metallurgical coal

基本解释

There are two kinds of coal: steam coal, which is used to generate electricity, and metallurgical coal, which is used in the production process for certain metals – especially steel.
煤炭分两种：动力煤（用来发电）和冶金用煤（在某些金属的生产过程中使用，尤其是钢）。
Alpha Natural Resources and Massey Energy announced a merger in an $8.5 billion deal that creates the world’s third-biggest supplier of metallurgical coal to steelmakers.
阿尔法自然资源公司和梅西能源公司宣布将通过一次85亿美元的交易实现合并，成为向钢铁制造商提供冶金用煤的世界第三大供应商。
Most recent accidents have been at metallurgical coal mines which tend to be located deep underground where that coal is formed over longer periods of time at higher pressures.
近期大多数事故均发生在生产冶金用煤的煤矿中。这种煤的形成需要更长的时间和更高的压力，因此这些煤矿大多深藏于地下。

It's a high quality metallurgical coal producer, with good access to the Eastern export market terminals.
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