Carbon Energy
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Carbon Energy Limited is an Australia
n mineral resource exploration company. The company is focusing on underground coal gasification
and through its publicly listed subsidiary Energia Minerals on uranium
exploration. It operates an underground coal gasification pilot plant at Bloodwood Creek, Queensland
, Australia. In 2009, Carbon Energy signed an agreement with the Chilean
company Antofagasta Minerals to develop an underground coal gasification trial project in Mulpun, Chile.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n mineral resource exploration company. The company is focusing on underground coal gasification
Underground Coal Gasification
Underground coal gasification is an industrial process, which converts coal into product gas. UCG is an in-situ gasification process carried out in non-mined coal seams using injection of oxidants, and bringing the product gas to surface through production wells drilled from the surface. The...
and through its publicly listed subsidiary Energia Minerals on uranium
Uranium
Uranium is a silvery-white metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table, with atomic number 92. It is assigned the chemical symbol U. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons...
exploration. It operates an underground coal gasification pilot plant at Bloodwood Creek, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia. In 2009, Carbon Energy signed an agreement with the Chilean
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
company Antofagasta Minerals to develop an underground coal gasification trial project in Mulpun, Chile.