Abstract: A mixed fuel composition comprises (a) a fuel oil, (b) a coal powder having an [H]/[C] ratio according to the coalification band method in the range of 0.4-0.75 and an [O]/[C] ratio in the range of 0.09-0.18 and (c) a partially amidated copolymer obtained by reacting a copolymer of a polymerizable, unsaturated hydrocarbon and maleic anhydride with an aliphatic amine of 2-36 carbon-atoms or a salt thereof as a stabilizer.