With　combined　efforts　from　the　mineral　liberation　analyzer　(MLA),　elementary　analysis　and　sulfur　speciation　analysis,　this　study　expands　upon　coal　fragmentation　using　high　voltage　pulse　(HVP)　by　incorporating　an　understanding　about　deportment　of　specific　minerals　due　to　density　behavior.　Mineral　characteristics　showed　that　the　minerlisation　of　middlings　sample　was　predominantly　banded,　and　pyrite　was　most　of　all　associated　with　the　mineral　matter,　to　a　lesser　extent,　with　the　organic　matter.　In　addition,　it　was　found　that　the　pyritic　sulfur　attained　a　higher　propensity　for　the　heavy　densities　than　the　total　sulfur,　and　the　results　were　supported　by　speciation　analysis.　For　Test　3,　the　total　sulfur　(0.86%)　predominantly　arose　from　organic　sulfur　due　to　the　condensation　of　organic　matter　in　the　−1.3RD　fraction,　whereby　the　pyritic　sulfur　merely　accounted　for　25.80%　of　the　total　sulfur.　It　is　concluded　that　the　metalliferous　grain-induced　breakdown　resulted　in　pulse　selectivity　between　the　middling　particles.　The　improvement　in　coal　middlings　reprocessability　(deashing　and　desulfuration)　predominantly　arose　from　the　generation　of　cracks/microcracks.　The　results　of　this　study　have　shown　that　the　high　voltage　pulse　(HVP)　technique　holds　considerable　promise　for　coal　middlings　reprocessing　in　comparison　with　the　mechanical　crushing　method.　©　2024　Taylor　&　Francis　Group,　LLC.