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Coal-Producing State, Region and Type of Mining | Number of Mines | Production | |||||||||||
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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 | |
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. |