Economic analysis of an oil shale, nahcolite, dawsonite complex in Colorado. Option II, Circa 1971

Technical Report · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1972

OSTI ID:7013098

Option II concerns mining and processing a nahcolite deposit in the Piceance Creek basin, Colorado, plus an underlying measure of oil shale containing about 25 percent nahcolite and 9 percent dawsonite to yield soda ash, alumina, and shale oil as principal products. Coke, sulfur, and ammonia are also byproducts. A two-level processing plant requires a capital investment of $605,947,700 in 1971 dollars to process 8000 tons per calendar day of nahcolite ore and 60,000 tons of the mineral containing oil shale. An income of $268,283,000 requires $143,188,700 in annual expenditures including labor, materials, maintenance, taxes, insurance, overhead, and depreciation. The discounted cash flow rate of return is 17.20 percent based on a weighted average depreciation life of 13.99 years.

• Research Organization: Bureau of Mines, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7013098
• Report Number(s): BM-OFR-32-72
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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