Average Coal Seam Quality Distributions for Victorian Coal Model Area

Six coal seams from the 2011 Victorian coal model area have average quality distributions for six key chemical and energy measures. The dataset includes metrics like Total Iron, Acid Extractible Sodium, Moisture, Net Wet Specific Energy, Total Ash, and Sulphur percentages. It was published by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Assess coal energy potential based on Net Wet Specific Energy (nwse) values.
• Analyze coal purity and combustion byproducts based on Total Ash and Sulphur percentages.
• Model geological formations based on seam-specific distributions of Iron and Sodium.
• Evaluate mining and processing requirements based on in-situ Moisture content.

Strengths

• Covers six distinct coal seams and their splits within a defined model area.
• Provides six specific chemical and energy quality measures per area.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-04 08 22:54:37.606761.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Collection Method

Generated across the 2011 Coal model area; specific measurement methodology is not detailed.

Time Range

Model area reference year is 2011.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-08 22:54:37.606761; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Coal model area in Victoria, Australia.