Costs of Strip Mine Reclamation in the West

Kenneth L. Leathers

No 333660, Rural Development Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Estimated costs of mined land reclamation averaged $3,500 per acre in 1976 for western coal regions, an average of 5 cents per ton of coal produced and less than 1 percent of mine-mouth coal prices. Improvements in reclamation practices as a result of 1977 Federal legislation, as well as inflation, will boost these costs. Earthmoving and reshaping account for about 70 to 80 percent of total reclamation costs at a mine.

Keywords: Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 87
Date: 1980-02
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.333660

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