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U.S. Bureau of Mines Circular 9368

Table 9.-Continuous miner-recoverable resources and cost ranges

MATEWAN QUADRANGLE
LOWER WHITESBURG B SEAM ***** CONTINUOUS MINER SALES - ALL THICKNESSES *****
Saleable
Tons in
<$25
RANGE		 Saleable
Tons in
$25-$30
RANGE		 Saleable
Tons in
$30-$40
RANGE		 Saleable
Tons in
$40-$50
RANGE		 Saleable
Tons in
>$50
RANGE
Haul
Zone
#		 Mining
Thick.
(in.)		 Acres in
Zone		 Coal
Tons		 Parting
Tons
in seam		 Dilution
out
of seam		 Minable
Resource		 Washed
Coal		 Washed
Parting		 Washed
Resource		 % Mine
Recovery		 ROM
Tons		 % WP
Recovery		 Saleable
Tons		 Cost/ton
(in car)
1 24-42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
1 42-72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
1 72-96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
1 >96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
2 24-42 82.43 403221 926 65944 470091 370963 2675 373638 0.62 291456 0.795 231656 $29.49 0 231656 0 0 0
2 42-72 236.51 1964530 9239 94604 2068372 1807367 4154 1811521 0.62 1282391 0.876 1123143 $25.17 0 1123143 0 0 0
2 72-96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
2 >96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
3 24-42 54.09 272999 1249 43272 317519 251159 1781 252940 0.62 196862 0.797 156823 $29.44 0 156823 0 0 0
3 42-72 75.4 596044 7525 30160 633729 548361 1507 549868 0.62 392912 0.868 340918 $25.35 0 340918 0 0 0
3 72-96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
3 >96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
4 24-42 378.77 1821387 54805 303016 2179208 1675676 14313 1689989 0.62 1351109 0.776 1047793 $30.45 0 0 1047793 0 0
4 42-72 559.2 4063392 200322 223680 4487393 3738320 16960 3755280 0.62 2782184 0.837 2328274 $26.41 0 2328274 0 0 0
4 72-96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
4 >96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
5 24-42 89.33 326809 8255 71464 406528 300664 3189 303853 0.62 252047 0.747 188389 $31.13 0 0 188389 0 0
5 42-72 383.54 3221273 309044 153416 3683733 2963572 18498 2982070 0.62 2283915 0.810 1848883 $26.89 0 1848883 0 0 0
5 72-96 46.5 453288 85330 18600 557218 417025 4157 421182 0.62 345475 0.756 261133 $25.81 0 261133 0 0 0
5 >96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
6 24-42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
6 42-72 16.24 144899 316 6496 151712 133307 272 133580 0.62 94061 0.880 82819 $25.01 0 82819 0 0 0
6 72-96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
6 >96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
7 24-42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
7 42-72 143.18 1308498 93934 57272 1459703 1203818 6048 1209866 0.62 905016 0.829 750117 $26.27 0 750117 0 0 0
7 72-96 119.91 1221124 150419 47964 1419508 1123434 7935 1131370 0.62 880095 0.797 701449 $24.64 701449 0 0 0 0
7 >96 4.06 45543 15669 1624 62835 41899 692 42591 0.71 44613 0.678 30239 $25.85 0 30239 0 0 0
Haul
Zone
#		 Mining
Thick.
(in.)		 Acres in
Zone		 Coal
Tons		 Parting
Tons
in seam		 Dilution
out
of seam		 Minable
Resource		 Washed
Coal		 Washed
Parting		 Washed
Resource		 % Mine
Recovery		 ROM
Tons		 % WP
Recovery		 Saleable
Tons		 Cost/ton
(in car)		 Saleable
Tons in
<$25
RANGE		 Saleable
Tons in
$25-$30
RANGE		 Saleable
Tons in
$30-$40
RANGE		 Saleable
Tons in
$40-$50
RANGE		 Saleable
Tons in
>$50
RANGE
8 24-42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
8 42-72 304.88 2637373 271707 121952 3031032 2426383 15746 2442130 0.62 1879240 0.806 1514120 $27.21 0 1514120 0 0 0
8 72-96 94.39 952286 165737 37756 1155778 876103 8140 884243 0.62 716583 0.765 548230 $25.81 0 548230 0 0 0
8 >96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
9 24-42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
9 42-72 245.42 2248071 235785 98168 2582024 2068225 13358 2081584 0.62 1600855 0.806 1290582 $27.56 0 1290582 0 0 0
9 72-96 114.98 1118077 219650 45992 1383719 1028631 10626 1039257 0.62 857906 0.751 644339 $26.56 0 644339 0 0 0
9 >96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
10 24-42 111.88 420774 32829 89504 543107 387112 4893 392006 0.62 336727 0.722 243044 $33.08 0 0 243044 0 0
10 42-72 191.15 1443943 179463 76460 1699867 1328428 10237 1338665 0.62 1053917 0.788 829972 $28.44 0 829972 0 0 0
10 72-96 31.29 293011 55781 12516 361308 269570 2732 272302 0.62 224011 0.754 168827 $26.87 0 168827 0 0 0
10 >96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
11 24-42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
11 42-72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
11 72-96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
11 >96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
12 24-42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
12 42-72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
12 72-96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
12 >96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
13 24-42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
13 42-72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
13 72-96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
13 >96 5.27 60826 24448 2108 87382 55960 1062 57022 0.71 62041 0.653 40486 $27.07 0 40486 0 0 0
14 24-42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
14 42-72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
14 72-96 5.42 56565 15248 2168 73981 52039 697 52736 0.62 45868 0.713 32696 $26.87 0 32696 0 0 0
14 >96 11.17 126645 50174 4468 181287 116513 2186 118699 0.71 128714 0.655 84276 $26.56 0 84276 0 0 0
15 24-42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
15 42-72 21.68 194843 33766 8672 237281 179256 1698 180953 0.62 147114 0.763 112191 $28.05 0 112191 0 0 0
15 72-96 2.32 22433 4559 928 27921 20639 219 20858 0.62 17311 0.747 12932 $25.91 0 12932 0 0 0
15 >96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
16 24-42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
16 42-72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
16 72-96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
16 >96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0 0 0 0 0
3329.01 25417854 2226179 1618204 29262237 23384425 153775 23538201 0.62 18172422 0.804 14613332 701449 12432658 1479226 0 0
TONS % OF TOTAL
TOTAL TONS <$25 RANGE: 701,449 4.80
TOTAL TONS $25-$30 RANGE: 12,432,658 85.08
TOTAL TONS $30-$40 RANGE: 1,479,226 10.12
TOTAL TONS $40-$50 RANGE: 0 0.00
TOTAL TONS >$50 RANGE: 0 0.00
TOTAL TONS 14,613,332 100.00
CHECK 14,613,332
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