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Yacimientos Carboníferos Fiscales

Field	Value
name	YCF S.E.
logo	YCF.png
logo_size	100
image	Entrada de Yacimientos Río Turbio.jpg
image_caption	Entrance to Río Turbio pictured in 2009
type	state-owned
foundation	1958
defunct
location_city	Río Turbio, Santa Cruz
location_country	Argentina
area_served	Argentina
successor	YCRT
industry	Coal mining
products	Coal
divisions	Rio Turbio Railway

YCF, acronym for Yacimientos Carboníferos Fiscales (Spanish for Fiscal Coal Fields), was an Argentine state-owned company dedicated to exploiting coal deposits in the Argentine mainland, mainly the field near to Rio Turbio.

The company was succeeded in 1994 by Yacimientos Carboníferos Río Turbio.

History

thumb|left|200px|"Ferrocarril Industrial Río Turbio" freight train The company was founded in 1958 and existed until 1994, when it was privatised and renamed as Yacimientos Carboníferos Río Turbio S.A.

Prior to the creation of YCF, Argentina used to import coal. This became a problem during World War II, when a severe shortage caused problems to such key sectors as industry and transport. Production peaked in 1972 when it reached 570,000 tons.

The coal was mined in Rio Turbio and transported to the port city of Rio Gallegos using the Rio Turbio Railway.

References

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