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Interpretation of Petrographic Analysis (ALS Lab) of MME Coal, Supply of UMM

- The petrographic analysis of MME coal from UMM mines found that it has a low free swelling index of 0, making it unsuitable for coke manufacture. - The vitrinite reflectance analysis found the coal to be thermally immature with a mean maximum reflectance of 0.34%, ranking it lower than sub-bituminous coal. - The maceral analysis identified the main macerals as 85.7% telovitrinite with remnant plant cell structure and 14.3% detrovitrinite with no cell structure.

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Interpretation of Petrographic Analysis (ALS Lab) of MME Coal, Supply of UMM

- The petrographic analysis of MME coal from UMM mines found that it has a low free swelling index of 0, making it unsuitable for coke manufacture. - The vitrinite reflectance analysis found the coal to be thermally immature with a mean maximum reflectance of 0.34%, ranking it lower than sub-bituminous coal. - The maceral analysis identified the main macerals as 85.7% telovitrinite with remnant plant cell structure and 14.3% detrovitrinite with no cell structure.

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Interpretation of

Petrographic analysis (ALS


Lab) of MME coal, supply
of UMM
Date of Visit: Oct.15-16, 2018
Formation of Macerals
Maceral Analysis
• Coal is made up a macerals. MACERALS are microscopic
residues of decomposed plants materials.
• Microscopically, basic coal constituent is MACERAL
which is synonymous to minerals in inorganic rocks
• Macerals include vitrinite, inertinite and liptinite
Free Swelling Index
Free Swelling Index = “0”

MME Coal (Low CV) is not suitable for coke

Remarks:
 Free Swelling Index is a measure of increase in the volume of coal
when heated with the exclusion air.
 Coal with low free swelling index (0-2) are not suitable for coke
manufacture.
Groups and Origin for Maceral
MME (UMM Supply) Coal Maceral Analysis (ALS-Australia)
Result Interpretation- Vitrinite Reflectance Analysis
Vitrinite Réflectance Analysais MME Coal, ALS Lab
Description unit Telovitrinite Detrovitrinite Vitrinite
Mean Maximum Reflectance % 0.34 0.34 0.34
Calc. Mean Random Reflectance % 0.32 0.32 0.32
Estimated confidence (95% of mean 0.008 0.027 0.008
Standard Deviation of sample % 0.03 0.04 0.03
Maximum Value % 0.42 0.41 0.42
Minimum Value 0.27 0.26 0.26
Number of Measurements 60 10 70

1. Ro, % is 0.34, which indicates the


MME coal is

“Thermally immature”
1. Coal Ranking lower than sub-
bituminous coal.
2. 85.7% is Telovitrinite, contains remnant
plant cell structure and 14.3%
Detrovitrinite, no cell structure and acts
as a matrix for dark particles of liptinite
and bright particles of inertinite
macerals.
Distribution & Characteristics of Macerals in MME Coal

Will React, but


may not
always

React, Won’t react


when when heated -
heated up
up
UMM (MME –Mines) Visit Report and ALS

UMM Coal mines (MME)


UMM Coal mines
Coal Petrographic
(MME) Visit on Oct
analysis at ALS
15 & 16, 2018 report
Laboratory , Australia.

Thank you

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