Comparison of ABS and Traditional Bonding: Site Characteristics

Amerikohl Mining/Armstrong County ABS - $139,900

- Mixed site character - daylighting of abandoned underground mine workings, discharge abatement, and virgin coal. Mobile equipment, multiple seam.

Amerikohl Mining/Armstrong County ABS - $627,000

- Mixed site character - daylighting of abandoned underground mine workings, discharge abatement, and virgin coal. Mobile equipment, multiple seam.

Amerikohl Mining/Westmoreland County (ABS)

- Primarily virgin coal reserves - minor daylighting acreage. Mobile equipment, single seam.

Amerikohl Mining/Fayette County (ABS)

- Virgin coal, mobile equipment, single seam.

TJS Mining/Armstrong County (ABS)

- Primarily virgin coal reserves - minor remining of Pre-Act stripping. Mobile equipment, single seam?

Dunamis Resources, Westmoreland County (ABS)

- Virgin coal. Mobile equipment, single seam.

Original Fuels, Inc./Jefferson County (ABS)

- Virgin coal? Choice of equipment. Method still being considered when review was made.

Fisher Mining/Lycoming County (ABS)

- Virgin coal with significant remining of Pre-Act surface mining and daylighting of abandoned underground mine workings, discharge abatement. Multiple seam, area mining with two draglines.

Dutch Run Coal/Armstrong County (ABS)

- Virgin coal. Mobile equipment, single seam.

PBS Coal/Somerset County (ABS)

- Virgin coal with significant daylighting of abandoned underground mine workings, discharge abatement. Area mining with single dragline, multiple seam.

Blaschak Coal/Northumberland County (ABS)

- Anthracite, remining of Pre-Act surface mining and daylighting of abandoned underground mine workings. Mixed equipment, anthracite method.

Joe Kuperavage/Schuylkill County (ABS)

- Anthracite, remining of Pre-Act surface mining and daylighting of abandoned underground mine workings. Unknown equipment selection, anthracite method.

Moravian Run Reclamation/Clearfield County (ABS)

- Virgin with some remining. Not sure of additional details.

K & J Coal/Clearfield County (ABS)

- Virgin with some remining. Not sure of additional details.