Energy Resources in Colorado: Coal, Oil Shale, and Uranium

This book provides current information on coal, oil shale, and uranium resources in Colorado, as well as on the potential impact of the technology associated with their development and utilization for the production of energy.

List of contents

Foreword -- Preface -- Coal -- Nature of the Resource -- Exploration Overview -- Recovery Methods -- Coal Cleaning -- Commercial Development Considerations -- Environmental Considerations -- Colorado Coal: Importance and Impact -- Technological Factors Affecting Coal Use -- Coal Production Constraints -- The Future: Observations and Concerns -- Oil Shale -- Nature of the Resource -- Oil Shale Mining -- Shale Oil Processing -- Commercial Development Consideration -- Environmental Considerations -- Colorado Oil Shale: Importance and Impact -- Shale Oil Production Constraints -- The Future: Observations and Concerns -- Uranium -- Nature of the Resource -- Exploration -- Uranium Recovery -- Uranium Processing -- Commercial Development Considerations -- Environmental Considerations -- Regulatory Considerations -- Colorado Uranium: Importance and Impact -- Technological Developments Affecting Uranium Needs -- Uranium Production Constraints -- The Future: Observations and Concerns

About the author

Morse, Jerome G.

Product details

• Authors: Jerome G. Morse, Morse Jerome G.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.11.2020
• EAN: 9780367170967
• ISBN: 978-0-367-17096-7
• No. of pages: 396
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, Energy resources