Utah coal-market potential and economic impact

Coal is one of Utah's most interesting natural resources. This mineral has had a major impact on Utah, its industry, and its people. As clearly shown by this study, the future of coal i s dependent upon finding new uses in power generation, gasification and liquefaction. Of these three possible sources of increased demand for Utah coal, power generation holds out the greatest promise in the next two decades. It does not appear that the gasification and liquefaction of coal will provide major markets for Utah coal in the next 20 to 30 years. But, these uses do offer foreseeable possibilities for significant employment expansion in the more distant future.