Small operator outwits recession

Journal Article · Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1982 · Coal Age; (United States)

OSTI ID:6392927

Jackson, D

Explains how Rockcastle, Inc., one of the smallest surface coal mine operators in the West, maintains production during the recession by concentrating on short-term contracts and spot sales to industrial and commercial users. The mining company has selected well established coal brokers to market its product to users such as sugar beet and cement plants, a brewery, steel mill, utility, and a molybdenum mill. Rockcastle produces, on a two-shift schedule, about 1,200 tpd of coal with a total workforce of 20, or approximately 30 tons per manshift. A fleet of 4 scrapers, with dozer-assist in most cases, is capable of removing 5,000 to 6,000 cu yd of overburden and interburden per shift.

• OSTI ID: 6392927
• Journal Information: Coal Age; (United States), Vol. 87:12
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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OVERBURDEN
SPOT MARKET
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