Hoosac Valley Coal and Grain carries Bulk and
Bagged Premium Anthracite Coal in stock, with
delivery available in the Berkshires. Anthracite
is mined from the oldest geological formations,
and therefore has spent the longest time
underground and been subjected to the most
pressure and heat, making it the most compressed
and hardest coal. Hard coals contain greater
potential to produce heat energy.
Anthracite is the hardest and most brittle of
all coals, and when burned, produces a very hot
blue flame. Anthracite is considered the
cleanest burning of all coal types. Anthracite
produces more heat and less smoke than other
coals, and is widely used, because it burns
longer than wood. Anthracite burns at the
highest temperature of any coal (roughly 900
degrees or higher) and typically produces up to
13,000 to 15,000 BTU per pound. |