Coal Mining and Transportation Costs???

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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I noticed below that transportation accounts for about 35% of the price of coal. Does anybody know how much minning it costs?

http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/ctrdb/tab36.html

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Obviously the remaining 65% less the profit the mining companies make.

Mark

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Awesome kfleeman1, that’s exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!

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The mining costs are probably about the same dollar cost in 2006. Because the RR has increased shipping costs, I wonder what the percentages are currently.

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This site is full of good information, but at times it can be difficult to navigate:

http://www.eia.doe.gov/

So here’s the section on coal transportation:

http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/ctrdb/ctrdb.html

While there raw data is very good, such as the past weeks coal production, their processed graphs and such need some updating.

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Thanks