Annual Coal Report 2014

March 2016

Independent Statistics & Analysis

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U.S. Department of Energy

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Preface

The Annual Coal Report (ACR) provides information about 

U.S. coal production, number of mines, productive 

capacity, recoverable reserves, employment, productivity, 

consumption, stocks, and prices to a wide audience, 

including Congress, Federal and State agencies, the coal 

industry, and the general public. This report is published 

by EIA to fulfill data collection and dissemination 

responsibilities as specified in the Federal Energy 

Administration Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-275), as 

amended.

This report presents annual data on U.S. coal production, 

number of mines, productive capacity, recoverable 

reserves, employment, productivity, consumption, stocks, 

and prices. Coal production, number of mines,

employment, and productivity are based on the U.S. 

Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health 

Administration’s survey form 7000-2, “Quarterly Mine 

Employment and Coal Production Report.” Productive 

capacity, recoverable reserves, and prices are based on 

EIA’s annual survey form EIA-7A, “Annual Survey of Coal 

Production and Preparation.” Consumption and stocks 

are based on various other EIA survey forms.

This report is the 39th annual report on the coal industry

published by EIA and continues the series formerly 

included in the Minerals Yearbook published by the U.S.

Bureau of Mines. All data for 2014 and prior years are 

final. 

The Office of Oil, Gas, and Coal Supply Statistics 

acknowledges the cooperation of the respondents in 

supplying the information published in the Annual Coal 

Report, and appreciates the valuable assistance of State 

coal mining agencies and the U.S. Department of Labor, 

Mine Safety and Health Administration.
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Contents

Contacts ..................................................................................................................................................................................... iii

Preface........................................................................................................................................................................................ iv

Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................................... vii

Coal Production ...........................................................................................................................................................................1

Productive Capacity ...................................................................................................................................................................18

Recoverable Reserves................................................................................................................................................................22

Employment...............................................................................................................................................................................27

Productivity................................................................................................................................................................................33

Domestic Markets......................................................................................................................................................................42

Average Mine Sales Price...........................................................................................................................................................48

Average Consumer Prices..........................................................................................................................................................58
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Tables

1. Coal production and number of mines by state and mine type, 2014 and 2013................................................................2

2. Coal production and number of mines by state, county, and mine type, 2014..................................................................5

3. Underground coal production by state and mining method, 2014.....................................................................................9

4. Coal production by coalbed thickness and mine type, 2014.............................................................................................10

5. Coal production and coalbed thickness by major coalbeds and mine type, 2014 ............................................................11

6. Coal production and number of mines by state and coal rank, 2014 ...............................................................................12

7. Coal production by state, mine type, and union status, 2014 ..........................................................................................13

8. Coal disposition by state, 2014 .........................................................................................................................................14

9. Major U.S. coal mines, 2014..............................................................................................................................................15

10. Major U.S. coal producers, 2014.......................................................................................................................................17

11. Productive capacity of coal mines by state, 2014 and 2013 .............................................................................................19

12. Capacity utilization of coal mines by state, 2014 and 2013..............................................................................................20

13. Productive capacity and capacity utilization of underground coal mines by state and mining method, 2014 ................21

14. Recoverable coal reserves and average recovery percentage at producing mines by state, 2014 and 2013 ..................23

15. Recoverable coal reserves at producing mines, estimated recoverable reserves, and demonstrated reserve base by 

mining method, 2014 ................................................................................................................................................................24

16. Recoverable coal reserves and average recovery percentage at producing underground coal mines by state and 

mining method, 2014 ................................................................................................................................................................25

17. Recoverable coal reserves and average recovery percentage at producing U.S. mines by mine production range and 

mine type, 2014.........................................................................................................................................................................26

18. Average number of employees by state and mine type, 2014 and 2013 .........................................................................28

19. Average number of employees at underground and surface mines by state and mine production range, 2014............29

20. Average number of employees at underground and surface mines by state and union status, 2014 .............................32

21. Coal productivity by state and mine type, 2014 and 2013 ...............................................................................................34

22. Underground coal mining productivity by state and mining method, 2014.....................................................................37

23. Coal mining productivity by state, mine type, and mine production range, 2014 ...........................................................38

24. Coal mining productivity by state, mine type, and union status, 2014.............................................................................41

25. Coal consumers in the manufacturing and coke sectors, 2014 ........................................................................................43

26. U.S. coal consumption by end use sector, census division, and state, 2014 and 2013 ....................................................44

27. Year-end coal stocks by sector, census division, and state, 2014 and 2013 .....................................................................46

28. Average sales price of coal by state and mine type, 2014 and 2013 ................................................................................49

29. Average sales price of coal by state and underground mining method, 2014..................................................................50

30. Average sales price of coal by state, county, and number of mines, 2014.......................................................................51

31. Average sales price of coal by state and coal rank, 2014..................................................................................................55

32. Average sales price of coal by mine production range and mine type, 2014 ...................................................................56

33. Average sales price of U.S. coal by state and disposition, 2014 .......................................................................................57

34. Average price of coal delivered to end use sector by census division and state, 2014 and 2013 ....................................59
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Executive Summary

Production

In 2014, U.S. coal production marked an increase of 1.5% 

year over year to surpass 1.0 billion short tons, reversing 

a trend shown in 2013, when domestic coal production fell 

below one billion short tons for the first time since 1993. 

The number of producing mines in the United States 

continued its declining trend, falling to 985 mines, 

representing a decline of 7.2% from 2013. 

Regional coal production patterns in 2014 changed 

moderately when compared 2013. Only the Appalachian 

region showed a decline in coal production, while both the 

Interior and Western regions increased their production in 

2014. 

In 2014, coal production in the Appalachian region 

declined by a modest 2.7 million short tons (1.0%), despite 

a large decrease of 22.3 million short tons in 2013. Coal 

production in West Virginia, the largest coal producing 

state in the Appalachian region, stayed approximately flat 

at 112.2 million short tons in 2014, with production in 

northern West Virginia (increase of 6.5 million short tons) 

and southern West Virginia (decrease of 7.0 million short 

tons) heading in opposite directions. The largest 

statewide production decline in the Appalachian region in 

2014 occurred in Kentucky, which decreased by 3.0 million 

short tons. 

Coal production in the Interior region increased for the 

fifth year in a row to 188.6 million short tons in 2014, an 

increase of 5.6 million short tons (3.1%) over the prior 

year. Illinois, the largest coal-producing state in the 

Interior region, increased production by 5.8 million short 

tons (11.2%) to 58.0 million short tons, its largest 

production total since 1992. 

Coal production in the total Western region increased in 

2014 by 12.6 million short tons to 542.8 million short tons,

after declining by 13.0 million shorts tons in 2013. 

Wyoming, the largest coal producing state in the region, 

as well as the United States, increased production by 7.7 

million short tons in 2014 to 395.7 million short tons. 

Montana continued its upward trend by producing 44.6 

million tons, 5.5% more than the prior year.

Productive Capacity

Productive capacity is the maximum amount of coal that 

can be produced annually, as reported by mining 

companies. In 2014, the productive capacity of U.S. coal 

mines decreased for the third year in a row, reaching 

1,243.7 million short tons, a decline of 0.7% from the prior 

year. Some of the notable declines in productive capacity 

occurred in several states: Tennessee (38.9%), Alabama 

(14.5%), and Missouri (14.9%). Alternatively, Illinois had 

the largest improvement in productive capacity, 

increasing by 8.9%. 

Capacity utilization at underground mines and surface 

mines in 2014 increased by 0.45 and 2.37 percentage 

points, respectively. The overall capacity utilization across 

all mines increased by 1.79 percentage points to a level of 

80.1%. 

Employment and Productivity 

The total number of employees at U.S. coal mines in 2014 

continued to decline, reaching 74,931 employees, a 

decrease of 6.8% from the prior year. This is the lowest 

average number of mine employees since 2004. The 

average total number of employees at underground mines 

and surface mines declined by 6.4% and 7.3%, 

respectively. West Virginia had the largest decline in the 

average number of employees this year, declining by 

1,951 employees (9.6%), despite only a small reduction 

(0.5%) in statewide total coal production. 

While there were fewer coal mine employees in the 

United States in 2014, the average production per 

employee hour increased by 7.6% to 5.96 short tons per 

employee hour. 
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Consumption

Coal consumption in 2014 declined slightly from the 2013 

level. A total of 917.7 million short tons of coal was 

consumed in 2014, a decline of 0.7%, or 6.7 million short 

tons, from the prior year. Electric power sector coal 

consumption decreased by 6.4 million short tons to 851.6 

million short tons. Coal consumption in the other 

industrial, coke, and commercial and institutional sectors 

was 66.1 million short tons in 2014, almost the same as 

the prior year.

Stocks

U.S. coal stocks ended 2014 at 198.0 million short tons, a 

decrease of 1.2% from the prior year. Stocks in the electric 

power sector increased by 3.8 million short tons to 151.8 

million short tons at the end of 2014. In contrast, coal 

stocks held by the other industrial, coke, and commercial 

and institutional sectors declined by 6.2 million short tons 

to 46.2 million short tons at the end of 2014.

Sales Price 

The total average sales price of coal from U.S. mines in 

2014 was $34.83 per short ton, a decrease of 6.5%, 

marking the third consecutive year since 2011 of declining 

average prices. The average sales price of coal from 

surface mines and underground mines declined by 6.8% 

and 6.6%, respectively, to $22.82 and $56.97 per short 

ton. Overall, many of the largest price declines in 2014 

occurred in the Appalachian region, with noteworthy 

declines listed below:

• Average sales price in Virginia ($78.44 per short ton) 

decreased by 16.0%, a cumulative decline of 42% from the 

2011 average sales price. 

• Average sales price in West Virginia ($65.67 per short 

ton) decreased by 13.1%.

• Average sales price in Oklahoma ($44.98 per short ton) 

decreased by 23.4%.

• Average sales price in Pennsylvania ($61.82 per short 

ton) decreased by 9.3%.
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Table 1. Coal Production and Number of Mines by State and Mine Type, 2014 and 2013

(thousand short tons)

2014 2013 Percent Change

Coal-Producing

State and Region1 Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production

Alabama 36 16,363 39 18,620 -7.7 -12.1

 Underground 7 12,516 8 13,515 -12.5 -7.4

 Surface 29 3,847 31 5,105 -6.5 -24.7

Alaska 1 1,502 1 1,632 - -8.0

 Surface 1 1,502 1 1,632 - -8.0

Arizona 1 8,051 1 7,603 - 5.9

 Surface 1 8,051 1 7,603 - 5.9

Arkansas 2 94 2 59 - 60.5

 Underground 1 87 1 55 - 59.3

 Surface 1 7 1 4 - 76.2

Colorado 10 24,007 10 24,236 - -0.9

 Underground 6 18,123 6 19,416 - -6.7

 Surface 4 5,884 4 4,820 - 22.1

Illinois 22 57,969 24 52,147 -8.3 11.2

 Underground 13 52,713 15 46,447 -13.3 13.5

 Surface 9 5,256 9 5,701 - -7.8

Indiana 29 39,267 27 39,102 7.4 0.4

 Underground 9 18,105 9 16,837 - 7.5

 Surface 20 21,162 18 22,265 11.1 -5.0

Kansas 2 66 1 22 100.0 199.6

 Surface 2 66 1 22 100.0 199.6

Kentucky Total 252 77,335 270 80,380 -6.7 -3.8

 Underground 93 52,807 98 54,620 -5.1 -3.3

 Surface 159 24,527 172 25,759 -7.6 -4.8

Kentucky (East) 231 37,390 246 39,501 -6.1 -5.3

 Underground 80 18,414 86 19,573 -7.0 -5.9

 Surface 151 18,976 160 19,928 -5.6 -4.8

Kentucky (West) 21 39,945 24 40,879 -12.5 -2.3

 Underground 13 34,393 12 35,047 8.3 -1.9

 Surface 8 5,551 12 5,832 -33.3 -4.8

Louisiana 2 2,605 2 2,810 - -7.3

 Surface 2 2,605 2 2,810 - -7.3

Maryland 20 1,978 21 1,925 -4.8 2.7

 Underground 2 718 3 670 -33.3 7.1

 Surface 18 1,260 18 1,255 - 0.4

Mississippi 2 3,737 2 3,575 - 4.5

 Surface 2 3,737 2 3,575 - 4.5

Missouri 1 363 1 414 - -12.3

 Surface 1 363 1 414 - -12.3

Montana 6 44,562 6 42,231 - 5.5

 Underground 1 7,902 1 8,683 - -9.0

 Surface 5 36,660 5 33,549 - 9.3

New Mexico 3 21,963 4 21,969 -25.0 s

 Underground 1 8,800 1 5,989 - 46.9

 Surface 2 13,164 3 15,979 -33.3 -17.6

North Dakota 4 29,157 4 27,639 - 5.5

 Surface 4 29,157 4 27,639 - 5.5

Ohio 28 22,252 31 25,113 -9.7 -11.4

 Underground 11 15,550 10 17,426 10.0 -10.8

 Surface 17 6,703 21 7,687 -19.1 -12.8

Oklahoma 6 904 9 1,136 -33.3 -20.4

 Underground 1 398 2 443 -50.0 -10.2

 Surface 5 506 7 692 -28.6 -26.9

Pennsylvania Total 222 60,910 229 54,009 -3.1 12.8

 Underground 51 52,912 52 45,164 -1.9 17.2

 Surface 171 7,998 177 8,844 -3.4 -9.6

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2014 2013 Percent Change

Coal-Producing

State and Region1 Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production

Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 61 1,833 65 2,060 -6.2 -11.0

 Underground 8 93 11 95 -27.3 -2.2

 Surface 53 1,740 54 1,965 -1.9 -11.4

Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 161 59,076 164 51,949 -1.8 13.7

