Type of fee | Type of coal | Amount of fee |
(1) Surface mining fee | Anthracite, bituminous, and subbituminous, including reclaimed coal | (i) If value of coal is $2.80 per ton or more, fee is 28 cents per ton. (ii) If value of coal is less than $2.80 per ton, fee is 10 percent of the value. |
(2) Underground mining fee | Anthracite, bituminous, and subbituminous | (i) If value of coal is $1.20 per ton or more, fee is 12 cents per ton. |
(ii) If value of coal is less than $1.20 per ton, fee is 10 percent of the value. | ||
(3) Surface and underground mining fee | Lignite | (i) If value of coal is $4.00 per ton or more, fee is 8 cents per ton. |
(ii) If value of coal is less than $4.00 per ton, fee is 2 percent of the value. | ||
(4) In situ coal mining fee | All types other than lignite | 12 cents per ton based on Btus per ton in place equated to the gas produced at the site as certified through analysis by an independent laboratory. |
(5) In situ coal mining fee | Lignite | 8 cents per ton based on the Btus per ton of coal in place equated to the gas produced at the site as certified through analysis by an independent laboratory. |
Type of fee | Type of coal | Amount of fee |
(1) Surface mining fee | Anthracite, bituminous, and subbituminous, including reclaimed | (i) If value of coal is $2.24 per ton or more, fee is 22.4 cents per ton. |
(ii) If value of coal is less than $2.24 per ton, fee is 10 percent of the value. | ||
(2) Underground mining fee | Anthracite, bituminous, and subbituminous | (i) If value of coal is $0.96 per ton or more, fee is 9.6 cents per ton. |
(ii) If value of coal is less than $0.96 per ton, fee is 10 percent of the value. | ||
(3) Surface and underground mining fee | Lignite | (i) If value of coal is $3.20 per ton or more, fee is 6.4 cents per ton. |
(ii) If value of coal is less than $3.20 per ton, fee is 2 percent of the value. | ||
(4) In situ coal mining fee | All types other than lignite | 9.6 cents per ton based on Btus per ton in place equated to the gas produced at the site as certified through analysis by an independent laboratory. |
(5) In situ coal mining fee | Lignite | 6.4 cents per ton based on the Btus per ton of coal in place equated to the gas produced at the site as certified through analysis by an independent laboratory. |
30 C.F.R. §870.13