Definitions for "Metallurgical coal"
Coking coal and pulverized coal consumed in making steel.
Coal of any grade useful in steel-making... more on: Metallurgical coal
Coal, typically bituminous, which is heated in a substoichometric atmosphere to the extent that the volatile matter of the coal is released and the coal passes through the "plastic stage" to become metallurgical coke, which is used as the carbon input in an integrated steel mill.