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Coal Resource Recoverability
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U.S. Bureau of Mines Circular 9368


Table 13.-Equipment- contour strip (two loader spreads)

Capital equipment selection
Countour stripping - two single loader spreads (two loaders total)

Annual Total
No. Total hrs Depr. term Hourly str line equipment Development
Production equipment Unit cost deprec. Deprec. Costs amortization

50 ton trucks 6 96 $483,800 26,000 $18.60 $429,544 $2,901,600 -
13.5cy loaders 2 32 $899,700 18,000 $49.98 $383,872 $1,799,400 -
350 hp dozers 2 32 $368,900 15,000 $24.59 $188,877 $737,800 -
6" rotary drills 2 16 $432,900 28,000 $15.46 $59,369 $865,800 -
275 hp grader 1 16 $328,300 28,000 $11.73 $45,024 $328,300 -
Spare 50 ton truck 1 8 $483,600 26,000 $18.60 $35,712 $483,600 -
Auxilliary equipment
8 cy loader (376hp) 1 8 $422,300 18,000 $23.46 $45,045 $422,300 -
7 cy loader (270hp) 1 8 $287,100 18,000 $15.95 $30,624 $287,100 -
270 hp dozer 1 16 $342,500 15,000 $22.83 $87,680 $342,500 -
70 hp backhoe 1 8 $93,000 28,000 $3.32 $6,377 $93,000 -
4000 gal water truck 1 16 $65,000 20,000 $3.25 $12,480 $65,000 -
Coal broom 1 8 $20,000 20,000 $1.00 $1,920 $20,000 -
Fuel/lube truck 2 32 $80,000 20,000 $4.00 $30,720 $160,000 -
Spare broom 1 0 $20,000 20,000 $1.00 $0 $20,000 -
Leased coal trucks 0 0 $0 26,000 $0.00 $0 $0 -
Surface support facilities

Power centers 2 48 $89,300 87,600 $1.02 - $178,600 $11,744
Feeder breakers 2 48 $149,000 87,600 $1.70 - $298,000 $19,595
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
Surface power/trans lines 1 24 $96,600 87,600 $1.10 - $96,600 $6,352
Stacker eonveyors 1 24 $90,000 87,600 $1.03 - $90,000 $5,918
Site-surface development 1 24 $18,000 87,600 $0.21 - $18,000 $1,184
Water/sewage treatment 1 24 $6,000 87,600 $0.07 - $6,000 $395
Development capital costs $1,013,200
Annual depreciation costs $1,356,244
Total capital equipment costs $9,539,600
Mine development amortization $66,621
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