Coal mining and Coal transport

Energy flows from coal mining to coal transport; their prices have moved together.

Coal mining (energy) and Coal transport (energy): 2 relationships.

How they are linked

1. Energy flow

Physical flow · 100% of flow · Coal mining → Coal transport

Mined coal is loaded onto trains, ships and conveyors.

• 100% of Coal mining's energy goes this way

2. Price link: delivery cost

Cost and price · Moderate · Both ways

Rail carries most coal from mine to power station in India and the US, and freight is often a large part of delivered cost. The US rail index and the coal index correlate at 0.16 monthly and 0.50 yearly.

• 0.16 monthly change correlation
• 0.50 12-month change correlation
• 1.26 fitted elasticity

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.