A company purchased mining property for $1,560,000.The property was estimated to contain 13,000,000 tons of ore.In the current year,the company removed and sold 263,000 tons of ore.Calculate the depletion expense for the current year.

Depletion Expense

An accounting method used to allocate the cost of extracting natural resources from the Earth over the period of their extraction.

Mining Property

Refers to land or rights to land granted for the exploration and extraction of minerals, oils, or other natural resources.

Ore

A naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be profitably extracted.