Calculate the barrier pillar that should exist between two mines when the bottom elevation is 1,570 feet and the surface elevation is 1,971 feet with the coal bed being 6 feet, 2 inches in height.
| Feet of Cover | = | 401 feet |
| Barrier Pillar | = | 10 ft. + (2 x 7 ft.) + (5 x 5 ft.) |
| = | 49 feet for one side | |
| 49 ft. x 2 | = | 98 ft. total thickness of barrier pillar |