...effective. Just before he retired about 25 years ago, my MiL's partner was captain of a brand new coal fired ship. It used coal dust in the furnaces. The ship was a 75,000 tonne bauxite carrier. That's a bit bigger than Molesworth's yacht. The coal dust was meant to be much more efficient than oil/diesel. Regards, Richard. -- Richard. 1999 Scapin Pro Team/2008 Record __o _`\(,...

...zufolge, daß der Schuldner Deutschland am Leben erhalten werden mußte, sollte der eigene Profit nicht in Gefahr geraten. Daher belieferte das französische Kapital Deutschland mit Erz und Bauxit, Grundstoffe für die Waffen und Flugzeuge im bevorstehenden Krieg sowohl gegen die Sowjetunion, als auch gegen Frankreich selbst. Die französische Herrschaftselite rüstete das eigene Land ganz ...

... States displaced by a new leading economic power, probably an Asian one." How about an Australian one? Have a look at the general assets .. Oil, Coal, Natural Gas, Iron ore, Bauxite, Solar energy, Wind power, Oceans, Land mass, Zinc, Genetics [ including Patents ] and the old favourite Uranium .. expanding into many future positive cash flows !! Not mention world class minds and...

... the West Indies and has also served as mayor in Linden, a small city about 70 miles south of Georgetown, the Guyanese capital. He also worked for years as a civil engineer in the state-owned bauxite company before leaving to set up his own building contractor business. Kadir's wife said her husband knew Abdel Nur in Guyana in the 1980s but they were no longer in contact. "We have not seen...

...in the Kingdom's mining projects, Lavin said the operations of American mining companies are coal-based and also confined to the local market. "Since our speciality is coal, that won't translate into bauxite and phosphate mining, which is what the Kingdom is interested in," he added. http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=93664&d=15&m=3&y=2007 Javid Hassan, Arab News Hmmmm...

...> A fair amount of steel with a medium energy content though. It would be interesting to see whether the Aluminum Audi A8 uses significantly more energy. You are aware that smelting bauxite consumes huge quantities of energy? Of course. That's why I ask. On the other hand the car is lighter and working aluminum is easier than steel. I'm sure total production energy ...

... A fair amount of steel with a medium energy content though. It would be interesting to see whether the Aluminum Audi A8 uses significantly more energy. You are aware that smelting bauxite consumes huge quantities of energy? Of course. That's why I ask. On the other hand the car is lighter and working aluminum is easier than steel. I'm sure total production energy use is a ...