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Title: Basic estimated capital investment and operating costs for underground bituminous coal mines: mines with annual production of 1. 06 to 4. 99 million tons from a 72-inch coalbed. [Consists almost entirely of tables]

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7354212

This study estimates capital investment, operating costs, and selling prices for four underground bituminous mines producing coal with annual production ranging from 1.06 to 4.99 million tons. It is assumed that the mines have a 20-year life. Wages and union welfare payments are considered as of November 12, 1973, under the Bituminous Wage Agreement of 1971, and costs for material and equipment are based on 1973 indexes. Initial capital investment ranges from $12,540,700 for the 1.06-million-ton-per-year (MM tpy) mine to $44,720,500 for the 4.99 MM tpy mine. Total capital investment ranges from $21,850,700 to $75,693,500 for the same mines. Corresponding selling prices for the coal range from $8.76 to $7.53 per ton, assuming a 12-percent discounted cash flow rate of return after Federal income taxes.

Research Organization:
Bureau of Mines, Morgantown, W.Va. (USA)
OSTI ID:
7354212
Report Number(s):
BM-IC-8632
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English