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Table 14.-Equipment- continuous miner (two production units)

Capital equipment selection
Underground continuous miner - 2 production units (24-42 in mining height)

Annual Total Annual
No. Total hrs Unit cost Depr term Hourly str line equipment development
Production equipment Deprec deprec costs amortization
Continuous miners 2 32 $600,000 20,000 $30.00 $230,400 $1,200,000 -

Shuttle cars 4 64 $131,300 20,000 $6.57 $100,838 $525,200 -
Roof bolters 2 32 $154,800 20,000 $7.74 $59,443 $309,600 -
Scoops 2 32 $61,800 20,000 $3.09 $23,731 $123,600 -
Surf-4 cy loader 1 4 $206,000 40,000 $5.15 $4,944 $206,000 -
Grader 1 1 $134,000 28,000 $4.79 $1,149 $134,000 -
Auxiliary equipment
Utility scoop 1 24 $61,800 20,000 $3.09 $17,798 $61,800 -
Personnel carriers 3 7 $46,000 40,000 $1.15 $1,932 $138,000 -
Rock duster 1 1 $38,500 40,000 $0.96 $231 $38,500 -
Spare shuttle cars 2 4 $131,300 20,000 $6.57 $6,302 $262,600 -
Feeder/breakers 2 48 $109,800 20,000 $5.49 - $219,600 $63,245
Ventilation system 1 24 $96,000 87,600 $1.10 - $96,000 $6,312
Belt system 1 24 $873,000 87,600 $9.97 - $873,000 $57,403
Power centers 2 4 $43,200 87,600 $0.49 - $86,400 $5,681
Surface support and facilities
Shop/warehouse facilities 1 24 $40,000 87,600 $0.46 - $40,000 $2,630
Office/change facilities 1 24 $36,000 87,600 $0.41 - $36,000 $2,367
Access/haul roads 1 24 $250,000 87,600 $2.85 - $250,000 $16,438
Site-surface development 1 24 $18,000 87,600 $0.21 - $18,000 $1,210
Ug compressors & lines 2 48 $50,000 40,000 $1.25 - $100,000 $14,400
Water/sewage treat. fac 1 24 $60,000 87,600 $0.68 - $60,000 $3,945
Surf power sub/trans lines 1 24 $96,600 87,600 $1.10 - $96,600 $6,352
Surface equipment
120' stacker conveyors 1 24 $80,000 87,600 $0.91 - $80,000 $5,260
Leased coal truck haulage
Annual depreciation/amortization costs $446,769 $185,243
Total capital equipment costs $4,954,900
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