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<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR                     YEAR                     3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1997              DEC-31-1995              DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1997              JAN-01-1995              JAN-01-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1997              DEC-31-1995              MAR-31-1996
<CASH>                                         892,165               24,676,600               15,350,909
<SECURITIES>                                         0                        0                        0
<RECEIVABLES>                                1,598,368                2,037,454                2,742,498
<ALLOWANCES>                                    10,000                   10,000                   10,000
<INVENTORY>                                  2,815,782                1,340,444                1,270,078
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                             6,940,643               28,317,347               19,626,006
<PP&E>                                      98,077,388               61,744,785               71,787,792
<DEPRECIATION>                               9,315,952                3,945,091                4,355,846
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                              96,769,343               86,638,436               87,766,882
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                        5,602,623                6,932,111                6,955,294
<BONDS>                                      9,873,973                1,825,339                1,790,572
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                       15,966,255               15,877,455               15,888,555
<PREFERRED>                                          0                        0                        0
<COMMON>                                        38,438                   38,417                   38,424
<OTHER-SE>                                  61,259,989               59,540,178               60,413,129
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                96,769,343               86,638,436               87,766,882
<SALES>                                     34,286,302               25,894,351                7,721,106
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                            34,286,302               25,894,351                7,721,106
<CGS>                                       25,962,672               16,969,859                5,055,061
<TOTAL-COSTS>                               35,944,141               21,576,234                6,587,227
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                              (92,998)                (678,280)                (257,506)
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0                        0                        0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                             378,444                   23,814                        0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                            (1,943,285)                4,972,583                1,391,385
<INCOME-TAX>                                 (544,319)                1,790,130                  507,855
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                        (1,398,966)                3,182,453                  883,530
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0                        0                        0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0                        0                        0
<CHANGES>                                            0                        0                        0
<NET-INCOME>                               (1,398,966)                3,182,453                  883,530
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                   (0.18)                     0.63                     0.11
<EPS-DILUTED>                                   (0.18)                     0.44                     0.10


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