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Coal as Fuel for Barrow, Alaska: A Preliminary Study of Mining Costs.

PB266766

Publication Date	1977
Personal Author	Bottge, R.
Page Count	78
Abstract	The cost of providing coal to Barrow, Alaska, as an alternative energy source in the absence of future natural gas supplies is examined. The cost of mining coal near Wainwright was determined using two methods of strip mining and one method of underground mining. The costs for two mine sizes were obtained, one for 46,000 tons of coal per year if coal were used to replace the energy now supplied by natural gas; and one for 143,000 tons per year if coal were used to generate electricity at the mine site or in Wainwright for transmission to Barrow.
Keywords	Coal Energy sources Coal mining Strip mining Underground mining Surface mining Cost analysis Cost estimates Hauling Land reclamation Mine equipment Energy requirements Fuel consumption Facilities Data Alaska Energy source development Barrow(Alaska) Wainwright(Alaska)
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	48A - Mineral Industries 97K - Fuels
Corporate Authors	Bureau of Mines, Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska Field Operation Center.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	197716

Coal as Fuel for Barrow, Alaska: A Preliminary Study of Mining Costs.

Coal as Fuel for Barrow, Alaska: A Preliminary Study of Mining Costs.
PB266766

Publication Date	1977
Personal Author	Bottge, R.
Page Count	78
Abstract	The cost of providing coal to Barrow, Alaska, as an alternative energy source in the absence of future natural gas supplies is examined. The cost of mining coal near Wainwright was determined using two methods of strip mining and one method of underground mining. The costs for two mine sizes were obtained, one for 46,000 tons of coal per year if coal were used to replace the energy now supplied by natural gas; and one for 143,000 tons per year if coal were used to generate electricity at the mine site or in Wainwright for transmission to Barrow.
Keywords	Coal Energy sources Coal mining Strip mining Underground mining Surface mining Cost analysis Cost estimates Hauling Land reclamation Mine equipment Energy requirements Fuel consumption Facilities Data Alaska Energy source development Barrow(Alaska) Wainwright(Alaska)
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	48A - Mineral Industries 97K - Fuels
Corporate Authors	Bureau of Mines, Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska Field Operation Center.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	197716