Lignite Coal

Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, is a soft, brown, combustible, sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat. It is considered the lowest rank of coal due to its relatively low heat content. It has a carbon content around 60–70 percent.Did you know:Unlike hard coal, the remaining opencast lignite mining operations are still a profit-making business, with most of the coal being used in power stations that are close to the mines.The Lignite Energy Council reports that 79 percent of lignite is used to generate electricity, while 13 percent is used to generatesyntheticnatural gas and 7 percent is used to create fertilizer products like anhydrous ammonia and ammonium sulfate