 Underground 43 52,819 41 45,069 4.9 17.2

 Surface 118 6,258 123 6,880 -4.1 -9.0

Tennessee 7 839 11 1,098 -36.4 -23.6

 Underground 3 622 4 731 -25.0 -15.0

 Surface 4 218 7 368 -42.9 -40.8

Texas 16 43,654 11 42,851 45.5 1.9

 Surface 16 43,654 11 42,851 45.5 1.9

Utah 8 17,934 9 16,977 -11.1 5.6

 Underground 7 17,379 8 16,236 -12.5 7.0

 Surface 1 555 1 741 - -25.1

Virginia 69 15,059 82 16,619 -15.9 -9.4

 Underground 38 11,067 48 12,190 -20.8 -9.2

 Surface 31 3,992 34 4,429 -8.8 -9.9

West Virginia Total 191 112,187 218 112,786 -12.4 -0.5

 Underground 100 81,636 128 78,819 -21.9 3.6

 Surface 91 30,551 90 33,967 1.1 -10.1

West Virginia (Northern) 32 48,858 32 42,390 - 15.3

 Underground 17 47,520 18 40,871 -5.6 16.3

 Surface 15 1,339 14 1,519 7.1 -11.9

West Virginia (Southern) 159 63,329 186 70,396 -14.5 -10.0

 Underground 83 34,116 110 37,949 -24.6 -10.1

 Surface 76 29,213 76 32,448 - -10.0

Wyoming 18 395,665 17 387,924 5.9 2.0

 Underground 1 3,370 1 4,443 - -24.2

 Surface 17 392,295 16 383,481 6.3 2.3

Appalachia Total 804 266,979 877 269,672 -8.3 -1.0

 Underground 292 193,434 339 188,090 -13.9 2.8

 Surface 512 73,545 538 81,582 -4.8 -9.9

Appalachia Central 466 116,617 525 127,615 -11.2 -8.6

 Underground 204 64,219 248 70,443 -17.7 -8.8

 Surface 262 52,399 277 57,172 -5.4 -8.4

Appalachia Northern 302 133,998 313 123,437 -3.5 8.6

 Underground 81 116,699 83 104,131 -2.4 12.1

 Surface 221 17,299 230 19,305 -3.9 -10.4

Appalachia Southern 36 16,363 39 18,620 -7.7 -12.1

 Underground 7 12,516 8 13,515 -12.5 -7.4

 Surface 29 3,847 31 5,105 -6.5 -24.7

Interior Region Total 103 188,604 103 182,994 - 3.1

 Underground 37 105,697 39 98,829 -5.1 7.0

 Surface 66 82,908 64 84,165 3.1 -1.5

Illinois Basin 72 137,181 75 132,128 -4.0 3.8

 Underground 35 105,212 36 98,331 -2.8 7.0

 Surface 37 31,969 39 33,797 -5.1 -5.4

Other Interior 31 51,423 28 50,866 10.7 1.1

 Underground 2 485 3 498 -33.3 -2.6

 Surface 29 50,938 25 50,368 16.0 1.1

Western Region Total 51 542,842 52 530,210 -1.9 2.4

 Underground 16 55,573 17 54,766 -5.9 1.5

 Surface 35 487,269 35 475,444 - 2.5

Powder River Basin 16 418,156 16 407,567 - 2.6

 Surface 16 418,156 16 407,567 - 2.6

Uinta Basin 14 40,122 16 39,520 -12.5 1.5

 Underground 11 34,522 13 34,917 -15.4 -1.1

 Surface 3 5,601 3 4,604 - 21.7

Other Western 21 84,563 20 83,123 5.0 1.7

 Underground 5 21,052 4 19,850 25.0 6.1

 Surface 16 63,512 16 63,273 - 0.4

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2014 2013 Percent Change

Coal-Producing

State and Region1 Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production

East of Mississippi River 878 407,897 954 405,375 -8.0 0.6

West of Mississippi River 80 590,528 78 577,501 2.6 2.3

U.S. Subtotal 958 998,425 1,032 982,876 -7.2 1.6

Refuse Recovery 27 1,624 29 1,966 -6.9 -17.4

U.S. Total 985 1,000,049 1,061 984,842 -7.2 1.5

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see the Glossary.

- = No data reported.

s = Absolute percentage less than 0.05 or value is less than 0.5 of the table metric.

Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 2. Coal Production and Number of Mines by State, County, and Mine Type, 2014

(thousand short tons)

Underground Surface Total

Coal-Producing

State and County Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production

Alabama 7 12,516 29 3,847 36 16,363

 Bibb - - 1 72 1 72

 Franklin - - 2 141 2 141

 Jefferson 3 4,315 7 1,154 10 5,469

 Shelby 1 165 2 122 3 286

 Tuscaloosa 2 7,947 4 366 6 8,313

 Walker 1 90 11 1,559 12 1,650

 Winston - - 2 432 2 432

Alaska - - 1 1,502 1 1,502

 Denali - - 1 1,502 1 1,502

Arizona - - 1 8,051 1 8,051

 Navajo - - 1 8,051 1 8,051

Arkansas 1 87 1 7 2 94

 Sebastian 1 87 1 7 2 94

Colorado 6 18,123 4 5,884 10 24,007

 Delta 1 2,408 - - 1 2,408

 Gunnison 1 6,193 - - 1 6,193

 La Plata 1 971 - - 1 971

 Las Animas 1 10 - - 1 10

 Moffat - - 2 4,425 2 4,425

 Montrose - - 1 284 1 284

 Rio Blanco 1 1,883 1 1,175 2 3,058

 Routt 1 6,659 - - 1 6,659

Illinois 13 52,713 9 5,256 22 57,969

 Franklin 1 9,098 - - 1 9,098

 Gallatin - - 1 1,919 1 1,919

 Hamilton 1 1,737 - - 1 1,737

 Jackson - - 1 15 1 15

 Macoupin 1 1,634 - - 1 1,634

 Montgomery 1 5,565 - - 1 5,565

 Perry 1 3,176 3 495 4 3,671

 Randolph 1 2,479 2 1,183 3 3,661

 Saline 3 13,272 1 794 4 14,066

 Sangamon 1 2,141 - - 1 2,141

 Wabash - - 1 849 1 849

 Washington 1 4,557 - - 1 4,557

 White 1 2,573 - - 1 2,573

 Williamson 1 6,482 - - 1 6,482

Indiana 9 18,105 20 21,162 29 39,267

 Clay - - 1 335 1 335

 Daviess - - 2 1,128 2 1,128

 Dubois - - 2 1,402 2 1,402

 Gibson 3 7,610 3 2,641 6 10,252

 Greene 1 96 - - 1 96

 Knox 3 6,028 2 246 5 6,273

 Pike 1 1,321 4 1,785 5 3,107

 Sullivan 1 3,050 1 8,446 2 11,496

 Vigo - - 1 4 1 4

 Warrick - - 4 5,174 4 5,174

Kansas - - 2 66 2 66

 Bourbon - - 1 17 1 17

 Linn - - 1 50 1 50

Kentucky 93 52,807 159 24,527 252 77,335

 Bell 5 678 9 740 14 1,418

 Breathitt - - 5 759 5 759

 Clay - - 2 149 2 149

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Underground Surface Total

Coal-Producing

State and County Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production

 Daviess - - 2 324 2 324

 Elliott - - 1 9 1 9

 Floyd 11 1,507 9 1,009 20 2,517

 Harlan 12 3,184 8 1,562 20 4,746

 Hopkins 4 11,995 - - 4 11,995

 Johnson - - 4 203 4 203

 Knott 4 1,958 6 597 10 2,554

 Knox 3 47 6 518 9 565

 Laurel - - 3 19 3 19

 Lawrence 1 358 7 422 8 780

 Lee - - 1 2 1 2

 Leslie 3 610 4 659 7 1,269

 Letcher 6 964 12 785 18 1,749

 Magoffin - - 4 1,204 4 1,204

 Martin 3 1,729 5 491 8 2,220

 Mclean 1 221 - - 1 221

 Muhlenberg 2 3,626 - - 2 3,626

 Ohio 2 3,153 5 5,188 7 8,341

 Perry 5 2,294 16 4,722 21 7,016

 Pike 26 4,961 37 4,579 63 9,539

 Rockcastle - - 1 44 1 44

 Union 3 12,978 - - 3 12,978

 Webster 1 2,421 1 39 2 2,460

 Whitley 1 125 10 488 11 612

 Wolfe - - 1 16 1 16

Louisiana - - 2 2,605 2 2,605

 De Soto - - 1 2,456 1 2,456

 Natchitoches - - 1 148 1 148

Maryland 2 718 18 1,260 20 1,978

 Allegany 1 426 9 980 10 1,405

 Garrett 1 292 9 281 10 572

Mississippi - - 2 3,737 2 3,737

 Choctaw - - 1 2,891 1 2,891

 Kemper - - 1 846 1 846

Missouri - - 1 363 1 363

 Bates - - 1 363 1 363

Montana 1 7,902 5 36,660 6 44,562

 Big Horn - - 3 27,308 3 27,308

 Musselshell 1 7,902 - - 1 7,902

 Richland - - 1 334 1 334

 Rosebud - - 1 9,018 1 9,018

New Mexico 1 8,800 2 13,164 3 21,963

 Mckinley - - 1 8,441 1 8,441

 San Juan 1 8,800 1 4,723 2 13,522

North Dakota - - 4 29,157 4 29,157

 Mclean - - 1 7,986 1 7,986

 Mercer - - 2 17,196 2 17,196

 Oliver - - 1 3,976 1 3,976

Ohio 11 15,550 17 6,703 28 22,252

 Belmont 1 4,696 1 336 2 5,032

 Carroll 2 385 - - 2 385

 Guernsey - - 1 253 1 253

 Harrison 2 1,235 3 2,032 5 3,267

 Jackson - - 2 81 2 81

 Jefferson 2 582 3 1,140 5 1,722

 Monroe 1 6,685 - - 1 6,685

 Noble - - 1 423 1 423

 Perry 2 1,757 1 642 3 2,399

 Stark - - 1 415 1 415

 Tuscarawas 1 210 2 1,097 3 1,307

 Vinton - - 2 284 2 284

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Underground Surface Total

Coal-Producing

State and County Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production

Oklahoma 1 398 5 506 6 904

 Haskell - - 2 73 2 73

 Le Flore 1 398 1 182 2 580

 Nowata - - 1 249 1 249

 Okmulgee - - 1 2 1 2

Pennsylvania 51 52,912 171 7,998 222 60,910

 Allegheny - - 2 10 2 10

 Armstrong 8 1,998 3 96 11 2,093

 Beaver 1 286 - - 1 286

 Bedford - - 1 156 1 156

 Blair - - 1 19 1 19

 Butler - - 1 60 1 60

 Cambria 2 630 7 474 9 1,104

 Carbon - - 1 41 1 41

 Centre - - 1 98 1 98

 Clarion - - 3 95 3 95

 Clearfield 3 1,165 36 1,802 39 2,967

 Columbia - - 3 46 3 46

 Dauphin 1 10 - - 1 10

 Elk - - 4 88 4 88

 Fayette - - 5 116 5 116

 Greene 5 29,862 1 142 6 30,004

 Huntingdon - - 1 4 1 4

 Indiana 11 2,856 16 313 27 3,168

 Jefferson 1 112 7 856 8 968

 Lackawanna - - 2 6 2 6

 Luzerne - - 5 400 5 400

 Lycoming - - 1 191 1 191

 Mercer - - 1 56 1 56

 Northumberland 2 13 10 217 12 229

 Schuylkill 5 71 32 1,031 37 1,101

 Somerset 9 2,057 17 833 26 2,890

 Venango - - 1 8 1 8

 Washington 2 13,727 3 658 5 14,385

 Westmoreland 1 126 6 184 7 310

Tennessee 3 622 4 218 7 839

 Campbell - - 3 98 3 98

 Claiborne 3 622 1 120 4 742

Texas - - 16 43,654 16 43,654

 Atascosa - - 1 2,256 1 2,256

 Freestone - - 1 3,270 1 3,270

 Harrison - - 2 4,465 2 4,465

 Hopkins - - 1 15 1 15

 Lee - - 1 7,527 1 7,527

 Leon - - 1 5,258 1 5,258

 Limestone - - 1 9,460 1 9,460

 Maverick - - 1 1 1 1

 Panola - - 2 4,977 2 4,977

 Robertson - - 1 1,959 1 1,959

 Rusk - - 2 3,887 2 3,887

 Titus - - 2 579 2 579

Utah 7 17,379 1 555 8 17,934

 Carbon 4 7,695 - - 4 7,695

 Emery 2 3,145 - - 2 3,145

 Kane - - 1 555 1 555

 Sevier 1 6,539 - - 1 6,539

Virginia 38 11,067 31 3,992 69 15,059

 Buchanan 20 5,747 11 1,476 31 7,224

 Dickenson 8 2,820 6 645 14 3,466

 Russell - - 1 280 1 280

 Tazewell 2 562 4 762 6 1,325

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Underground Surface Total

Coal-Producing

State and County Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production

 Wise 8 1,937 9 828 17 2,765

West Virginia 100 81,636 91 30,551 191 112,187

 Barbour 1 1,017 1 10 2 1,026

 Boone 13 5,862 12 7,974 25 13,836

 Fayette 3 1,379 4 2,570 7 3,950

 Greenbrier 4 465 5 742 9 1,207

 Harrison 1 412 3 22 4 434

 Kanawha 5 6,193 9 3,961 14 10,155

 Logan 9 4,924 12 7,308 21 12,232

 Marion 2 13,271 3 170 5 13,441

 Marshall 2 16,964 - - 2 16,964

 Mcdowell 22 2,161 17 1,169 39 3,330

 Mercer - - 1 224 1 224

 Mineral - - 2 6 2 6

 Mingo 7 1,510 5 3,134 12 4,645

 Monongalia 3 4,197 2 56 5 4,253

 Nicholas 3 619 1 33 4 652

 Ohio 1 5,627 - - 1 5,627

 Raleigh 9 4,133 6 2,017 15 6,150

 Taylor 1 2,713 1 - 2 2,714

 Tucker 1 1,921 1 5 2 1,926

 Upshur 1 378 1 27 2 405

 Wayne 1 2,308 1 21 2 2,329

 Webster 4 1,020 1 1,043 5 2,062

 Wyoming 7 4,561 3 58 10 4,620

Wyoming 1 3,370 17 392,295 18 395,665

 Campbell - - 11 348,183 11 348,183

 Converse - - 1 33,647 1 33,647

 Hot Springs - - 1 13 1 13

 Lincoln - - 1 4,399 1 4,399

 Sweetwater 1 3,370 2 6,008 3 9,378

 Uinta - - 1 45 1 45

U.S. Subtotal 345 354,704 613 643,721 958 998,425

Refuse Recovery - - - - 27 1,624

U.S. Total 345 354,704 613 643,721 985 1,000,049

- = No data reported.

Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 3. Underground Coal Production by State and Mining Method, 2014

(thousand short tons)

Coal-Producing State and Region1 Continuous2

Conventional and

Other3 Longwall4 Total

Alabama 435 - 12,081 12,516

Arkansas 87 - - 87

Colorado 971 10 17,142 18,123

Illinois 16,944 1,634 34,136 52,713

Indiana 18,105 - - 18,105

Kentucky Total 49,882 2,926 - 52,807

 Kentucky (East) 17,989 425 - 18,414

 Kentucky (West) 31,893 2,501 - 34,393

Maryland 718 - - 718

Montana - - 7,902 7,902

New Mexico - - 8,800 8,800

Ohio 4,157 11 11,381 15,550

Oklahoma 398 - - 398

Pennsylvania Total 10,857 83 41,971 52,912

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 47 46 - 93

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 10,810 37 41,971 52,819

Tennessee 622 - - 622

Utah 2,067 - 15,312 17,379

Virginia 6,961 64 4,042 11,067

West Virginia Total 30,371 450 50,816 81,636

 West Virginia (Northern) 3,744 412 43,364 47,520

 West Virginia (Southern) 26,626 38 7,452 34,116

Wyoming - - 3,370 3,370

Appalachia Total 72,110 1,034 120,291 193,434

 Appalachia Central 52,197 527 11,494 64,219

 Appalachia Northern 19,477 507 96,715 116,699

 Appalachia Southern 435 - 12,081 12,516

Interior Region Total 67,426 4,135 34,136 105,697

 Illinois Basin 66,941 4,135 34,136 105,212

 Other Interior 485 - - 485

Western Region Total 3,038 10 52,526 55,573

 Uinta Basin 2,067 - 32,455 34,522

 Other Western 971 10 20,071 21,052

East of Mississippi River 139,051 5,168 154,426 298,646

West of Mississippi River 3,523 10 52,526 56,058

U.S. Total 142,574 5,178 206,952 354,704

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see the Glossary.

2 Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by continuous mining methods.

3 Mines that: 1. produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by conventional mining methods, 2. produce coal using shortwall, scoop loading, hand loading, or other methods, 3. have a 50/50 percent

continuous/conventional split in mining methods, or 4. produce less than 25,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data.

4 Mines that have any production from the longwall mining method. A typical longwall mining operation uses 80 percent longwall mining and 20 percent continuous mining.

- = No data reported.

Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation,' and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly

Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 4. Coal Production by Coalbed Thickness and Mine Type, 2014

(thousand short tons)

Coal Thickness (inches) Underground Surface Total

Under 7 - 922 922

7 - Under 13 - 2,518 2,518

13 - Under 19 343 6,236 6,579

19 - Under 25 197 11,075 11,273

25 - Under 31 2,693 10,632 13,324

31 - Under 37 15,604 14,557 30,161

37 - Under 43 20,075 13,504 33,580

43 - Under 49 21,795 12,769 34,563

49 - Under 55 16,584 18,910 35,494

55 - Under 61 39,080 8,742 47,822

61 - Under 67 41,196 11,101 52,297

67 - Under 73 24,385 13,841 38,225

73 - Under 79 54,655 5,569 60,224

79 - Under 85 25,525 2,693 28,218

85 - Under 91 20,734 5,431 26,166

91 - Under 97 18,995 3,095 22,090

97 - Under 103 2,514 1,470 3,984

103 - Under 109 10,074 7,392 17,466

109 - Under 115 335 11,886 12,220

115 - 120 18,318 11,495 29,813

Over 120 21,236 467,992 489,229

Unknown * 367 1,890 3,880

U.S. Total 354,704 643,721 1,000,049

* Includes mines with production of less than 25,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data, and refuse recovery.

- = No data reported.

Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation,' and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly

Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 5. Coal Production and Coalbed Thickness by Major Coalbeds and Mine Type, 2014

Production (thousand short tons) Thickness (inches)

Coalbed ID Number1

Coalbed Name Underground Surface Total Average2 Low High

1699 Wyodak - 357,667 357,667 774 160 900

0212 Pittsburgh 57,806 561 58,368 81 11 108

0489 No. 9 45,919 11,551 57,470 63 24 81

0484 Herrin (Illinois No. 6) 52,726 3,238 55,964 72 46 85

0036 Pittsburgh 34,687 3,073 37,760 72 18 84

1696 Anderson-Dietz 1-Dietz 2 - 19,556 19,556 926 660 960

1569 Beulah-Zap - 17,085 17,085 195 114 210

0084 Lower Kittanning 8,096 5,140 13,236 56 10 95

1808 Rosebud - 12,756 12,756 250 186 276

1787 Roland - 12,094 12,094 464 384 495

1701 Smith - 12,069 12,069 912 912 912

0280 Blue Creek 11,738 190 11,928 50 12 52

1570 Hagel - 10,769 10,769 137 135 144

1488 Fruitland No. 8 8,800 1,322 10,122 156 64 162

0344 Pocahontas No. 3 9,840 - 9,840 61 35 84

0103 Stockton-Lewiston 3,082 6,293 9,375 73 10 125

0111 Coalburg 510 8,648 9,158 71 5 124

0204 Mammoth 7,902 25 7,927 108 50 108

0168 Lower Elkhorn 6,233 985 7,218 45 16 76

1003 Menefee Formation 971 6,246 7,217 103 17 113

0506 No. 6 6,470 381 6,851 81 45 89

0176 Eagle 5,940 780 6,719 40 19 50

1750 Wadge 6,659 - 6,659 121 121 121

1847 Upper Hiawatha 6,539 - 6,539 120 120 120

1756 E 6,193 - 6,193 120 120 120

Major Coalbeds Total 280,111 490,428 770,539 447 5 960

Other Coalbeds 74,227 151,403 225,630 81 4 540

Unknown * 367 1,890 3,880 NA NA NA

U.S. Total 354,704 643,721 1,000,049 363 - 960

1 The coalbed ID number is a unique code assigned by EIA to each correlated coalbed or to coal-bearing geologic formations, coal groups, or coal zones. See Coalbed name discussion in note below.

2 Average thickness is the bed thickness weighted by bed production.

* Includes mines with production of less than 25,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data, and refuse recovery.

- = No data reported.

NA = Not Available.

Note: This table lists the top 25 producing coalbeds. The category 'Other Coalbeds' includes all coalbeds from which less than 8.0 million short tons were produced during the year. In some regions, coalbeds are

characteristically discontinuous or uncorrelatable from one location to another, and production is identified by the geological formations, coal groups, or coal zones of the native rock where the coalbeds occur.

These types of coalbeds are found primarily in the Rocky Mountain States and even in the Gulf Coast lignite belt. Coalbeds of these types are also included in 'Other Coalbeds,' even though production may exceed

8.0 million short tons. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. The coalbed name given is the name most commonly used in the State having the greatest production from that

coalbed. The States having greatest production for each coalbed are Alabama (coalbed 0280); Colorado (1750); Illinois (0484); Indiana (0483); Eastern Kentucky (0100, 0135, 0142, 0151, and 0168); Western

Kentucky (0489); Montana (1699 and 1808); New Mexico (1488); North Dakota (1569); Pennsylvania (0036 and 0071); West Virginia (0084, 00103, 0111, 0121, 0157, and 0176); and Wyoming (1697, 1699, and

1787). In some other States where these are major producing beds, the following alternative coalbed names are also used: 0084, No.5 (Ohio); 0111, Peach Orchard (Eastern Kentucky); 0121, Quakertown

(Pennsylvania); 0157, Windrock (Tennessee); Phillips (Virginia); Chilton (West Virginia); 0142, Lower Splint (Virginia); 0151, Jellico (Tennessee); Taggert (Virginia); Cedar Grove (West Virginia); 0157, Elkhorn No. 1

(East Kentucky); Rich Mountain (Tennessee); 0168, Imboden (Virginia); No. 2 Gas (West Virginia); 0176, Middle Eagle (West Virginia); 0484, No. 11 (Western Kentucky); 0489, No. 5 (Illinois and Indiana).

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation,' and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly

Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 6. Coal Production and Number of Mines by State and Coal Rank, 2014

(thousand short tons)

Bituminous Subbituminous Lignite Anthracite Total

Coal-Producing

State and Region1

Number of

Mines Production

Number of

Mines Production

Number of

Mines Production

Number of

Mines Production

Number of

Mines Production

Alabama 36 16,363 - - - - - - 36 16,363

Alaska - - 1 1,502 - - - - 1 1,502

Arizona 1 8,051 - - - - - - 1 8,051

Arkansas 2 94 - - - - - - 2 94

Colorado 8 19,582 2 4,425 - - - - 10 24,007

Illinois 22 57,969 - - - - - - 22 57,969

Indiana 29 39,267 - - - - - - 29 39,267

Kansas 2 66 - - - - - - 2 66

Kentucky Total 252 77,335 - - - - - - 252 77,335

 Kentucky (East) 231 37,390 - - - - - - 231 37,390

 Kentucky (West) 21 39,945 - - - - - - 21 39,945

Louisiana - - - - 2 2,605 - - 2 2,605

Maryland 20 1,978 - - - - - - 20 1,978

Mississippi - - - - 2 3,737 - - 2 3,737

Missouri 1 363 - - - - - - 1 363

Montana 1 7,902 4 36,326 1 334 - - 6 44,562

New Mexico 2 17,240 1 4,723 - - - - 3 21,963

North Dakota - - - - 4 29,157 - - 4 29,157

Ohio 28 22,252 - - - - - - 28 22,252

Oklahoma 6 904 - - - - - - 6 904

Pennsylvania Total 161 59,076 - - - - 61 1,833 222 60,910

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) - - - - - - 61 1,833 61 1,833

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 161 59,076 - - - - - - 161 59,076

Tennessee 7 839 - - - - - - 7 839

Texas - - - - 16 43,654 - - 16 43,654

Utah 8 17,934 - - - - - - 8 17,934

Virginia 69 15,059 - - - - - - 69 15,059

West Virginia Total 191 112,187 - - - - - - 191 112,187

 West Virginia (Northern) 32 48,858 - - - - - - 32 48,858

 West Virginia (Southern) 159 63,329 - - - - - - 159 63,329

Wyoming 1 4,018 17 391,647 - - - - 18 395,665

Appalachia Total 743 265,146 - - - - 61 1,833 804 266,979

 Appalachia Central 466 116,617 - - - - - - 466 116,617

 Appalachia Northern 241 132,165 - - - - 61 1,833 302 133,998

 Appalachia Southern 36 16,363 - - - - - - 36 16,363

Interior Region Total 83 138,608 - - 20 49,996 - - 103 188,604

 Illinois Basin 72 137,181 - - - - - - 72 137,181

 Other Interior 11 1,427 - - 20 49,996 - - 31 51,423

Western Region Total 21 74,727 25 438,624 5 29,491 - - 51 542,842

 Powder River Basin - - 16 418,156 - - - - 16 418,156

 Uinta Basin 12 35,697 2 4,425 - - - - 14 40,122

 Other Western 9 39,030 7 16,042 5 29,491 - - 21 84,563

East of Mississippi River 815 402,327 - - 2 3,737 61 1,833 878 407,897

West of Mississippi River 32 76,155 25 438,624 23 75,750 - - 80 590,528

U.S. Subtotal 847 478,481 25 438,624 25 79,487 61 1,833 958 998,425

Refuse Recovery 20 1,510 - - - - 7 114 27 1,624

U.S. Total 867 479,991 25 438,624 25 79,487 68 1,947 985 1,000,049

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see Glossary.

- = No data reported.

Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation,' and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly

Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 7. Coal Production by State, Mine Type, and Union Status, 2014

(thousand short tons)

Union Nonunion Total

Coal-Producing

State and Region1 Underground Surface Underground Surface Underground Surface

Alabama 12,081 327 435 3,486 12,516 3,813

Alaska - 1,502 - - - 1,502

Arizona - 8,051 - - - 8,051

Arkansas - - 87 - 87 -

Colorado 1,883 2,227 16,231 3,657 18,113 5,884

Illinois - - 52,713 5,241 52,713 5,241

Indiana - - 18,105 21,149 18,105 21,149

Kansas - - - 50 - 50

Kentucky Total 2,919 - 49,788 23,967 52,707 23,967

 Kentucky (East) 187 - 18,127 18,430 18,314 18,430

 Kentucky (West) 2,732 - 31,661 5,537 34,393 5,537

Louisiana - - - 2,605 - 2,605

Maryland - - 718 1,205 718 1,205

Mississippi - - - 3,737 - 3,737

Missouri - - - 363 - 363

Montana - 19,322 7,902 17,338 7,902 36,660

New Mexico 8,800 4,723 - 8,441 8,800 13,164

North Dakota - 6,739 - 22,418 - 29,157

Ohio 4,696 - 10,842 6,671 15,538 6,671

Oklahoma - - 398 495 398 495

Pennsylvania Total 15,919 565 36,862 6,701 52,782 7,266

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) - 489 - 984 - 1,474

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 15,919 76 36,862 5,717 52,782 5,792

Tennessee - - 622 217 622 217

Texas - 29,700 - 13,934 - 43,634

Utah 2,089 - 15,290 555 17,379 555

Virginia 376 - 10,626 3,908 11,002 3,908

West Virginia Total 37,469 3,061 44,117 27,192 81,586 30,253

 West Virginia (Northern) 33,102 - 14,418 1,264 47,520 1,264

 West Virginia (Southern) 4,367 3,061 29,699 25,928 34,066 28,989

Wyoming 3,370 6,390 - 385,893 3,370 392,282

Appalachia Total 70,728 3,953 122,349 67,812 193,077 71,765

 Appalachia Central 4,930 3,061 59,073 48,484 64,004 51,545

 Appalachia Northern 53,717 565 62,840 15,842 116,557 16,407

 Appalachia Southern 12,081 327 435 3,486 12,516 3,813

Interior Region Total 2,732 29,700 102,965 53,110 105,697 82,811

 Illinois Basin 2,732 - 102,480 31,927 105,212 31,927

 Other Interior - 29,700 485 21,184 485 50,884

Western Region Total 16,141 48,953 39,422 438,302 55,563 487,256

 Powder River Basin - 18,988 - 399,168 - 418,156

 Uinta Basin 3,972 1,944 30,550 3,657 34,522 5,601

 Other Western 12,169 28,022 8,873 35,477 21,042 63,499

East of Mississippi River 73,461 3,953 224,828 103,475 298,289 107,429

West of Mississippi River 16,141 78,654 39,907 455,749 56,048 534,403

U.S. Subtotal 89,602 82,607 264,736 559,225 354,337 641,831

Unknown * - - - - 367 1,890

U.S. Total 89,602 82,607 264,736 559,225 354,704 643,721

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see Glossary.

* Includes mines with production of less than 25,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data.

- = No data reported.

Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Excludes refuse recovery operations.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation,' and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly

Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 8. Coal Disposition by State, 2014

(thousand short tons)

Coal-Producing State Open Market Sales1 Captive Sales / Transactions2 Exports3 Total

Alabama 5,310 - 12,049 17,359

Alaska 954 - 554 1,508

Arizona 8,182 - - 8,182

Arkansas 1 104 9 114

Colorado 10,602 11,844 2,089 24,536

Illinois 39,533 6,139 10,170 55,842

Indiana 22,946 15,470 85 38,501

Kansas 50 - - 50

Kentucky Total 71,027 206 3,293 74,525

 Kentucky (East) 31,077 206 3,201 34,483

 Kentucky (West) 39,950 - 92 40,043

Louisiana 2,605 - - 2,605

Maryland 1,877 - 101 1,979

Mississippi 2,628 - - 2,628

Missouri 363 - - 363

Montana 32,345 12,343 - 44,688

New Mexico 11,831 7,499 - 19,329

North Dakota 24,788 3,876 - 28,664

Ohio 20,078 2,090 - 22,168

Oklahoma 924 - - 924

Pennsylvania Total 51,783 2,706 5,323 59,812

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 1,476 220 70 1,766

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 50,307 2,486 5,253 58,046

Tennessee 836 - - 836

Texas 12,015 32,281 - 44,296

Utah 12,679 2,357 2,788 17,824

Virginia 8,190 156 6,748 15,094

West Virginia Total 74,315 7,463 29,250 111,028

 West Virginia (Northern) 34,974 6,357 6,817 48,148

 West Virginia (Southern) 39,341 1,106 22,433 62,880

Wyoming 259,054 135,499 824 395,377

U.S. Subtotal 674,915 240,032 73,283 988,230

Other Exports * - - 23,973 23,973

U.S. Total ** 674,915 240,032 97,257 1,012,204

1 Open market sales include all coal sold on the open market to other coal companies or consumers; excludes exports.

2 Captive sales transactions include all coal used by the producing company or sold to affiliated or parent companies; excludes exports.

3 State level total and U.S. subtotal include the quantity of coal exported by coal mines only.

* Estimated quantity of coal exported by coal brokers, coal traders and coal terminals.

** Excludes mines producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data, and refuse recovery.

- = No data reported.

Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.'

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Table 9. Major U.S. Coal Mines, 2014

Rank Mine Name / Operating Company Mine Type State Production (short tons)

1 North Antelope Rochelle Mine / Peabody Powder River Mining LLC Surface Wyoming 117,965,515

2 Black Thunder / Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC Surface Wyoming 101,016,860

3 Cordero Mine / Cordero Mining LLC Surface Wyoming 34,809,101

4 Antelope Coal Mine / Antelope Coal LLC Surface Wyoming 33,646,960

5 Eagle Butte Mine / Alpha Coal West, Inc. Surface Wyoming 20,690,237

6 Spring Creek Coal Company / Spring Creek Coal LLC Surface Montana 17,338,424

7 Belle Ayr Mine / Alpha Coal West, Inc. Surface Wyoming 15,796,556

8 Rawhide Mine / Peabody Caballo Mining, LLC Surface Wyoming 15,473,474

9 Buckskin Mine / Buckskin Mining Company Surface Wyoming 15,334,726

10 Freedom Mine / The Coteau Properties Company Surface North Dakota 14,432,335

11 Bailey Mine / Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company Underground Pennsylvania 12,324,680

12 Enlow Fork Mine / Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company Underground Pennsylvania 10,556,826

13 McElroy Mine / McElroy Coal Company Underground West Virginia 10,378,940

14 Kosse Strip / Luminant Mining Company LLC Surface Texas 9,460,227

15 Coal Creek Mine / Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC Surface Wyoming 9,414,483

16 River View Mine / River View Coal LLC Underground Kentucky 9,340,286

17 Mc#1 Mine / M-Class Mining LLC Underground Illinois 9,097,628

18 Rosebud Mine&crusher/Conveyor / Western Energy Company Surface Montana 9,018,465

19 San Juan Mine 1 / San Juan Coal Company Underground New Mexico 8,799,554

20 Bear Run Mine / Peabody Bear Run Mining LLC Surface Indiana 8,446,135

21 El Segundo / Peabody New Mexico Services Surface New Mexico 8,440,886

22 Kayenta Mine / Peabody Western Coal Company Surface Arizona 8,050,607

23 Caballo Mine / Peabody Caballo Mining, LLC Surface Wyoming 7,990,986

24 Falkirk Mine / Falkirk Mining Company Surface North Dakota 7,985,648

25 Bull Mountains Mine No 1 / Signal Peak Energy LLC Underground Montana 7,901,784

26 Three Oaks / Luminant Mining Company LLC Surface Texas 7,527,358

27 Cumberland Mine / Cumberland Coal Resources LP Underground Pennsylvania 7,388,082

28 Robinson Run No 95 / Consolidation Coal Company Underground West Virginia 6,703,392

29 Century Mine / American Energy Corporation Underground Ohio 6,684,695

30 Foidel Creek Mine / Peabody Twentymile Mining LLC Underground Colorado 6,659,492

31 Shoemaker Mine / Consolidation Coal Company Underground West Virginia 6,584,921

32 Loveridge #22 / Consolidation Coal Company Underground West Virginia 6,567,666

33 Absaloka Mine / Westmoreland Resources Inc. Surface Montana 6,557,844

34 Sufco / Canyon Fuel Company LLC Underground Utah 6,539,322

35 Mach #1 Mine / Mach Mining LLC Underground Illinois 6,482,276

36 West Elk Mine / Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C. Underground Colorado 6,192,656

37 New Future Mine / The American Coal Company Underground Illinois 5,744,296

38 Tunnel Ridge Mine / Tunnel Ridge, LLC Underground West Virginia 5,627,411

39 Deer Run Mine / Patton Mining LLC Underground Illinois 5,564,836

40 The American Coal Company New / The American Coal Company Underground Illinois 5,509,709

41 Dry Fork Mine / Western Fuels-Wyoming Inc Surface Wyoming 5,373,973

42 Jewett Mine / Texas Westmoreland Coal Co. Surface Texas 5,257,740

43 No 7 Mine / Jim Walter Resources Inc Underground Alabama 5,226,007

44 Navajo Mine / BHP Billiton Mine Management Surface New Mexico 4,722,871

45 Powhatan No. 6 Mine / The Ohio Valley Coal Company Underground Ohio 4,696,014

46 Blacksville No 2 / Consolidation Coal Company Underground Pennsylvania 4,579,784

47 Lively Grove Mine / Prairie State Generating Company Underground Illinois 4,556,865

48 Cardinal / Warrior Coal LLC Underground Kentucky 4,503,914

49 South Hallsville No 1 Mine / The Sabine Mining Company Surface Texas 4,461,433

50 Kemmerer Mine / Westmoreland Kemmerer Inc Surface Wyoming 4,399,253

51 Wyodak Mine / Wyodak Resources Development Corp Surface Wyoming 4,317,023

52 Skyline Mine #3 / Canyon Fuel Company LLC Underground Utah 4,170,162

53 Buchanan Mine #1 / Consol Buchanan Mining Company Underground Virginia 4,041,701

54 Black Butte And Leucite Hills / Black Butte Coal Company Surface Wyoming 4,017,845

Subtotal 684,369,864

All Other Mines 315,678,894

U.S. Total 1,000,048,758

Note: Major mines are mines that produced more than 4 million short tons in 2014. Company listed indicates the firm operating the mine.

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation,' and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly

Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 10. Major U.S. Coal Producers, 2014

Rank Controlling Company Name Production (thousand short tons) Percent of Total Production

1 Peabody Energy Corp 189,531 19.0

2 Arch Coal Inc 135,801 13.6

3 Cloud Peak Energy 85,794 8.6

4 Alpha Natural Resources 80,153 8.0

5 Murray Energy Corp 62,815 6.3

6 Alliance Resource Partners LP 40,964 4.1

7 Westmoreland Coal Company 35,580 3.6

8 CONSOL Energy Inc 32,191 3.2

9 NACCO Industries Inc 31,618 3.2

10 Energy Future Holdings Corporation 29,715 3.0

11 Coalfield Transport Inc 22,779 2.3

12 Patriot Coal Corporation 19,743 2.0

13 Kiewit Peter Sons' Inc 17,591 1.8

14 Bowie Resources Partners LLC 13,793 1.4

15 Brent K Bilsland 10,138 1.0

16 Armstrong Energy Inc 9,323 0.9

17 Walter Energy Incorporated 9,194 0.9

18 J Clifford Forrest 9,183 0.9

19 RWE Trading Americas Inc 9,074 0.9

20 BHP Billiton 8,800 0.9

21 Western Fuels Assoc Inc 8,139 0.8

22 Global Mining Group LLC 7,902 0.8

23 MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co 7,449 0.7

24 Cliffs Natural Resources Inc 5,078 0.5

Subtotal 882,350 88.2

All Other Coal Producers 117,699 11.8

U.S. Total 1,000,049 100.0

Note: The listed companies each produced more than 5 million short tons of coal in 2014. A controlling company of a mine is defined as the company 'controlling the coal, particularly the sale of the coal.' Most

often, but not always, this is the owner of the mine.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 11. Productive Capacity of Coal Mines by State, 2014 and 2013

(thousand short tons)

2014 2013 Percent Change

Coal-Producing

State Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total

Alabama 13,915 5,530 19,445 15,121 7,633 22,754 -8.0 -27.6 -14.5

Alaska - 3,000 3,000 - 3,000 3,000 - - -

Arizona - 8,500 8,500 - 8,500 8,500 - - -

Arkansas 240 - 240 240 - 240 - - -

Colorado 23,200 6,642 29,842 24,544 6,410 30,954 -5.5 3.6 -3.6

Illinois 68,336 8,008 76,344 61,346 8,786 70,132 11.4 -8.9 8.9

Indiana 21,130 28,274 49,404 18,822 28,613 47,436 12.3 -1.2 4.1

Kansas - 65 65 - - - - - -

Kentucky Total 64,940 32,921 97,861 65,540 37,074 102,614 -0.9 -11.2 -4.6

 Kentucky (East) 23,700 25,651 49,351 24,985 27,561 52,545 -5.1 -6.9 -6.1

 Kentucky (West) 41,240 7,270 48,510 40,556 9,513 50,069 1.7 -23.6 -3.1

Louisiana - 3,274 3,274 - 3,263 3,263 - 0.3 0.3

Maryland 837 1,874 2,711 1,033 1,806 2,839 -19.0 3.8 -4.5

Mississippi - 8,700 8,700 - 8,700 8,700 - - -

Missouri - 378 378 - 444 444 - -14.9 -14.9

Montana 10,000 41,900 51,900 10,000 46,070 56,070 - -9.1 -7.4

New Mexico 9,000 18,400 27,400 7,200 20,500 27,700 25.0 -10.2 -1.1

North Dakota - 32,828 32,828 - 32,600 32,600 - 0.7 0.7

Ohio 22,293 23,037 45,330 22,012 23,089 45,100 1.3 -0.2 0.5

Oklahoma 500 700 1,200 500 808 1,308 - -13.4 -8.3

Pennsylvania Total 56,699 10,914 67,613 53,491 12,149 65,640 6.0 -10.2 3.0

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 101 3,339 3,440 160 3,535 3,695 -36.9 -5.5 -6.9

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 56,598 7,575 64,173 53,330 8,615 61,945 6.1 -12.1 3.6

Tennessee 641 311 952 759 798 1,557 -15.5 -61.0 -38.9

Texas - 45,824 45,824 - 44,790 44,790 - 2.3 2.3

Utah 22,313 2,000 24,313 22,289 753 23,041 0.1 165.6 5.5

Virginia 12,413 6,096 18,509 13,282 6,924 20,205 -6.5 -12.0 -8.4

West Virginia Total 98,157 40,665 138,822 95,036 39,650 134,686 3.3 2.6 3.1

 West Virginia (Northern) 53,574 1,474 55,049 45,589 1,611 47,201 17.5 -8.5 16.6

 West Virginia (Southern) 44,583 39,190 83,773 49,447 38,038 87,485 -9.8 3.0 -4.2

Wyoming 5,000 484,262 489,262 4,700 493,701 498,401 6.4 -1.9 -1.8

U.S. Total 429,614 814,102 1,243,716 415,914 836,060 1,251,974 3.3 -2.6 -0.7

- = No data reported.

Note: Productive capacity is the maximum amount of coal that can be produced annually as reported by mining companies on Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.' Excluding refuse

recovery and mines producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.'

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Table 12. Capacity Utilization of Coal Mines by State, 2014 and 2013

(percent)

2014 2013

Coal-Producing

State Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total

Alabama 89.95 68.96 83.98 89.38 66.73 81.78

Alaska - 50.06 50.06 - 54.39 54.39

Arizona - 94.71 94.71 - 89.44 89.44

Arkansas 36.25 - 36.25 22.75 - 22.75

Colorado 78.07 88.60 80.42 79.11 75.20 78.30

Illinois 77.14 65.64 75.93 75.71 64.62 74.32

Indiana 85.68 74.83 79.47 89.37 77.81 82.40

Kansas - 76.77 76.77 - - -

Kentucky Total 81.16 72.80 78.35 83.16 68.13 77.73

 Kentucky (East) 77.27 71.85 74.46 77.87 70.61 74.06

 Kentucky (West) 83.40 76.15 82.31 86.42 60.97 81.58

Louisiana - 79.56 79.56 - 86.10 86.10

Maryland 85.82 64.31 70.95 64.92 66.66 66.03

Mississippi - 42.96 42.96 - 41.09 41.09

Missouri - 96.02 96.02 - 93.26 93.26

Montana 79.02 87.49 85.86 86.83 72.82 75.32

New Mexico 97.77 71.54 80.16 83.19 77.95 79.31

North Dakota - 88.82 88.82 - 84.78 84.78

Ohio 69.70 28.99 49.01 79.17 33.20 55.63

Oklahoma 79.61 70.79 74.46 88.38 80.85 83.73

Pennsylvania Total 93.21 68.20 89.17 84.34 67.27 81.18

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 65.02 48.74 49.22 42.03 52.51 52.06

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 93.26 76.77 91.31 84.47 73.33 82.92

Tennessee 97.02 69.89 88.15 96.12 40.91 67.83

Texas - 95.22 95.22 - 95.67 95.67

Utah 77.89 27.76 73.76 72.83 98.45 73.66

Virginia 88.64 64.11 80.56 90.99 63.19 81.46

West Virginia Total 83.13 74.40 80.57 82.80 84.96 83.43

 West Virginia (Northern) 88.70 85.74 88.62 89.65 88.58 89.61

 West Virginia (Southern) 76.44 73.97 75.28 76.48 84.80 80.10

Wyoming 67.39 81.01 80.87 94.52 77.67 77.83

U.S. Total 82.50 78.86 80.12 82.05 76.49 78.33

- = No data reported.

Note: Capacity utilization is the ratio of annual production to annual productive capacity. Excludes refuse recovery and mines producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data. Totals

may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation,' for productive capacity, and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration

Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report,' for annual production.

