Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Projections for U.S. and World Coal Use -- 3 Coal Resource, Reserve, and Quality Assessments -- 4 Coal Mining and Processing -- 5 Transport of Coal and Coal Products -- 6 Coal Utilization -- 7 Coal Research Needs and Priorities -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies -- Appendix B: Presentations to the Committee -- Appendix C: Federal Support for Coal Research -- Appendix D: Data Tables: U.S. and World Coal Reserves -- Appendix E: Coal Mining and Processing Methods -- Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Appendix G: Unit Conversion Factorsand Energy Ratings.