What are the different types of coal?

The Story of Coal: The many different types of Coal. It sounds so simple doesn't it. Coal. But it's actually far from it. Take our Homefire Smokeless Coal for example, it can't be 'just' coal and nothing else, otherwise it wouldn't be smokeless.And 'Wildfire', the house coal to rule all house coals! read more

Anthracite: The highest rank of coal. It is a hard, brittle, and black lustrous coal, often referred to as hard coal, containing a high percentage of fixed carbon and a low percentage of volatile matter. Bituminous: Bituminous coal is a middle rank coal between subbituminous and anthracite. read more

Bituminous coal is harder and blacker than lignite and sub-bituminous coal, and can be divided into two types: thermal and metallurgical. Together, they make up 52 percent of the world’s coal reserves. read more

Types of Coal. The four types of coal are peat, lignite, bituminous, and anthracite. Peat is often not listed as a type of coal since the use of it as an energy source is limited today. However, it's still a type of coal and can be used as an energy source. Peat is the first step in coal formation. read more