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Table 13. Productive Capacity and Capacity Utilization of Underground Coal Mines by State and Mining Method, 2014

(thousand short tons)

Continuous1 Conventional and Other2 Longwall3 Total

Coal-Producing

State

Productive

Capacity

Capacity

Utilization

Percent

Productive

Capacity

Capacity

Utilization

Percent

Productive

Capacity

Capacity

Utilization

Percent

Productive

Capacity

Capacity

Utilization

Percent

Alabama 510 85.35 - - 13,405 90.12 13,915 89.95

Arkansas 240 36.25 - - - - 240 36.25

Colorado 1,000 97.08 - - 22,200 77.22 23,200 78.07

Illinois 20,226 83.77 3,000 54.46 45,110 75.67 68,336 77.14

Indiana 21,130 85.68 - - - - 21,130 85.68

Kentucky Total 61,697 80.85 3,243 87.13 - - 64,940 81.16

 Kentucky (East) 23,207 77.51 493 65.90 - - 23,700 77.27

 Kentucky (West) 38,490 82.86 2,750 90.93 - - 41,240 83.40

Maryland 837 85.82 - - - - 837 85.82

Montana - - - - 10,000 79.02 10,000 79.02

New Mexico - - - - 9,000 97.77 9,000 97.77

Ohio 5,593 74.33 - - 16,700 68.15 22,293 69.70

Oklahoma 500 79.61 - - - - 500 79.61

Pennsylvania Total 13,608 79.78 25 75.33 43,066 97.46 56,699 93.21

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 76 61.62 25 75.33 - - 101 65.02

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 13,532 79.89 - - 43,066 97.46 56,598 93.26

Tennessee 641 97.02 - - - - 641 97.02

Utah 2,213 93.38 - - 20,100 76.18 22,313 77.89

Virginia 8,365 83.21 - - 4,048 99.85 12,413 88.64

West Virginia Total 41,465 73.24 460 89.53 56,232 90.37 98,157 83.13

 West Virginia (Northern) 5,014 74.68 460 89.53 48,100 90.15 53,574 88.70

 West Virginia (Southern) 36,451 73.05 - - 8,132 91.64 44,583 76.44

Wyoming - - - - 5,000 67.39 5,000 67.39

U.S. Total 178,024 80.09 6,728 72.68 244,862 84.52 429,614 82.50

1 Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by continuous mining methods.

2 Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by conventional methods or mines that produce coal using shortwall, scoop loading, hand loading, or other methods or a 50/50 percent

continuous/conventional split in mining method.

3 Mines that have any production from the longwall mining method. A typical longwall mining operation uses 80 percent longwall mining and 20 percent continuous mining.

- = No data reported.

Note: Productive capacity is the maximum amount of coal that can be produced annually. Capacity utilization is the ratio of total production to annual productive capacity. Excludes refuse recovery and mines

producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation,' for productive capacity, and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration

Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly Mines Employment and Coal Production Report,' for annual production.

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Table 14. Recoverable Coal Reserves and Average Recovery Percentage at Producing Mines by State, 2014 and 2013

(million short tons)

2014 2013

Coal-Producing

State

Recoverable Coal

Reserves

Average Recovery

Percentage

Recoverable Coal

Reserves

Average Recovery

Percentage

Percent Change

Recoverable Coal

Reserves

Alabama 228 46.00 383 33.45 -40.4

Alaska 53 85.00 54 85.00 -3.0

Arizona 216 90.00 224 90.00 -3.6

Arkansas 25 60.00 25 60.00 -1.8

Colorado 333 76.35 371 76.01 -10.3

Illinois 2,463 59.16 2,552 61.44 -3.5

Indiana 646 67.05 656 67.63 -1.4

Kansas s 90.00 - - -

Kentucky Total 889 57.71 1,055 58.66 -15.7

 Kentucky (East) 360 51.23 452 53.09 -20.5

 Kentucky (West) 529 62.12 603 62.85 -12.2

Louisiana 92 92.16 115 90.38 -19.3

Maryland 22 79.28 21 71.02 1.4

Mississippi 698 90.35 701 90.00 -0.5

Missouri 1 100.00 1 100.00 -6.4

Montana 858 90.75 851 90.15 0.8

New Mexico 186 87.18 342 87.53 -45.6

North Dakota 1,003 90.17 1,087 90.42 -7.7

Ohio 379 59.49 401 60.02 -5.6

Oklahoma 9 63.10 9 63.82 -7.7

Pennsylvania Total 1,256 73.95 577 62.79 117.5

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 122 39.82 127 40.89 -4.2

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 1,133 77.62 450 68.99 152.0

Tennessee 1 46.08 3 55.89 -58.6

Texas 703 93.34 704 93.50 -0.2

Utah 97 73.38 157 64.64 -38.4

Virginia 253 59.16 261 58.22 -2.8

West Virginia Total 2,028 64.17 1,714 57.31 18.3

 West Virginia (Northern) 943 67.43 473 59.43 99.4

 West Virginia (Southern) 1,085 61.34 1,241 56.50 -12.6

Wyoming 6,913 92.02 7,481 92.15 -7.6

U.S. Total 19,351 79.04 19,746 78.51 -2.0

- = No data reported.

s = Absolute percentage less than 0.05 or value is less than 0.5 of the table metric.

Note: Recoverable reserves represent the quantity of coal that can be recovered (i.e. mined) from existing coal reserves at reporting mines. Average recovery percentage represents the percentage of coal that can

be recovered from coal reserves at reporting mines, weighted for all mines in the reported geographic area. Excludes refuse recovery and mines producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not required to

provide data. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation,' and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly

Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 15. Recoverable Coal Reserves at Producing Mines, Estimated Recoverable Reserves, and Demonstrated Reserve Base by Mining

Method, 2014

(million short tons)

Underground - Minable Coal Surface - Minable Coal Total

Coal-Resource

State

Recoverable

Reserves at

Producing

Mines

Estimated

Recoverable

Reserves

Demonstrated

Reserve Base

Recoverable

Reserves at

Producing

Mines

Estimated

Recoverable

Reserves

Demonstrated

Reserve Base

Recoverable

Reserves at

Producing

Mines

Estimated

Recoverable

Reserves

Demonstrated

Reserve Base

Alabama 213 399 791 16 2,222 3,119 228 2,621 3,911

Alaska - 2,335 5,423 53 483 668 53 2,818 6,091

Arizona - - - 216 - - 216 - -

Arkansas 25 126 271 - 101 144 25 228 416

Colorado 207 5,766 10,987 126 3,742 4,756 333 9,508 15,743

Georgia - 1 2 - 1 2 - 2 4

Idaho - 2 4 - - - - 2 4

Illinois 2,426 27,729 87,294 37 10,035 16,489 2,463 37,764 103,783

Indiana 295 3,515 8,486 351 286 490 646 3,801 8,976

Iowa - 807 1,732 - 320 457 - 1,127 2,189

Kansas - - - s 679 970 - 679 970

Kentucky Total 767 6,845 15,915 122 7,230 12,520 889 14,075 28,435

 Kentucky (East) 293 317 568 66 5,003 8,960 360 5,320 9,528

 Kentucky (West) 474 6,528 15,347 55 2,227 3,560 529 8,755 18,907

Louisiana - - - 92 283 382 92 283 382

Maryland 8 307 561 14 31 45 22 338 606

Michigan - 55 123 - 3 5 - 58 128

Mississippi - - - 698 - - 698 - -

Missouri - 689 1,479 1 3,154 4,506 1 3,843 5,985

Montana 240 35,889 70,891 618 38,666 47,839 858 74,555 118,730

New Mexico 16 2,749 6,043 169 4,048 5,782 186 6,797 11,826

North Carolina - 5 11 - - - - 5 11

North Dakota - - - 1,003 6,657 8,726 1,003 6,657 8,726

Ohio 332 7,585 17,240 47 3,705 5,661 379 11,290 22,901

Oklahoma 8 570 1,223 1 220 314 9 790 1,537

Oregon - 6 15 - 2 3 - 9 17

Pennsylvania Total 1,088 10,232 22,326 167 973 4,134 1,256 11,205 26,460

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 1 340 3,841 121 418 3,337 122 757 7,178

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 1,087 9,892 18,485 46 555 797 1,133 10,448 19,283

South Dakota - - - - 277 366 - 277 366

Tennessee 1 273 497 s 171 252 1 443 749

Texas - - - 703 9,169 11,911 703 9,169 11,911

Utah 95 2,332 4,757 2 210 265 97 2,542 5,023

Virginia 230 491 874 23 306 477 253 796 1,351

Washington - 674 1,332 - 6 8 - 681 1,340

West Virginia Total 1,554 14,778 27,689 475 2,013 3,190 2,028 16,790 30,879

 West Virginia (Northern) 937 NA NA 7 NA NA 943 NA NA

 West Virginia (Southern) 617 NA NA 468 NA NA 1,085 NA NA

Wyoming 35 22,918 42,441 6,878 13,683 16,525 6,913 36,601 58,966

U.S. Total 7,542 147,079 328,410 11,810 108,676 150,005 19,351 255,755 478,415

- = No data reported.

NA = Not Available.

s = Value is less than 0.5 of the table metric.

Notes: Recoverable coal reserves at producing mines represent the quantity of coal that can be recovered (i.e. mined) from existing coal reserves at reporting mines. EIA's estimated recoverable reserves include

the coal in the demonstrated reserve base considered recoverable after excluding coal estimated to be unavailable due to land use restrictions, and after applying assumed mining recovery rates. This estimate

does not include any specific economic feasibility criteria. The effective date for the demonstrated reserve base, as customarily worded, is 'Remaining as of January 1, 2015.' These data are contemporaneous with

the Recoverable Reserves at Producing Mines, customarily presented as of the end of the reporting year's mining, that is in this case, December 31, 2014. The demonstrated reserve base includes publicly available

data on coal mapped to measured and indicated degrees of accuracy and found at depths and in coalbed thicknesses considered technologically minable at the time of determinations; see Glossary for criteria.

All reserve expressions exclude silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations. Reserves at Producing Mines exclude mines producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not required to provide

reserves data.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation,' and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly

Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 16. Recoverable Coal Reserves and Average Recovery Percentage at Producing Underground Coal Mines by State and Mining

Method, 2014

(million short tons)

Continuous1 Conventional and Other2 Longwall3 Total

Coal-Producing

State

Recoverable

Coal Reserves

at Producing

Mines

Average

Recovery

Percentage

Recoverable

Coal Reserves

at Producing

Mines

Average

Recovery

Percentage

Recoverable

Coal Reserves

at Producing

Mines

Average

Recovery

Percentage

Recoverable

Coal Reserves

at Producing

Mines

Average

Recovery

Percentage

Alabama 10 47.90 - - 203 43.35 213 43.56

Arkansas 25 60.00 - - - - 25 60.00

Colorado 9 60.00 - - 199 71.41 207 70.94

Illinois 382 50.55 69 59.00 1,976 60.44 2,426 58.84

Indiana 295 55.84 - - - - 295 55.84

Kentucky Total 705 52.57 63 61.93 - - 767 53.34

 Kentucky (East) 292 44.35 1 59.04 - - 293 44.42

 Kentucky (West) 413 58.40 61 62.00 - - 474 58.86

Maryland 8 52.31 - - - - 8 52.31

Montana - - - - 240 80.00 240 80.00

New Mexico - - - - 16 48.00 16 48.00

Ohio 222 51.95 - - 110 64.88 332 56.23

Oklahoma 8 60.00 - - - - 8 60.00

Pennsylvania Total 158 59.36 1 60.00 930 80.10 1,088 77.08

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) s 70.00 1 60.00 - - 1 62.23

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 157 59.34 - - 930 80.10 1,087 77.09

Tennessee 1 42.00 - - - - 1 42.00

Utah 44 87.21 - - 51 60.75 95 72.99

Virginia 136 50.74 - - 95 66.00 230 57.00

West Virginia Total 583 46.47 8 38.00 963 67.96 1,554 59.75

 West Virginia (Northern) 47 47.09 8 38.00 882 68.66 937 67.33

 West Virginia (Southern) 536 46.41 - - 81 60.37 617 48.24

Wyoming - - - - 35 55.00 35 55.00

U.S. Total 2,585 52.22 140 59.19 4,817 66.58 7,542 61.52

1 Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by continuous mining methods.

2 Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by conventional methods or mines that produce coal using shortwall, scoop loading, hand loading, or other methods or a 50/50 percent

continuous/conventional split in mining method.

3 Mines that have any production from the longwall mining method. A typical longwall mining operation uses 80 percent longwall mining and 20 percent continuous mining.

- = No data reported.

s = Absolute percentage less than 0.05 or value is less than 0.5 of the table metric.

Note: Recoverable coal reserves at producing mines represent the quantity of coal that can be recovered (i.e. mined) from existing coal reserves at reporting mines. Average recovery percentage represents the

percentage of coal that can be recovered from coal reserves at reporting mines, weighted for all mines in the reported geographic area. Excludes mines producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not

required to provide data and refuse recovery.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation,' and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly

Mines Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 17. Recoverable Coal Reserves and Average Recovery Percentage at Producing U.S. Mines by Mine Production Range and Mine

Type, 2014

(million short tons)

Underground Surface Total

Mine Production Range

(thousand short tons)

Recoverable Coal

Reserves

Average Recovery

Percentage

Recoverable Coal

Reserves

Average Recovery

Percentage

Recoverable Coal

Reserves

Average Recovery

Percentage

Over 1,000 6,295 63.56 10,599 91.28 16,894 80.95

Over 500 to 1,000 504 47.03 692 88.31 1,197 70.91

Over 200 to 500 535 54.76 235 74.17 770 60.68

Over 100 to 200 66 57.17 184 66.42 249 63.98

Over 50 to 100 113 50.47 60 71.28 173 57.69

Over 10 to 50 29 48.39 29 73.83 58 61.27

10 or Under - - 10 77.88 10 77.88

U.S. Total 7,542 61.52 11,810 90.23 19,351 79.04

Note: Recoverable coal reserves at producing mines represent the quantity of coal that can be recovered (i.e. mined) from existing coal reserves at reporting mines. Average recovery percentage represents the

percentage of coal that can be recovered from coal reserves at reporting mines, weighted for all mines in the reported geographic area.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation,' and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly

Mines Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Employment

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Table 18. Average Number of Employees by State and Mine Type, 2014 and 2013

