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Table 24. Productive Capacity and Capacity Utilization of Coal Mines by State, Mine Type, and Union Type, 2000
(Thousand Short Tons)
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Coal-Producing State and Region UMWA Other Unions Nonunion Total
Productive Capacity Capacity Utilization (percent) Productive Capacity Capacity Utilization (percent) Productive Capacity Capacity Utilization (percent) Productive Capacity Capacity Utilization (percent)
Virginia 5,230 83.76 1,700 94.59 32,155 83.31 39,085 83.86
    Underground 5,230 83.76 w w w w 26,963 85.86
    Surface - - w w w w 12,123 79.42
Washington - - w w - - w w
    Surface - - w w - - w w
West Virginia Total 69,839 85.64 - - 135,778 72.41 205,618 76.90
    Underground 50,449 85.99 - - 81,514 67.48 131,963 74.56
    Surface 19,390 84.72 - - 54,264 79.82 73,655 81.11
  Northern 24,936 92.95 - - 19,670 73.01 44,607 84.16
    Underground 24,936 92.95 - - 13,806 65.84 38,742 83.29
    Surface - - - - 5,864 89.87 5,864 89.87
  Southern 44,903 81.58 - - 116,108 72.31 161,011 74.90
    Underground 25,513 79.18 - - 67,708 67.82 93,221 70.93
    Surface 19,390 84.72 - - 48,400 78.60 67,791 80.35
Wyoming w w w w 381,129 86.06 396,172 85.54
    Underground - - - - 1,273 95.06 1,273 95.06
    Surface w w w w 379,857 86.03 394,899 85.51
Appalachian Total1 141,262 87.14 1,750 93.74 384,065 76.49 527,076 79.40
    Underground 116,900 89.03 900 98.53 221,970 75.04 339,770 79.92
    Surface 24,361 78.07 850 88.66 162,095 78.48 187,306 78.47
Interior Total1 34,679 83.05 37,415 96.06 94,200 83.62 166,294 86.30
    Underground 29,044 81.02 2,150 86.70 34,655 82.43 65,849 81.95
    Surface 5,635 93.49 35,265 96.63 59,545 84.31 100,445 89.15
Western Total1 74,170 76.06 65,570 77.59 474,350 85.03 614,090 83.16
    Underground 22,500 76.36 1,616 64.55 44,062 67.21 68,178 70.17
    Surface 51,670 75.93 63,954 77.91 430,289 86.86 545,912 84.78
East of Miss. River 175,940 86.33 5,960 79.85 452,326 77.37 634,226 79.88
    Underground 145,944 87.44 3,050 90.19 256,265 76.05 405,259 80.26
    Surface 29,996 80.97 2,910 69.02 196,061 79.09 228,967 79.21
West of Miss. River 74,170 76.06 98,775 84.73 500,289 85.14 673,234 84.08
    Underground 22,500 76.36 1,616 64.55 44,422 67.21 68,538 70.15
    Surface 51,670 75.93 97,159 85.07 455,867 86.89 604,696 85.66
U.S. Total 250,110 83.29 104,735 84.45 952,615 81.45 1,307,460 82.04
  Underground 168,444 85.96 4,666 81.31 300,687 74.75 473,797 78.80
  Surface 81,666 77.78 100,069 84.60 651,929 84.54 833,663 83.89
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1/ For a definition of coal-producing regions, see Appendix C.
w/ Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
       Notes: Productive capacity is the maximum amount of coal that can be produced annually as reported by mining companies on Form EIA-7A.  Capacity utilization is the ratio of total production to annual productive capacity as reported by mining companies on Form EIA-7A.  Excludes silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations except for Pennsylvania anthracite.  Excludes mines producing less than 10,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data.  Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.  See Glossary for listing of other unions.
       Sources: 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."