Sc-bearing coals from Yakhlinsk deposit, Western Siberia

The first information on coals with the Sc content of as much as 1 kg/t in ash is presented. Data demonstrate a possibility to find coal seams with the Sc concentration exceeding the background value by an order of magnitude or more. If sufficiently thick and low-ash coal beds with such a high Sc concentration are to be found at a depth accessible for mining, their burning wastes may be considered a promising source of scandium.