical Account of Its Occurrence, Production, and Preparation. 1929. Reprinted 1932. 112p.
• B 63 The Competitive Position of Illinois Coal in the Illinois Coal Market Area. 1936. 112p.

Circulars

• C 41 Potential Markets for Illinois Coal on the Upper Mississippi Waterway. 1938. 19p.
• C 89 The Historical Development of the Illinois Coal Industry and the State Geological Survey. (Reprinted from Proceedings of the Illinois Mining Institute, p. 43-52, 1942.) 1943. 10p.
• C 127 Coke--A Key Industrial Material. 1947. 7p.
• C 128 Trends in Coal Utilization. 1947. 27p.
• C 259 Fuels and Power in Manufacturing Industries. 1958. 25p.
• C 268 Effect of Coal Inventories on Stability of the Coal Industry. 1959. 11p.
• C 283 Economic Aspects of Direct Reduction of Iron Ore in Illinois. 1959. 19p.
• C 310 Coal in the Future Energy Market. 1960. 15p.
• C 337 Illinois-Missouri Mineral Resource Complex - A Base for Industrial Development. 1962. 60p.
• C 338 Economic Trends Favoring the Use of Illinois Coal for Metallurgical Coke. 1962. 15p.
• C 410 Production and Consumption of Mineral Fuels in Illinois, 1933-1964. 1967. 13p.
• C 430 Gasification and Liquefaction - Their Potential Impact on Various Aspects of the Coal Industry. 1968. 28p.
• C 477 Mineral Production in Illinois in 1971 and Summary of Illinois Mineral Production by Commodities, 1941-1970. 1973. 28p.

Environmental Geology Notes

• EGN 40 Power and the Environment—A Potential Crisis in Energy Supply. 1970. 47p.
• EGN 62 Energy Supply Problems for the 1970s and Beyond. 1973. 12p.
• EGN 64 The U.S. Energy Dilemma: The Gap Between Today's Requirements and Tomorrow's Potential. 1973. 64p.

Illinois Minerals Notes

• IMN 52 Fuels and Energy Situation in the Midwest Industrial Market. 1973. 32p.
• IMN 55 The Energy Crisis and Its Potential Impact on the Illinois Clay Products Industry. 1974. 15p.
• IMN 57 Electric Utility Plant Flue-Gas Desulfurization: A Potential New Market for Lime, Limestone, and other Carbonate Materials. 1974. 19p.
• IMN 60 Factors Responsible for Variation in Productivity of Illinois Coal Mines. 1975. 18p.
• IMN 63 Place for Coal in the Total Energy Needs of the United States. 1976. 14p.
• IMN 64 Directory of Illinois Mineral Producers, 1974. 1976. 119p.
• IMN 65 Illinois Coal--Development Potential. 1976. 20p.
• IMN 67 Market Potential for Coals of the Illinois Basin. 1977. 60p.
• IMN 81 The Future Competitive Position of Coal from the Illinois Basin. 1981. 25p.
• IMN 84 Cost of Underground Coal Mining in Illinois. 1982. 14p.
• IMN 90 The Lime and Limestone Market for Sulfur Removal: Potential for 1992. 1985. 15p.
• IMN 96 Directory of Mineral Producers 1986-1987. 151p.
• IMN 97 The Future of Illinois Basin Coal: 1994 and Beyond. 26p.
• IMN 103 Directory of Mineral Producers 1988-1989. 1989. 134p.
• IM 105 Illinois Mineral Industry in 1988 and Review of Preliminary Mineral Production Data for 1989. 1989. 43p.
• IM 108 Illinois Mineral Industry in 1989 and Review of Preliminary Mineral Production Data for 1990. 1990. 43p.
• IM 109 Directory of Illinois Mineral Producers 1992. 1992. 129p.
• IM 110 Illinois Mineral Industry in 1990 and Review of Preliminary Mineral Production Data for 1991. 1991. 43p.
• IM 111 Illinois Mineral Industry in 1991 and Review of Preliminary Mineral Production Data for 1992. 1992. 42p.
• IM 112 Illinois Mineral Industry in 1992 and Review of Preliminary Mineral Production Data for 1993. 1993. 43p.
• IM 116 Dynamics of the U.S. Coal Markets 1995 to 2010: How They Will Affect Illinois. 1997. 14p.

Mineral Economics Brief

• MEB 26 Evaluation of Fuels--Long-Term Factors and Considerations. 1969. 7p.

Report of Investigations

• RI 157 An Economic Study of Fuels in Manufacturing. 1951. 28p.