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Table 6. Coal Production and Number of Mines by State, Mine Type, and Mine Production Range, 2000
(Thousand Short Tons)
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Coal-Producing State, Region and Type of Mining Number of Mines Production
Mine Production Range (thousand short tons)
1,000 and over 500 to 1,000 200 to 500 100 to 200 10 to 100 Less than 10 1,000 and over 500 to 1,000 200 to 500 100 to 200 10 to 100 Less than 10
Tennessee - - 7 2 8 3 - - 2,066 263 324 16
    Underground - - 3 2 5 1 - - 959 263 232 2
    Surface - - 4 - 3 2 - - 1,107 - 92 14
Texas 12 - 1 1 - - 49,049 - 270 180 - -
    Surface 12 - 1 1 - - 49,049 - 270 180 - -
Utah 7 3 2 - - 1 24,007 1,752 890 - - 7
    Underground 7 3 2 - - 1 24,007 1,752 890 - - 7
Virginia 3 12 35 24 65 17 7,967 7,726 10,818 3,445 2,820 58
    Underground 2 7 24 18 46 10 6,727 4,538 7,233 2,562 2,089 31
    Surface 1 5 11 6 19 7 1,240 3,188 3,585 884 731 26
Washington 1 - - - - 1 4,270 - - - - *
    Surface 1 - - - - 1 4,270 - - - - *
West Virginia Total 37 38 57 45 93 27 101,143 26,747 19,529 6,476 4,236 126
    Underground 22 24 46 32 64 12 58,365 16,701 15,618 4,631 3,074 50
    Surface 15 14 11 13 29 15 42,779 10,046 3,911 1,844 1,162 76
  Northern 7 8 9 6 27 11 26,711 5,919 2,773 857 1,279 61
    Underground 6 7 8 4 12 2 23,520 5,044 2,495 585 625 12
    Surface 1 1 1 2 15 9 3,190 876 278 272 654 49
  Southern 30 30 48 39 66 16 74,433 20,827 16,756 5,618 2,956 65
    Underground 16 17 38 28 52 10 34,845 11,658 13,123 4,046 2,449 38
    Surface 14 13 10 11 14 6 39,588 9,170 3,633 1,572 508 27
Wyoming 17 1 2 - 1 - 337,458 631 775 - 36 -
    Underground 1 - - - - - 1,210 - - - - -
    Surface 16 1 2 - 1 - 336,248 631 775 - 36 -
Appalachian Total1 87 110 225 178 461 219 225,944 75,240 71,709 25,859 19,766 900
    Underground 55 65 137 104 212 81 159,081 43,836 43,592 15,073 9,950 313
    Surface 32 45 88 74 249 138 66,863 31,404 28,117 10,787 9,816 588
Interior Total1 46 19 12 12 11 5 123,566 13,951 3,634 1,861 495 24
    Underground 20 3 3 3 1 - 49,997 2,482 993 452 38 -
    Surface 26 16 9 9 10 5 73,570 11,469 2,641 1,409 457 24
Western Total1 51 4 7 2 1 3 505,140 2,383 2,707 383 36 11
    Underground 13 3 3 2 - 2 44,510 1,752 1,195 383 - 11
    Surface 38 1 4 - 1 1 460,629 631 1,512 - 36 *
East of Miss. River 120 127 232 186 470 220 297,536 87,897 74,010 27,018 20,148 908
    Underground 75 68 139 107 213 81 209,078 46,318 44,344 15,524 9,987 313
    Surface 45 59 93 79 257 139 88,458 41,578 29,666 11,493 10,161 595
West of Miss. River 64 6 12 6 3 7 557,114 3,678 4,040 1,086 149 28
    Underground 13 3 4 2 - 2 44,510 1,752 1,436 383 - 11
    Surface 51 3 8 4 3 5 512,604 1,926 2,604 702 149 17
U.S. Total 184 133 244 192 473 227 854,651 91,575 78,050 28,103 20,297 936
  Underground 88 71 143 109 213 83 253,588 48,071 45,781 15,908 9,987 324
  Surface 96 62 101 83 260 144 601,062 43,504 32,270 12,196 10,309 612
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1/ For a definition of coal-producing regions, see Appendix C.
* Data round to zero.
       Source: U.S.  Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."
       Notes: Coal production excludes silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations except for Pennsylvania anthracite.  Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.