surface mining cost per ton
Summary. The Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, also known as the Abandoned Mine. Land (AML) Fund, is financed by fees levied per ton of domestically produced coal. The fee is 35 cents per ton for surface-mined coal, 15 cents per ton for underground-. mined coal, and 10 cents per ton for lignite.The fund and the fees were established. by the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to finance.ined coal, 3.8 cents per ton for underground-mined coal, and 2.5 cents per ton for. lignite coal. 31 These fees were based on estimates of coal production by type of. mining and were set with the intention of raising $69 million, the estimated interest. earnings of the AML Fund in FY2005.