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<br />c~ <br />r- <br />C""j <br />.-I <br /><... ~ <br /> <br />c.:...; <br /> <br />COL.O SCHOOL OF MINES RESEARCH .'TUTE <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />Once on the conveyor belt, the coal capsules could be emptied and the <br /> <br />']iJ <br />::J <br />-.tt. <br />j\ <br /> <br />coal would be handled in a conventional manner. As an alternative, the <br /> <br />capsules could be loaded directly onto ships for export. Separat~on of the <br /> <br />coal and capsule would then be handled by the customer. <br /> <br /> <br />The capital cost estimate for what appears to be the best pipeline <br /> <br />system, pumps, and so forth is 1,604.81 million 1981 dollars. This figure <br /> <br />does not include capsule manufacturing, capsule recovery, or terminal <br /> <br />~. <br /> <br />facilities at Oxnard. <br /> <br />Annual operating costs for the system moving 15 million tons estimated <br /> <br />to be: <br /> <br />~- <br />i <br />-~. <br />- . <br />. <br /> <br />....};' <br />'T <br /> <br /> $/yr $/ton <br />Labor and Supervision $ 1,778,540 $ 0.119 <br />Materials and Supplies 14,544,000 0.970 <br />Utilities 29,884,000 1. 992 <br />Labor and Other Overhead 1,287,500 0.086 <br />Subtotal $ 47,495,040 $ 3.166 <br /> <br />Depreciation 45,597,000 3.040 <br />Property Taxes 4,154,000 0.277 <br />Insurance 6,066,000 0.404 <br />Finance Charge 104,626,600 6.975 <br />Subtotal $160,443,600 $10.696 <br />Total $207,938,640 $13 ,862 <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />At 10 million tons per year the estimated cost is about $19 per ton of <br /> <br />coal delivered. <br /> <br />-.:' -. <br /> <br />::. ..~ <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />. ~ <br /> <br />> <br />