This statistic shows the average commodity price for thermal coal from 2003 to 2017. In 2017, one metric ton of thermal coal was worth approximately 88 U.S. dollars, as compared to 27 dollars per metric ton in 2003.
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This statistic shows the average commodity price for thermal coal from 2003 to 2017. In 2017, one metric ton of thermal coal was worth approximately 88 U.S. dollars, as compared to 27 dollars per metric ton in 2003.
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This statistic shows the average commodity price for thermal coal from 2003 to 2017. In 2017, one metric ton of thermal coal was worth approximately 88 U.S. dollars, as compared to 27 dollars per metric ton in 2003.
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* All prices are average prices and rounded. Values for the years prior to 2011 were taken from previous editions of the same PwC mining report.
** From 2013 on, prices taken from the World Bank.
Prices referenced from the World Bank are Australian coal prices, as it is the main benchmark for the Asian market, and has the following specifications: coal (Australia), thermal, f.o.b. piers, Newcastle/Port Kembla, 6,700 kcal/kg, 90 days forward delivery.
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2003 to 2017
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* All prices are average prices and rounded. Values for the years prior to 2011 were taken from previous editions of the same PwC mining report.
** From 2013 on, prices taken from the World Bank.
Prices referenced from the World Bank are Australian coal prices, as it is the main benchmark for the Asian market, and has the following specifications: coal (Australia), thermal, f.o.b. piers, Newcastle/Port Kembla, 6,700 kcal/kg, 90 days forward delivery.
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