WESTERN COAL: PROMISE OR PROBLEM

Public policies affecting the disposal of public domain lands for future coal production are examined. The study is divided into two major parts. The first deals with micro or leasehold aspects of coal leasing--factors related to ownership patterns, logical mining units, leasing policies, end uses of coal (and the attendant impacts on fair market value) and intertract competition questions. The second evaluates macro or leasing schedule aspects of western coal development. The pace of leasing through time and its location, as dictated by demand (magnitude and location), transportation economics, geology and production economics (by mining area) is examined. The emphasis is on western surface mining possibilities.

• Corporate Authors:

  Cornell University

  Agricultural Experiment Station
  Ithaca, NY  United States  14850

  National Science Foundation

  Research Applied to National Needs
  Washington, DC  United States  20550
• Authors:
  • Tyner, W E
  • Kalter, R J
  • Wold, J P
• Publication Date: 1977-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 186 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Coal; Coal industry; Coal mining; Costs; Economic analysis; Economic models; Energy; Energy consumption; Federal government; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Investments; Land use; Leasing; Mathematical models; Mining; Operating costs; Policy; Resource development; Traffic forecasting
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis
• Geographic Terms: Western States
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy models; Energy source development; Government policies; Surface mining
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Finance; Freight Transportation; Policy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00174660
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: A.E. RES-77-13 Res. Rpt., NSF/RA-770291
• Contract Numbers: NSF-SAI74-21846
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 14 1978 12:00AM