2014 2013 Percent Change

Coal-Producing

State and Region1 Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total

Alabama 2,852 842 3,694 3,077 1,135 4,212 -7.3 -25.8 -12.3

Alaska - 120 120 - 125 125 - -4.0 -4.0

Arizona - 387 387 - 405 405 - -4.4 -4.4

Arkansas 82 2 84 52 2 54 57.7 - 55.6

Colorado 1,372 450 1,822 1,705 470 2,175 -19.5 -4.3 -16.2

Illinois 3,772 446 4,218 3,660 504 4,164 3.1 -11.5 1.3

Indiana 2,201 1,609 3,810 1,986 1,626 3,612 10.8 -1.0 5.5

Kansas - 10 10 - 7 7 - 42.9 42.9

Kentucky Total 8,191 3,643 11,834 8,938 3,967 12,905 -8.4 -8.2 -8.3

 Kentucky (East) 4,349 3,217 7,566 5,144 3,470 8,614 -15.5 -7.3 -12.2

 Kentucky (West) 3,842 426 4,268 3,794 497 4,291 1.3 -14.3 -0.5

Louisiana - 299 299 - 280 280 - 6.8 6.8

Maryland 167 219 386 184 221 405 -9.2 -0.9 -4.7

Mississippi - 324 324 - 309 309 - 4.9 4.9

Missouri - 20 20 - 24 24 - -16.7 -16.7

Montana 324 996 1,320 333 914 1,247 -2.7 9.0 5.9

New Mexico 488 661 1,149 492 794 1,286 -0.8 -16.8 -10.7

North Dakota - 1,285 1,285 - 1,242 1,242 - 3.5 3.5

Ohio 1,997 926 2,923 2,063 1,080 3,143 -3.2 -14.3 -7.0

Oklahoma 77 102 179 79 125 204 -2.5 -18.4 -12.3

Pennsylvania Total 5,821 2,117 7,938 5,988 2,394 8,382 -2.8 -11.6 -5.3

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 85 871 956 129 966 1,095 -34.1 -9.8 -12.7

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 5,736 1,246 6,982 5,859 1,428 7,287 -2.1 -12.7 -4.2

Tennessee 158 64 222 162 135 297 -2.5 -52.6 -25.3

Texas - 2,806 2,806 - 2,819 2,819 - -0.5 -0.5

Utah 1,330 63 1,393 1,385 52 1,437 -4.0 21.2 -3.1

Virginia 2,863 764 3,627 3,428 1,093 4,521 -16.5 -30.1 -19.8

West Virginia Total 14,338 3,992 18,330 15,694 4,587 20,281 -8.6 -13.0 -9.6

 West Virginia (Northern) 5,677 211 5,888 5,575 196 5,771 1.8 7.7 2.0

 West Virginia (Southern) 8,661 3,781 12,442 10,119 4,391 14,510 -14.4 -13.9 -14.3

Wyoming 315 6,309 6,624 278 6,395 6,673 13.3 -1.3 -0.7

Appalachia Total 32,545 12,141 44,686 35,740 14,115 49,855 -8.9 -14.0 -10.4

 Appalachia Central 16,031 7,826 23,857 18,853 9,089 27,942 -15.0 -13.9 -14.6

 Appalachia Northern 13,662 3,473 17,135 13,810 3,891 17,701 -1.1 -10.7 -3.2

 Appalachia Southern 2,852 842 3,694 3,077 1,135 4,212 -7.3 -25.8 -12.3

Interior Region Total 9,974 6,044 16,018 9,571 6,193 15,764 4.2 -2.4 1.6

 Illinois Basin 9,815 2,481 12,296 9,440 2,627 12,067 4.0 -5.6 1.9

 Other Interior 159 3,563 3,722 131 3,566 3,697 21.4 -0.1 0.7

Western Region Total 3,829 10,271 14,100 4,193 10,397 14,590 -8.7 -1.2 -3.4

 Powder River Basin - 6,592 6,592 - 6,635 6,635 - -0.6 -0.6

 Uinta Basin 2,559 457 3,016 2,968 468 3,436 -13.8 -2.4 -12.2

 Other Western 1,270 3,222 4,492 1,225 3,294 4,519 3.7 -2.2 -0.6

East of Mississippi River 42,360 14,946 57,306 45,180 17,051 62,231 -6.2 -12.3 -7.9

West of Mississippi River 3,988 13,510 17,498 4,324 13,654 17,978 -7.8 -1.1 -2.7

U.S. Subtotal 46,348 28,456 74,804 49,504 30,705 80,209 -6.4 -7.3 -6.7

Refuse Recovery - - 127 - - 187 - - -32.1

U.S. Total 46,348 28,456 74,931 49,504 30,705 80,396 -6.4 -7.3 -6.8

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see the Glossary.

- = No data reported.

Note: Includes all employees engaged in production, preparation, processing, development, maintenance, repair shop, or yard work at mining operations, including office workers. Excludes preparation plants

with less than 5,000 employee hours per year, which are not required to provide data.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 19. Average Number of Employees at Underground and Surface Mines by State and Mine Production Range, 2014

Mine Production Range (thousand short tons)

Coal-Producing State, Region1

and Mine Type Above 1,000

Above 500

to 1,000

Above 200

to 500

Above 100

to 200

Above 50

to 100

Above 10

to 50

Above 0

to 10 Zero2

Total Number

of Employees

Alabama 2,585 - 447 312 141 50 25 134 3,694

 Underground 2,585 - - 113 41 - - 113 2,852

 Surface - - 447 199 100 50 25 21 842

Alaska 120 - - - - - - - 120

 Surface 120 - - - - - - - 120

Arizona 387 - - - - - - - 387

 Surface 387 - - - - - - - 387

Arkansas - - - - 82 - 2 - 84

 Underground - - - - 82 - - - 82

 Surface - - - - - - 2 - 2

Colorado 1,650 128 29 - - - 15 - 1,822

 Underground 1,229 128 - - - - 15 - 1,372

 Surface 421 - 29 - - - - - 450

Illinois 3,850 137 57 - 38 9 - 127 4,218

 Underground 3,661 - - - 18 - - 93 3,772

 Surface 189 137 57 - 20 9 - 34 446

Indiana 3,054 364 63 62 63 7 22 146 3,810

 Underground 1,747 243 - - 63 - 13 106 2,201

 Surface 1,307 121 63 62 - 7 9 40 1,609

Kansas - - - - - 10 - - 10

 Surface - - - - - 10 - - 10

Kentucky Total 4,153 1,217 2,253 1,112 759 637 197 1,484 11,834

 Underground 3,742 978 1,368 411 469 241 41 930 8,191

 Surface 411 239 885 701 290 396 156 554 3,643

Kentucky (East) 742 811 2,172 1,098 759 631 193 1,138 7,566

 Underground 562 637 1,314 411 469 241 41 663 4,349

 Surface 180 174 858 687 290 390 152 475 3,217

Kentucky (West) 3,411 406 81 14 - 6 4 346 4,268

 Underground 3,180 341 54 - - - - 267 3,842

 Surface 231 65 27 14 - 6 4 79 426

Louisiana 278 - - 21 - - - - 299

 Surface 278 - - 21 - - - - 299

Maryland - - 223 - 68 26 31 38 386

 Underground - - 129 - - - - 38 167

 Surface - - 94 - 68 26 31 - 219

Mississippi 206 118 - - - - - - 324

 Surface 206 118 - - - - - - 324

Missouri - - 20 - - - - - 20

 Surface - - 20 - - - - - 20

Montana 1,308 - 12 - - - - - 1,320

 Underground 324 - - - - - - - 324

 Surface 984 - 12 - - - - - 996

New Mexico 1,149 - - - - - - - 1,149

 Underground 488 - - - - - - - 488

 Surface 661 - - - - - - - 661

North Dakota 1,280 - - - - - - 5 1,285

 Surface 1,280 - - - - - - 5 1,285

Ohio 1,683 402 552 62 32 35 24 116 2,923

 Underground 1,454 152 336 - - 14 - 25 1,997

 Surface 229 250 216 62 32 21 24 91 926

Oklahoma - - 126 32 18 - 3 - 179

 Underground - - 77 - - - - - 77

 Surface - - 49 32 18 - 3 - 102

Pennsylvania Total 3,832 119 1,539 530 478 451 240 694 7,938

 Underground 3,832 119 1,282 110 49 97 47 242 5,821

 Surface - - 257 420 429 354 193 452 2,117

Pennsylvania (Anthracite) - - 35 117 122 193 95 384 956

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Mine Production Range (thousand short tons)

Coal-Producing State, Region1

and Mine Type Above 1,000

Above 500

to 1,000

Above 200

to 500

Above 100

to 200

Above 50

to 100

Above 10

to 50

Above 0

to 10 Zero2

Total Number

of Employees

 Underground - - - - - 38 19 28 85

 Surface - - 35 117 122 155 76 356 871

Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 3,832 119 1,504 413 356 258 145 310 6,982

 Underground 3,832 119 1,282 110 49 59 28 214 5,736

 Surface - - 222 303 307 199 117 96 1,246

Tennessee - 89 - 22 4 52 19 36 222

 Underground - 89 - - - 45 - 24 158

 Surface - - - 22 4 7 19 12 64

Texas 2,492 - 121 130 - 28 35 - 2,806

 Surface 2,492 - 121 130 - 28 35 - 2,806

Utah 1,124 126 34 - - - - 98 1,393

 Underground 1,124 99 34 - - - - 73 1,330

 Surface - 27 - - - - - 25 63

Virginia 464 704 990 375 240 343 61 450 3,627

 Underground 464 550 784 324 143 246 13 339 2,863

 Surface - 154 206 51 97 97 48 111 764

West Virginia Total 8,895 3,067 2,852 700 437 503 125 1,751 18,330

 Underground 7,363 2,306 2,291 530 315 270 34 1,229 14,338

 Surface 1,532 761 561 170 122 233 91 522 3,992

West Virginia (Northern) 4,962 173 418 8 30 68 29 200 5,888

 Underground 4,876 173 418 - 30 41 - 139 5,677

 Surface 86 - - 8 - 27 29 61 211

West Virginia (Southern) 3,933 2,894 2,434 692 407 435 96 1,551 12,442

 Underground 2,487 2,133 1,873 530 285 229 34 1,090 8,661

 Surface 1,446 761 561 162 122 206 62 461 3,781

Wyoming 6,617 - - - - 7 - - 6,624

 Underground 315 - - - - - - - 315

 Surface 6,302 - - - - 7 - - 6,309

Appalachia Total 18,201 5,192 8,775 3,099 2,159 2,091 718 4,357 44,686

 Underground 16,260 3,853 6,136 1,488 1,017 913 135 2,673 32,545

 Surface 1,941 1,339 2,639 1,611 1,142 1,178 583 1,684 12,141

Appalachia Central 5,139 4,498 5,596 2,187 1,410 1,461 369 3,175 23,857

 Underground 3,513 3,409 3,971 1,265 897 761 88 2,116 16,031

 Surface 1,626 1,089 1,625 922 513 700 281 1,059 7,826

Appalachia Northern 10,477 694 2,732 600 608 580 324 1,048 17,135

 Underground 10,162 444 2,165 110 79 152 47 444 13,662

 Surface 315 250 567 490 529 428 277 604 3,473

Appalachia Southern 2,585 - 447 312 141 50 25 134 3,694

 Underground 2,585 - - 113 41 - - 113 2,852

 Surface - - 447 199 100 50 25 21 842

Interior Region Total 13,291 1,025 468 259 201 60 66 619 16,018

 Underground 8,588 584 131 - 163 - 13 466 9,974

 Surface 4,703 441 337 259 38 60 53 153 6,044

Illinois Basin 10,315 907 201 76 101 22 26 619 12,296

 Underground 8,588 584 54 - 81 - 13 466 9,815

 Surface 1,727 323 147 76 20 22 13 153 2,481

Other Interior 2,976 118 267 183 100 38 40 - 3,722

 Underground - - 77 - 82 - - - 159

 Surface 2,976 118 190 183 18 38 40 - 3,563

Western Region Total 13,635 254 75 - - 7 15 103 14,100

 Underground 3,480 227 34 - - - 15 73 3,829

 Surface 10,155 27 41 - - 7 - 30 10,271

Powder River Basin 6,592 - - - - - - - 6,592

 Surface 6,592 - - - - - - - 6,592

Uinta Basin 2,774 99 34 - - - - 98 3,016

 Underground 2,353 99 34 - - - - 73 2,559

 Surface 421 - - - - - - 25 457

Other Western 4,269 155 41 - - 7 15 5 4,492

 Underground 1,127 128 - - - - 15 - 1,270

 Surface 3,142 27 41 - - 7 - 5 3,222

East of Mississippi River 28,722 6,217 8,976 3,175 2,260 2,113 744 4,976 57,306

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Mine Production Range (thousand short tons)

Coal-Producing State, Region1

and Mine Type Above 1,000

Above 500

to 1,000

Above 200

to 500

Above 100

to 200

Above 50

to 100

Above 10

to 50

Above 0

to 10 Zero2

Total Number

of Employees

 Underground 24,848 4,437 6,190 1,488 1,098 913 148 3,139 42,360

 Surface 3,874 1,780 2,786 1,687 1,162 1,200 596 1,837 14,946

West of Mississippi River 16,405 254 342 183 100 45 55 103 17,498

 Underground 3,480 227 111 - 82 - 15 73 3,988

 Surface 12,925 27 231 183 18 45 40 30 13,510

U.S. Subtotal 45,127 6,471 9,318 3,358 2,360 2,158 799 5,079 74,804

 Underground 28,328 4,664 6,301 1,488 1,180 913 163 3,212 46,348

 Surface 16,799 1,807 3,017 1,870 1,180 1,245 636 1,867 28,456

Refuse Recovery - 7 12 - 31 46 31 - 127

U.S. Total 45,127 6,478 9,330 3,358 2,391 2,204 830 5,079 74,931

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see the Glossary.

2 Includes all employees at preparation plants and tipples not co-located with a mine.

- = No data reported.

Note: Includes all employees engaged in production, preparation, processing, development, maintenance, repair shop, or yard work at mining operations, including office workers. Excludes preparation plants

with less than 5,000 employee hours per year, which are not required to provide data.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 20. Average Number of Employees at Underground and Surface Mines by State and Union Status, 2014

Union Nonunion

Coal-Producing State

and Region1 Underground Surface Underground Surface

Alabama 2,653 57 199 743

Alaska - 120 - -

Arizona - 387 - -

Arkansas - - 82 -

Colorado 163 206 1,194 244

Illinois 17 7 3,755 444

Indiana - - 2,172 1,604

Kansas - - - 4

Kentucky Total 514 20 7,562 3,265

 Kentucky (East) 73 20 4,161 2,846

 Kentucky (West) 441 - 3,401 419

Louisiana - - - 299

Maryland - - 167 183

Mississippi - - - 324

Missouri - - - 20

Montana - 717 324 279

New Mexico 488 357 - 304

North Dakota - 316 - 969

Ohio 659 - 1,308 901

Oklahoma - - 77 99

Pennsylvania Total 1,740 292 3,984 1,518

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) - 253 66 537

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 1,740 39 3,918 981

Tennessee - - 158 45

Texas - 1,679 - 1,064

Utah 178 3 1,152 49

Virginia 199 6 2,524 719

West Virginia Total 4,520 409 9,758 3,393

 West Virginia (Northern) 3,479 13 2,198 158

 West Virginia (Southern) 1,041 396 7,560 3,235

Wyoming 315 505 - 5,801

Appalachia Total 9,844 784 22,259 10,348

 Appalachia Central 1,313 422 14,403 6,845

 Appalachia Northern 5,878 305 7,657 2,760

 Appalachia Southern 2,653 57 199 743

Interior Region Total 458 1,686 9,487 4,277

 Illinois Basin 458 7 9,328 2,467

 Other Interior - 1,679 159 1,810

Western Region Total 1,144 2,611 2,670 7,646

 Powder River Basin - 705 - 5,887

 Uinta Basin 341 180 2,218 266

 Other Western 803 1,726 452 1,493

East of Mississippi River 10,302 791 31,587 13,139

West of Mississippi River 1,144 4,290 2,829 9,132

U.S. Total 11,446 5,081 34,416 22,271

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see the Glossary.

