North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2017 Version 2.0

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144 - Coal

This group comprises coal, a combustible black (hard coal) and brownish-black (brown coal) rock consisting of more than 50% by weight and more than 70% by volume of carbonaceous material. It is formed from plant remains that have been compacted, hardened and chemically altered, and metamorphosed by heat and pressure over geologic time.

  • Exclusion(s)

    • products derived from coal (coal products) (See 261111 Coke and other coke oven products)

14411 - Hard coal

This class comprises black coal ranked as hard coal, which includes anthracite and bituminous coal. Hard coal refers to coal of gross calorific value equal to or greater than 24,000 kJ/kg, on an ash-free but moist basis and with a mean random reflectance of vitrinite of at least 0.6%.

14412 - Brown coal

This class comprises softer brown coal, which includes sub-bituminous coal and lignite. Brown coal refers to coal of gross calorific value of less than 24,000 kJ/kg, on an ash-free but moist basis, and a mean random reflectance of vitrinite of less than 0.6%.

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