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Coal Production by State, Mine Type, and Union Status
                                         
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Table 7. Coal Production by State, Mine Type, and Union Status, 2007
(Thousand Short Tons)
Coal-Producing State
and Region[1]
Union Nonunion Total
Underground Surface Underground Surface Underground Surface
Alabama  11,264 - 197 7,862 11,462 7,862
Alaska  - 1,324 - - - 1,324
Arizona  - 7,983 - - - 7,983
Arkansas  - - 80 - 80 -
Colorado  1,424 2,883 26,178 5,891 27,602 8,774
Illinois  8,352 - 18,455 5,638 26,807 5,638
Indiana  - - 10,604 24,399 10,604 24,399
Kansas  - - - 420 - 420
Kentucky Total  5,627 1,080 63,486 44,779 69,113 45,859
  Eastern  824 1,080 43,776 41,083 44,600 42,163
  Western  4,803 - 19,710 3,696 24,513 3,696
Louisiana  - - - 3,127 - 3,127
Maryland  - - 611 1,666 611 1,666
Mississippi  - - - 3,545 - 3,545
Missouri  - - - 236 - 236
Montana  - 27,631 47 15,712 47 43,343
New Mexico  6,898 12,194 - 5,359 6,898 17,553
North Dakota  - 6,861 - 22,745 - 29,606
Ohio  4,595 - 11,198 6,755 15,793 6,755
Oklahoma  - - 514 1,133 514 1,133
Pennsylvania Total  21,695 614 31,814 10,500 53,509 11,114
  Anthracite  - 305 196 895 196 1,199
  Bituminous  21,695 310 31,618 9,605 53,313 9,915
Tennessee  - - 892 1,750 892 1,750
Texas  - 25,992 - 15,957 - 41,948
Utah  5,300 - 19,007 - 24,307 -
Virginia  1,623 232 14,091 9,364 15,714 9,596
West Virginia Total  33,330 9,330 51,498 59,255 84,829 68,585
  Northern  26,910 - 9,156 6,133 36,067 6,133
  Southern  6,420 9,330 42,342 53,122 48,762 62,452
Wyoming  2,822 8,842 - 441,904 2,822 450,746
Appalachian Total  73,330 11,256 154,078 138,235 227,408 149,492
   Northern  53,199 614 52,779 25,054 105,979 25,668
   Central  8,867 10,642 101,101 105,319 109,968 115,961
   Southern  11,264 - 197 7,862 11,462 7,862
Interior Total  13,155 25,992 49,364 58,151 62,519 84,143
   Illinois Basin  13,155 - 48,770 33,733 61,924 33,733
Western Total  16,444 67,718 45,232 491,610 61,676 559,328
   Powder River Basin  - 27,272 - 452,224 - 479,496
   Uinta Region  6,724 2,478 44,723 5,891 51,446 8,368
East of Miss. River  86,485 11,256 202,848 175,514 289,333 186,770
West of Miss. River  16,444 93,709 45,827 512,483 62,270 606,193
Unknown[2] - - - - 187 727
U.S. Total  102,929 104,966 248,675 687,997 351,790 793,690
  [1] For a definition of coal producing regions, see Glossary.
  [2] Includes mines with production of less than 10,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data.
- = No data are reported.
Note: · Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Excludes refuse recovery operations.
Source: · Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."

see also:
Historical Coal Data back to 1949
Projected Coal Supply & Demand to 2030
International Coal Data