Perhaps. I'm still waiting for someone to point out the existing transportation and power infrastructure that would enable recovery and delivery of this coal, let alone the optimum mining methods.
This was available for a long time; nobody with the expertise felt it was worth reaching into their wallets to pay for it.
They are called trains. Huge ones transport coal from Wyoming. I am tired of my money being sent to Saudi Arabia so they can buy the white hut for $700 million.