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Economic value
Because of its higher quality, anthracite is around 2?3 times the cost of regular coal. In June 2008, anthracite was US$150/short ton wholesale.[4]


The Ereen Mine Ltd located Southern Gobi also mines coal. Current coal production is mixture of Anthracite coal and Coal.

Current production of Ereen Mine is 30,000mt tons per month. This Anthracite coal is mixed with regular coal and mostly used in iron steel and power generaltion market.

Anthracite is an authorised fuel[7] in terms of the United Kingdom's Clean Air Act 1993, meaning that it can be used within a designated Smoke Control Area such as the central London boroughs.