Topic: Clearing Landmines- Dollars and sense

Redleg · September 29th, 2005

I've heard anything from $200 to $1000 pr landmine.
But it's certainly expensive anyway.

The cost of the equipment/explosives is one thing, but 2-3 persons (or more) may handle each mine, and it can take several work hours to handle one single mine (find it, clear it, render it safe, transport it away and destroying it etc..), so you also have to add the salary for those persons as well.

So between $500 to $1000 pr mine can actually be true.

September 29th, 2005
Redleg The fire is everything... Gear	I've heard anything from $200 to $1000 pr landmine. But it's certainly expensive anyway. The cost of the equipment/explosives is one thing, but 2-3 persons (or more) may handle each mine, and it can take several work hours to handle one single mine (find it, clear it, render it safe, transport it away and destroying it etc..), so you also have to add the salary for those persons as well. So between $500 to $1000 pr mine can actually be true.