Coal Cost Guide
The Industry Standard for Reliable Coal Cost Estimation
The Coal Cost Guide is your trusted source for comprehensive coal mining cost data, covering surface and underground coal operations across the U.S. and Canada. Designed for mine planners, analysts, and industry professionals, it delivers the latest insights into operating and capital costs, labor rates, and key economic factors shaping the coal sector.
With detailed cost data, equipment specifications, and customizable models, the Coal Cost Guide provides a critical benchmark for evaluating coal mining projects. Whether assessing feasibility, budgeting, or comparing costs across regions, this guide equips you with the most up-to-date and reliable figures available.
EXPLORE THE DATASET:
Mine & Mill Cost Models
Theoretical cost models for various sizes and types of surface and underground coal mines. These models include capital and operating cost estimates, equipment needs, and daily supply usage.
Equipment Capital Costs
Capital cost estimates for thousands of coal mining and processing equipment items, including haul trucks, shovels, loaders, drills, conveyors, continuous miners, longwall systems, crushers, screens, and coal preparation plants.
Supply Costs
Pricing for essential supplies required in coal mining, such as fuel, explosives, roof bolts, steel supports, conveyor belts, grinding media, drill bits, and tires.
Labor Costs
Data from our annual labor survey, providing wage scales, benefit plans, and incentive bonus structures for coal mining operations in the U.S. and Canada.
Electric Power and Natural Gas
Current rates for electricity and natural gas from utility providers serving coal mining regions across the U.S. and Canada.
Transportation
Up-to-date truck, rail, barge, and ocean freight rates for transporting coal from mine sites to power plants, steel mills, and export terminals, along with annual trend analysis of coal shipping costs.
Cost Indexes for Coal Mining and Processing
Historical and current inflation indexes for key coal mining cost categories, including surface and underground mining indexes, coal processing indexes, and regional cost adjustments.
Mining Taxes
A detailed look at federal, state, and provincial mining taxes in the U.S. and Canada, covering income, sales, property, royalties, severance, and other coal-specific taxes. Annual updates track regulatory changes affecting coal mining operations.
Electric Power and Natural Gas Costs
Clear explanations of current Canadian and U.S. federal, state and provincial taxes and how they apply to your proposed project. All taxes of significance are covered, including income, sales and property taxes, in addition to all severance and other mining-specific taxes. Changes are tracked year-to-year for 31 mining states and all Canadian provinces.
Who is the Coal cost guide for?
Designed for all mining professionals, the Coal Cost Guide is especially beneficial for engineers and cost estimation experts. Save time, enhance accuracy, and boost reliability of your estimates with the latest cost data on equipment, mine & mill supply, wages, transportation, and more – all within one convenient reference tool.Â
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