Cost comparison of gob hole and cross-measure borehole systems to control methane in gobs

Book · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6522102

Baker, E C; Garcia, F; Cervik, J

The capital investment and operating costs of two methane-control systems used during longwall mining operations are compared in this Bureau of Mines report. Costs are given for a surface gob hole drainage system and an underground cross-measure borehole drainage system to control methane gas in gobs in four coal mining areas - central Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, southern Virginia, and northern Alabama. Present-worth analysis is used to determine the more cost-effective alternative in each location. The alternatives have equal lives and provide the same service based on a minimum rate of return of 15 pct.

• OSTI ID: 6522102
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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012033* -- Coal
Lignite
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ALKANES
BOREHOLES
CAVITIES
COAL DEPOSITS
COAL SEAMS
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DEGASSING
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
HYDROCARBONS
LONGWALL MINING
METHANE
MINERAL RESOURCES
MINING
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
REMOVAL
RESOURCES
UNDERGROUND MINING