- = No data reported.

Note: Includes all employees at preparation plants and tipples not co-located with a mine. Includes all employees engaged in production, preparation, processing, development, maintenance, repair shop, or yard

work at mining operations, including office workers. Excludes mines producing less than 25,000 short tons and preparation plants with less than 5,000 employee hours per year, which are not required to provide

data.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation,' and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly

Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Productivity

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Table 21. Coal Productivity by State and Mine Type, 2014 and 2013

Number of Mining Operations2 Number of Employees3

Average Production per Employee Hour

(short tons)4

Coal-Producing State, Region1

and Mine Type 2014 2013

Percent

Change 2014 2013

Percent

Change 2014 2013

Percent

Change

Alabama 46 47 -2.1 3,694 4,212 -12.3 1.88 1.90 -1.1

 Underground 13 13 - 2,852 3,077 -7.3 1.84 1.85 -0.6

 Surface 33 34 -2.9 842 1,135 -25.8 2.02 2.04 -1.1

Alaska 1 1 - 120 125 -4.0 5.43 5.70 -4.8

 Surface 1 1 - 120 125 -4.0 5.43 5.70 -4.8

Arizona 1 1 - 387 405 -4.4 8.06 7.49 7.7

 Surface 1 1 - 387 405 -4.4 8.06 7.49 7.7

Arkansas 2 2 - 84 54 55.6 0.53 0.49 7.1

 Underground 1 1 - 82 52 57.7 0.49 0.47 4.5

 Surface 1 1 - 2 2 - 6.39 1.42 349.0

Colorado 10 11 -9.1 1,822 2,175 -16.2 6.23 5.49 13.4

 Underground 6 7 -14.3 1,372 1,705 -19.5 6.15 5.56 10.5

 Surface 4 4 - 450 470 -4.3 6.50 5.23 24.3

Illinois 32 33 -3.0 4,218 4,164 1.3 5.99 5.51 8.8

 Underground 19 20 -5.0 3,772 3,660 3.1 6.13 5.59 9.7

 Surface 13 13 - 446 504 -11.5 4.92 4.93 -0.3

Indiana 37 36 2.8 3,810 3,612 5.5 4.21 4.43 -4.9

 Underground 13 12 8.3 2,201 1,986 10.8 3.36 3.48 -3.3

 Surface 24 24 - 1,609 1,626 -1.0 5.36 5.58 -3.9

Kansas 2 1 100.0 10 7 42.9 3.86 1.58 143.9

 Surface 2 1 100.0 10 7 42.9 3.86 1.58 143.9

Kentucky Total 356 370 -3.8 11,834 12,905 -8.3 2.80 2.76 1.4

 Underground 144 151 -4.6 8,191 8,938 -8.4 2.70 2.66 1.3

 Surface 212 219 -3.2 3,643 3,967 -8.2 3.06 3.01 1.7

Kentucky (East) 323 333 -3.0 7,566 8,614 -12.2 2.23 2.14 4.1

 Underground 123 131 -6.1 4,349 5,144 -15.5 1.89 1.78 5.9

 Surface 200 202 -1.0 3,217 3,470 -7.3 2.69 2.66 1.3

Kentucky (West) 33 37 -10.8 4,268 4,291 -0.5 3.70 3.86 -4.0

 Underground 21 20 5.0 3,842 3,794 1.3 3.50 3.68 -4.8

 Surface 12 17 -29.4 426 497 -14.3 5.73 5.46 4.8

Louisiana 2 2 - 299 280 6.8 3.96 4.56 -13.2

 Surface 2 2 - 299 280 6.8 3.96 4.56 -13.2

Maryland 21 22 -4.5 386 405 -4.7 2.36 2.33 1.4

 Underground 3 4 -25.0 167 184 -9.2 1.83 1.86 -1.2

 Surface 18 18 - 219 221 -0.9 2.82 2.69 4.7

Mississippi 2 2 - 324 309 4.9 5.71 5.57 2.5

 Surface 2 2 - 324 309 4.9 5.71 5.57 2.5

Missouri 1 1 - 20 24 -16.7 7.11 6.57 8.3

 Surface 1 1 - 20 24 -16.7 7.11 6.57 8.3

Montana 6 6 - 1,320 1,247 5.9 16.57 16.70 -0.8

 Underground 1 1 - 324 333 -2.7 10.66 11.83 -9.9

 Surface 5 5 - 996 914 9.0 18.81 18.69 0.6

New Mexico 3 4 -25.0 1,149 1,286 -10.7 9.21 8.16 12.8

 Underground 1 1 - 488 492 -0.8 8.89 5.89 50.9

 Surface 2 3 -33.3 661 794 -16.8 9.43 9.54 -1.2

North Dakota 5 5 - 1,285 1,242 3.5 11.48 11.34 1.2

 Surface 5 5 - 1,285 1,242 3.5 11.48 11.34 1.2

Ohio 38 40 -5.0 2,923 3,143 -7.0 3.38 3.48 -3.1

 Underground 14 14 - 1,997 2,063 -3.2 3.43 3.66 -6.2

 Surface 24 26 -7.7 926 1,080 -14.3 3.25 3.14 3.7

Oklahoma 6 9 -33.3 179 204 -12.3 1.87 2.05 -8.8

 Underground 1 2 -50.0 77 79 -2.5 1.91 2.11 -9.3

 Surface 5 7 -28.6 102 125 -18.4 1.83 2.01 -8.8

Pennsylvania Total 300 315 -4.8 7,938 8,382 -5.3 3.52 3.01 17.2

 Underground 78 82 -4.9 5,821 5,988 -2.8 4.02 3.39 18.8

 Surface 222 233 -4.7 2,117 2,394 -11.6 1.93 1.91 1.4

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Number of Mining Operations2 Number of Employees3

Average Production per Employee Hour

(short tons)4

Coal-Producing State, Region1

and Mine Type 2014 2013

Percent

Change 2014 2013

Percent

Change 2014 2013

Percent

Change

Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 99 107 -7.5 956 1,095 -12.7 0.98 1.01 -3.2

 Underground 17 22 -22.7 85 129 -34.1 0.60 0.48 25.0

 Surface 82 85 -3.5 871 966 -9.8 1.01 1.07 -5.2

Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 201 208 -3.4 6,982 7,287 -4.2 3.83 3.26 17.6

 Underground 61 60 1.7 5,736 5,859 -2.1 4.07 3.43 18.4

 Surface 140 148 -5.4 1,246 1,428 -12.7 2.58 2.45 5.3

Tennessee 10 14 -28.6 222 297 -25.3 1.85 1.88 -1.7

 Underground 4 5 -20.0 158 162 -2.5 1.73 2.06 -16.0

 Surface 6 9 -33.3 64 135 -52.6 2.30 1.60 43.3

Texas 16 11 45.5 2,806 2,819 -0.5 7.22 7.08 2.0

 Surface 16 11 45.5 2,806 2,819 -0.5 7.22 7.08 2.0

Utah 17 17 - 1,393 1,437 -3.1 5.97 5.69 4.9

 Underground 13 14 -7.1 1,330 1,385 -4.0 6.13 5.70 7.5

 Surface 4 3 33.3 63 52 21.2 3.32 5.43 -38.8

Virginia 101 118 -14.4 3,627 4,521 -19.8 1.92 1.76 9.2

 Underground 56 68 -17.6 2,863 3,428 -16.5 1.79 1.64 8.6

 Surface 45 50 -10.0 764 1,093 -30.1 2.43 2.18 11.5

West Virginia Total 288 325 -11.4 18,330 20,281 -9.6 2.69 2.44 10.0

 Underground 155 188 -17.6 14,338 15,694 -8.6 2.53 2.24 12.7

 Surface 133 137 -2.9 3,992 4,587 -13.0 3.24 3.08 5.1

West Virginia (Northern) 46 46 - 5,888 5,771 2.0 3.70 3.31 11.7

 Underground 26 27 -3.7 5,677 5,575 1.8 3.71 3.29 12.7

 Surface 20 19 5.3 211 196 7.7 3.30 3.90 -15.4

West Virginia (Southern) 242 279 -13.3 12,442 14,510 -14.3 2.22 2.11 5.2

 Underground 129 161 -19.9 8,661 10,119 -14.4 1.75 1.67 4.8

 Surface 113 118 -4.2 3,781 4,391 -13.9 3.24 3.05 6.0

Wyoming 18 17 5.9 6,624 6,673 -0.7 28.62 28.21 1.5

 Underground 1 1 - 315 278 13.3 4.39 6.72 -34.7

 Surface 17 16 6.3 6,309 6,395 -1.3 30.05 29.29 2.6

Appalachia Total 1,127 1,214 -7.2 44,686 49,855 -10.4 2.66 2.44 9.1

 Underground 446 505 -11.7 32,545 35,740 -8.9 2.63 2.36 11.5

 Surface 681 709 -3.9 12,141 14,115 -14.0 2.75 2.65 3.8

Appalachia Central 676 744 -9.1 23,857 27,942 -14.6 2.17 2.06 5.4

 Underground 312 365 -14.5 16,031 18,853 -15.0 1.79 1.70 5.6

 Surface 364 379 -4.0 7,826 9,089 -13.9 2.94 2.80 4.9

Appalachia Northern 405 423 -4.3 17,135 17,701 -3.2 3.53 3.18 11.1

 Underground 121 127 -4.7 13,662 13,810 -1.1 3.78 3.37 12.1

 Surface 284 296 -4.1 3,473 3,891 -10.7 2.45 2.43 1.0

Appalachia Southern 46 47 -2.1 3,694 4,212 -12.3 1.88 1.90 -1.1

 Underground 13 13 - 2,852 3,077 -7.3 1.84 1.85 -0.6

 Surface 33 34 -2.9 842 1,135 -25.8 2.02 2.04 -1.1

Interior Region Total 133 134 -0.7 16,018 15,764 1.6 4.98 4.95 0.6

 Underground 55 55 - 9,974 9,571 4.2 4.37 4.29 1.7

 Surface 78 79 -1.3 6,044 6,193 -2.4 6.05 6.03 0.4

Illinois Basin 102 106 -3.8 12,296 12,067 1.9 4.60 4.57 0.7

 Underground 53 52 1.9 9,815 9,440 4.0 4.42 4.33 2.0

 Surface 49 54 -9.3 2,481 2,627 -5.6 5.34 5.44 -1.8

Other Interior 31 28 10.7 3,722 3,697 0.7 6.35 6.31 0.7

 Underground 2 3 -33.3 159 131 21.4 1.26 1.52 -17.5

 Surface 29 25 16.0 3,563 3,566 -0.1 6.61 6.51 1.5

Western Region Total 61 62 -1.6 14,100 14,590 -3.4 18.36 17.61 4.2

 Underground 22 24 -8.3 3,829 4,193 -8.7 6.71 6.26 7.2

 Surface 39 38 2.6 10,271 10,397 -1.2 22.89 22.26 2.8

Powder River Basin 16 16 - 6,592 6,635 -0.6 30.55 30.05 1.7

 Surface 16 16 - 6,592 6,635 -0.6 30.55 30.05 1.7

Uinta Basin 23 24 -4.2 3,016 3,436 -12.2 6.27 5.66 10.8

 Underground 17 19 -10.5 2,559 2,968 -13.8 6.30 5.76 9.4

 Surface 6 5 20.0 457 468 -2.4 6.09 5.00 21.8

Other Western 22 22 - 4,492 4,519 -0.6 8.91 8.70 2.5

 Underground 5 5 - 1,270 1,225 3.7 7.50 7.39 1.5

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Number of Mining Operations2 Number of Employees3

Average Production per Employee Hour

(short tons)4

Coal-Producing State, Region1

and Mine Type 2014 2013

Percent

Change 2014 2013

Percent

Change 2014 2013

Percent

Change

 Surface 17 17 - 3,222 3,294 -2.2 9.51 9.21 3.3

East of Mississippi River 1,231 1,322 -6.9 57,306 62,231 -7.9 3.12 2.89 7.8

 Underground 499 557 -10.4 42,360 45,180 -6.2 3.07 2.80 9.7

 Surface 732 765 -4.3 14,946 17,051 -12.3 3.27 3.16 3.6

West of Mississippi River 90 88 2.3 17,498 17,978 -2.7 15.96 15.39 3.7

 Underground 24 27 -11.1 3,988 4,324 -7.8 6.47 6.09 6.2

 Surface 66 61 8.2 13,510 13,654 -1.1 18.86 18.35 2.7

U.S. Subtotal 1,321 1,410 -6.3 74,804 80,209 -6.7 5.95 5.53 7.5

 Underground 523 584 -10.4 46,348 49,504 -6.4 3.35 3.07 9.2

 Surface 798 826 -3.4 28,456 30,705 -7.3 10.42 9.69 7.5

Refuse Recovery 33 51 -35.3 127 187 -32.1 13.21 5.94 122.5

U.S. Total 1,354 1,461 -7.3 74,931 80,396 -6.8 5.96 5.54 7.6

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see the Glossary.

2 Mining operations that consist of a mine and preparation plant or preparation plant processing both underground and surface coal are reported as two operations.

3 Includes all employees engaged in production, processing, development, maintenance, repair shop, or yard work at mining operations, including office workers.

4 Calculated by dividing total coal production by the total labor hours worked by all employees engaged in production, processing, development, maintenance, repair shop, or yard work at mining operations,

including office workers.

- = No data reported.

