Coal mining cost model. Volume 1. Underground coal mining cost model. Final report. [Mathematical models]

Technical Report · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6610139· OSTI ID:6610139

Toth, G. W.

The revised EPRI coal mining cost models represent a computerized approach to the analysis of production costs and mining requirements of either surface or underground mining projects. The models estimate all capital and operating costs typically associated with the preproduction and production phases of a coal mining project, and may be applied either to existing mines or to proposed mine openings. The models are an updated and computerized version of the original EPRI Coal Mining Cost Models (EA-437, Vols. 1 and 2). Data bases have been expanded and now reflect a mid-1980 base year for cost items. The process engineering costing procedure has been improved and an entirely new financial analysis procedure has been developed offering many new financial options. The models have been designed for use by a variety of technical disciplines ranging from resource planners to mining practicioners. The input parameters have been structured to reflect varying degrees of familiarity with mining and cost analysis procedures. Three levels of input parameters are used in the cost models: required, default, and override categories. The required category identifies the minimum information required to initiate a model run including basic information describing the physical, operating, and financial aspects of the project. The default category includes more detail or technical parameters which are assigned default values by the model. The override category lists those costs and other values calculated by the model, which may also be input by a model user when detail project information is available. The models have been designed for use in either a batch or interactive processing mode and are documented in four volumes: Volume 1 is the Underground Coal Mining Cost Model.

• Research Organization: NUS Corp., Rockville, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6610139
• Report Number(s): EPRI-EA-1273(Vol.1)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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012000 -- Coal
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& Peat-- Mining
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Lignite
& Peat-- Economic
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COAL MINING
COST
DATA
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
EQUIPMENT
INFORMATION
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MINING
MINING EQUIPMENT
NUMERICAL DATA
UNDERGROUND MINING