April Joy S.

Lentorio
BSEM 3

ACTIVITY 5
COAL MINING

B. Problem Solving

1. A 100-acre coal property was explored and the results reveal

the following information:

1) Thickness of seam = 6.5 ft.

2) Coal Density = 83 lb/cu ft
3) Est. mining recovery = 83%
4) Est. yield of clean coal = 77%
5) Btu of clean coal = 12,500 Btu/lb
6) Selling price to the utility = $1.67 per million Btu

Conversion :
1acre = 0.40 hectare
1 hectare = 2.471 acre
1 m2 = 10.76 ft2
1 ton = 2000 lbs.
Calculate its value.
2. PNOC Coal Corporation want to mine its 380-acre coal prospect located in
Imelda, Zamboanga-Sibugay, Mindanao. The coal type consist of subbituminous
and bituminous and considered as ideal fuel for the newly commissioned 190-MW
Mindanao Coal Power Plant in Jasa-an, Misamis Oriental. Drilling results
conducted at site revealed that the coal seam has an average thickness of about
96 inches which comprised 63% of bituminous coal. The company intend to mined
the coal by “Longwall method” to maximize recovery. If the recovery factor of
mining is about 78%, determine the following:

a) total tonnage of in-place coal;

Take the average Specific Gravity as two types of coal are present in the coal seam.

SG = 63% (presence of bituminous) X 1.32 (specific gravity of bituminous) +

37% (presence of sub-bituminous) X 1.3 (specific gravity of sub-bituminous)
SG = 1.3126
b) clean recoverable coal if the designed processing or washing method has a
recovery rate of 89%;

c) total revenues of clean coal if the buying price is tagged for bituminous at
P2,650.00/ton and P2,100/ton for sub-bituminous