A method of burning the coal in place to produce a combustible gas that can be burned to generate power or processed into chemicals and fuels. Air and/or steam is blown underground to support the controlled combustion in the coal seam. The resultant gaseous mixture is a low-heating-value fuel gas. See also: blind borehole process Syn: underground coal gasification
Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms











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