Coal in Colombia information

Colombia has a relatively small proportion of the world’s proven coal reserves. World hard coal reserves have been estimated at 411,321 million t, while those of Colombia are an estimated 6434 million t, or less than 2% of the world’s reserves. In terms of world mining statistics, a similar story emerges: world hard coal production in 2009 was 5990 million t. In the same year, Colombia produced 73 million t, or 1.22% of the total. In terms of world coal trade, however, Colombia is a far more important player: in 2009, total world exports were 836 million t, while Colombia exported 69 million t, or 8.25% of the total, placing it fourth on the league table. Read Article