Modeling the economics of trucks and overland conveyors for lignite transportation

Conference · Tue Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · Coal Technol. (Houston); (United States)

OSTI ID:5933427

Tagge, F W; Duncan, L D; Snyder, H J

The economic analysis for deciding between trucks and overland conveyors can be complex. A proper economic analysis should be performed even at the preliminary stages of a project. It should not only include all of the relevant technical and environmental considerations but also a proper and consistent economic methodology. An appropriate methodology is illustrated by an example for transporting coal or lignite from a mine to a mine mouth facility. A variety of sensitivity and breakeven analyses are included to place the methodology and results in their proper perspective. Some of these key parameters include: escalation rates, transportation distance, conveyor capital costs, mine life and mine production rate variability over the mine life.

• Research Organization: Stearns - Roger Eng. Corp.
• OSTI ID: 5933427
• Report Number(s): CONF-831112-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Coal Technol. (Houston); (United States) Journal Volume: 6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Lignite
& Peat-- Transport
Handling
& Storage
BELT CONVEYORS
BROWN COAL
CAPITALIZED COST
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
COAL
CONVEYORS
COST
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HAULAGE EQUIPMENT
LIGNITE
MATERIALS
MATERIALS HANDLING
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MINE HAULAGE
MINING
PRICES
PRODUCTION
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
TRUCKS
UNDERGROUND MINING
VEHICLES