Note: Excludes preparation plants with less than 5,000 employee hours per year, which are not required to provide data.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation,' and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly

Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 22. Underground Coal Mining Productivity by State and Mining Method, 2014

(short tons produced per employee hour)

Coal-Producing State, Region1 and Mine Type Continuous2

Conventional and

Other3 Longwall4 Total

Alabama 0.92 - 1.92 1.84

Arkansas 0.49 - - 0.49

Colorado 3.44 - 6.49 6.19

Illinois 4.43 6.73 7.60 6.16

Indiana 3.38 - - 3.38

Kentucky Total 2.69 2.93 - 2.70

 Kentucky (East) 1.91 1.31 - 1.89

 Kentucky (West) 3.50 3.49 - 3.50

Maryland 1.83 - - 1.83

Montana - - 10.66 10.66

New Mexico - - 8.89 8.89

Ohio 2.50 - 3.99 3.44

Oklahoma 1.91 - - 1.91

Pennsylvania Total 2.39 1.00 4.93 4.04

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 0.46 1.00 - 0.54

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 2.44 - 4.93 4.08

Tennessee 1.73 - - 1.73

Utah 3.97 - 6.61 6.13

Virginia 1.38 - 3.80 1.80

West Virginia Total 1.68 2.14 3.66 2.54

 West Virginia (Northern) 1.93 2.14 4.10 3.74

 West Virginia (Southern) 1.65 - 2.26 1.75

Wyoming - - 4.39 4.39

Appalachia Total 1.80 1.64 3.69 2.64

 Appalachia Central 1.68 1.31 2.64 1.80

 Appalachia Northern 2.28 2.04 4.41 3.80

 Appalachia Southern 0.92 - 1.92 1.84

Interior Region Total 3.61 4.31 7.60 4.38

 Illinois Basin 3.66 4.31 7.60 4.43

 Other Interior 1.26 - - 1.26

Western Region Total 3.78 - 7.04 6.73

 Uinta Basin 3.97 - 6.55 6.30

 Other Western 3.44 - 8.03 7.57

East of Mississippi River 2.39 3.45 4.16 3.08

West of Mississippi River 2.96 - 7.04 6.48

U.S. Total 2.40 3.45 4.64 3.36

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see the Glossary.

2 Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by continuous mining methods.

3 Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by conventional mining methods or mines that produce coal using shortwall, scoop loading, hand loading, or other methods or a 50/50 percent

continuous/conventional split in mining method.

4 Mines that have any production from longwall mining method. A typical longwall mining operation use 80 percent longwall mining and 20 percent continuous mining.

- = No data reported.

Note: For each State, stand alone preparation plant hours are distributed across mining methods by the proportion of underground hours for all stand alone mines. Productivity is calculated by dividing total coal

production by the total direct labor hours worked by all employees engaged in production, preparation, processing, development, maintenance, repair shop, or yard work at mining operations, including office

workers. Excludes mines producing less than 25,000 short tons of coal and preparation plants with less than 5,000 employee hours during the year, which are not required to provide data.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation,' and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly

Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 23. Coal Mining Productivity by State, Mine Type, and Mine Production Range, 2014

(short tons produced per employee hour)

Mine Production Range (thousand short tons)

Coal-Producing State,

Region1 and Mine Type Above 1,000

Above 500

to 1,000

Above 200

to 500

Above 100

to 200

Above 50

to 100

Above 10

to 50 10 or Under Total2

Alabama 1.97 - 2.19 1.59 1.59 2.48 2.19 1.88

 Underground 1.97 - - 1.10 1.01 - - 1.84

 Surface - - 2.19 1.92 1.78 2.48 2.19 2.02

Alaska 5.43 - - - - - - 5.43

 Surface 5.43 - - - - - - 5.43

Arizona 8.06 - - - - - - 8.06

 Surface 8.06 - - - - - - 8.06

Arkansas - - - - 0.49 - 6.39 0.53

 Underground - - - - 0.49 - - 0.49

 Surface - - - - - - 6.39 6.39

Colorado 6.51 3.44 5.12 - - - 0.40 6.23

 Underground 6.49 3.44 - - - - 0.40 6.15

 Surface 6.59 - 5.12 - - - - 6.50

Illinois 6.20 7.50 4.86 - 0.84 3.00 - 5.99

 Underground 6.30 - - - - - - 6.13

 Surface 4.30 7.50 4.86 - 1.58 3.00 - 4.92

Indiana 4.50 3.95 6.92 4.58 0.57 4.08 0.32 4.21

 Underground 3.85 2.41 - - 0.57 - - 3.36

 Surface 5.36 6.60 6.92 4.58 - 4.08 0.79 5.36

Kansas - - - - - 3.86 - 3.86

 Surface - - - - - 3.86 - 3.86

Kentucky Total 4.01 2.91 2.67 2.77 1.84 1.55 1.35 2.80

 Underground 3.77 2.50 2.19 2.10 1.51 1.13 1.06 2.70

 Surface 6.19 4.57 3.33 3.14 2.42 1.82 1.39 3.06

Kentucky (East) 3.48 2.83 2.67 2.75 1.84 1.51 1.32 2.23

 Underground 2.93 2.54 2.21 2.10 1.51 1.13 1.06 1.89

 Surface 4.96 3.81 3.30 3.13 2.42 1.77 1.36 2.69

Kentucky (West) 4.12 3.04 2.71 3.68 - 4.40 4.60 3.70

 Underground 3.91 2.42 1.74 - - - - 3.50

 Surface 7.33 7.16 4.46 3.68 - 4.40 4.60 5.73

Louisiana 4.02 - - 3.09 - - - 3.96

 Surface 4.02 - - 3.09 - - - 3.96

Maryland - - 2.73 - 2.91 2.62 0.46 2.36

 Underground - - 2.29 - - - - 1.83

 Surface - - 3.40 - 2.91 2.62 0.46 2.82

Mississippi 6.68 3.81 - - - - - 5.71

 Surface 6.68 3.81 - - - - - 5.71

Missouri - - 7.11 - - - - 7.11

 Surface - - 7.11 - - - - 7.11

Montana 16.59 - 13.86 - - - - 16.57

 Underground 10.66 - - - - - - 10.66

 Surface 18.87 - 13.86 - - - - 18.81

New Mexico 9.21 - - - - - - 9.21

 Underground 8.89 - - - - - - 8.89

 Surface 9.43 - - - - - - 9.43

North Dakota 11.50 - - - - - - 11.48

 Surface 11.50 - - - - - - 11.48

Ohio 3.93 3.20 3.07 2.26 2.08 0.45 0.35 3.38

 Underground 3.83 2.34 2.70 - - 0.89 - 3.43

 Surface 4.62 3.71 3.66 2.26 2.08 0.33 0.35 3.25

Oklahoma - - 1.97 1.71 1.44 - 2.10 1.87

 Underground - - 1.91 - - - - 1.91

 Surface - - 2.08 1.71 1.44 - 2.10 1.83

Pennsylvania Total 4.90 4.13 2.78 2.69 2.06 1.69 1.32 3.52

 Underground 4.90 4.13 2.56 2.95 1.39 0.68 0.56 4.02

 Surface - - 3.80 2.62 2.15 2.00 1.61 1.93

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Mine Production Range (thousand short tons)

Coal-Producing State,

Region1 and Mine Type Above 1,000

Above 500

to 1,000

Above 200

to 500

Above 100

to 200

Above 50

to 100

Above 10

to 50 10 or Under Total2

Pennsylvania (Anthracite) - - 3.64 1.65 1.72 1.66 1.11 0.98

 Underground - - - - - 1.01 0.79 0.60

 Surface - - 3.64 1.65 1.72 1.83 1.24 1.01

Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 4.90 4.13 2.75 2.99 2.17 1.71 1.51 3.83

 Underground 4.90 4.13 2.56 2.95 1.39 0.49 0.37 4.07

 Surface - - 3.83 3.00 2.30 2.13 1.95 2.58

Tennessee - 2.48 - 2.80 7.29 1.19 0.5 1.85

 Underground - 2.48 - - - 1.04 - 1.73

 Surface - - - 2.80 7.29 2.35 0.5 2.30

Texas 7.91 - 3.15 0.66 - 0.26 0.6 7.22

 Surface 7.91 - 3.15 0.66 - 0.26 0.6 7.22

Utah 6.82 4.28 3.85 - - - - 5.97

 Underground 6.82 3.55 3.85 - - - - 6.13

 Surface - 5.72 - - - - - 3.32

Virginia 3.80 1.98 2.16 1.53 1.81 1.39 0.65 1.92

 Underground 3.80 1.75 1.75 1.26 1.49 1.16 0.51 1.79

 Surface - 2.79 3.45 3.32 2.48 1.81 0.68 2.43

West Virginia Total 3.60 2.47 2.22 1.71 1.51 1.49 0.81 2.69

 Underground 3.51 1.95 1.88 1.19 1.37 0.91 0.35 2.53

 Surface 3.98 3.97 3.52 3.25 1.85 2.24 0.95 3.24

West Virginia (Northern) 4.05 2.38 2.30 5.85 1.00 1.06 1.31 3.70

 Underground 4.03 2.38 2.30 - 1.00 - - 3.71

 Surface 5.30 - - 5.85 - 3.08 1.31 3.30

West Virginia (Southern) 3.06 2.48 2.21 1.66 1.55 1.58 0.66 2.22

 Underground 2.50 1.91 1.79 1.19 1.42 1.14 0.35 1.75

 Surface 3.91 3.97 3.52 3.10 1.85 2.10 0.80 3.24

Wyoming 28.64 - - - - 5.09 - 28.62

 Underground 4.39 - - - - - - 4.39

 Surface 30.07 - - - - 5.09 - 30.05

Appalachia Total 3.66 2.55 2.49 2.23 1.85 1.54 1.05 2.66

 Underground 3.60 2.11 2.13 1.57 1.44 1.00 0.58 2.63

 Surface 4.15 3.77 3.25 2.83 2.23 1.94 1.16 2.75

Appalachia Central 3.19 2.47 2.38 2.20 1.77 1.49 0.95 2.17

 Underground 2.74 2.02 1.92 1.51 1.48 1.13 0.60 1.79

 Surface 4.04 3.79 3.39 3.13 2.33 1.87 1.03 2.94

Appalachia Northern 4.35 3.14 2.76 2.70 2.10 1.58 1.10 3.53

 Underground 4.33 2.81 2.52 2.95 1.24 0.48 0.56 3.78

 Surface 4.81 3.71 3.68 2.65 2.24 1.99 1.22 2.45

Appalachia Southern 1.97 - 2.19 1.59 1.59 2.48 2.19 1.88

 Underground 1.97 - - 1.10 1.01 - - 1.84

 Surface - - 2.19 1.92 1.78 2.48 2.19 2.02

Interior Region Total 5.47 4.06 3.59 2.12 0.67 1.99 0.32 4.98

 Underground 4.85 2.42 1.85 - 0.47 - - 4.37

 Surface 6.69 6.37 4.35 2.12 1.51 1.99 0.39 6.05

Illinois Basin 4.96 4.08 4.58 4.38 0.67 3.65 0.42 4.60

 Underground 4.85 2.42 1.74 - 0.46 - - 4.42

 Surface 5.51 7.07 5.63 4.38 1.58 3.65 1.00 5.34

Other Interior 7.46 3.81 2.86 1.20 0.68 1.08 0.27 6.35

 Underground - - 1.91 - 0.49 - - 1.26

 Surface 7.46 3.81 3.32 1.20 1.44 1.08 0.27 6.61

Western Region Total 18.89 3.86 5.72 - - 5.09 0.40 18.36

 Underground 7.11 3.48 3.85 - - - 0.40 6.71

 Surface 23.12 5.72 7.77 - - 5.09 - 22.89

Powder River Basin 30.55 - - - - - - 30.55

 Surface 30.55 - - - - - - 30.55

Uinta Basin 6.64 3.55 3.85 - - - - 6.27

 Underground 6.65 3.55 3.85 - - - - 6.30

 Surface 6.59 - - - - - - 6.09

Other Western 9.16 4.02 7.77 - - 5.09 0.40 8.91

 Underground 8.03 3.44 - - - - 0.40 7.50

 Surface 9.60 5.72 7.77 - - 5.09 - 9.51

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Mine Production Range (thousand short tons)

Coal-Producing State,

Region1 and Mine Type Above 1,000

Above 500

to 1,000

Above 200

to 500

Above 100

to 200

Above 50

to 100

Above 10

to 50 10 or Under Total2

East of Mississippi River 4.16 2.80 2.54 2.28 1.78 1.57 1.02 3.12

 Underground 4.05 2.15 2.13 1.57 1.35 1.00 0.49 3.07

 Surface 4.87 4.38 3.37 2.90 2.21 1.98 1.16 3.27

West of Mississippi River 16.92 3.86 3.45 1.20 0.68 1.60 0.30 15.96

 Underground 7.11 3.48 2.48 - 0.49 - 0.40 6.47

 Surface 19.65 5.72 4.02 1.20 1.44 1.60 0.27 18.86

U.S. Subtotal 8.46 2.84 2.57 2.22 1.73 1.57 0.92 5.95

 Underground 4.40 2.21 2.14 1.57 1.29 1.00 0.47 3.35

 Surface 15.78 4.41 3.42 2.73 2.20 1.96 1.04 10.42

Refuse Recovery - 51.19 15.74 - 8.73 6.52 2.33 13.21

U.S. Total 8.46 2.89 2.58 2.22 1.77 1.63 0.96 5.96

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see the Glossary.

2 Includes all employees at preparation plants and tipples not co-located with a mine.

- = No data reported.

Note: Productivity is calculated by dividing total coal production by the total labor hours worked by all employees engaged in production, preparation, processing, development, maintenance, repair shop, or yard

work at mining operations, including office workers. Excludes preparation plants with less than 5,000 employee hours during the year, which are not required to provide data.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation,' and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly

Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 24. Coal Mining Productivity by State, Mine Type, and Union Status, 2014

(short tons produced per employee hour)

Union Nonunion

Coal-Producing State and Region1 Underground Surface Underground Surface

Alabama 1.92 2.31 0.85 2.00

Alaska - 5.43 - -

Arizona - 8.06 - -

Arkansas - - 0.49 -

Colorado 5.72 5.38 6.26 7.44

Illinois - - 6.15 5.00

Indiana - - 3.39 5.36

Kansas - - - 13.38

Kentucky Total 2.29 - 2.74 3.15

 Kentucky (East) 1.10 - 1.91 2.77

 Kentucky (West) 2.48 - 3.63 5.75

Louisiana - - - 3.96

Maryland - - 1.83 3.11

Mississippi - - - 5.71

Missouri - - - 7.11

Montana - 14.11 10.66 29.89

New Mexico 8.89 6.63 - 12.34

North Dakota - 11.26 - 11.54

Ohio 3.13 - 3.64 3.34

Oklahoma - - 1.91 1.83

Pennsylvania Total 4.13 0.96 4.05 2.16

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) - 0.96 0.54 0.98

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 4.13 1.00 4.09 2.79

Tennessee - - 1.73 2.42

Texas - 8.18 - 6.11

Utah 5.38 - 6.24 3.96

Virginia 0.86 - 1.87 2.58

West Virginia Total 3.66 2.76 2.00 3.35

 West Virginia (Northern) 4.20 - 2.93 3.74

 West Virginia (Southern) 1.85 2.83 1.74 3.33

Wyoming 4.39 7.11 - 31.75

Appalachian Total 3.14 2.09 2.42 2.87

 Appalachia Central 1.66 2.70 1.81 3.02

 Appalachia Northern 4.06 0.92 3.61 2.72

 Appalachia Southern 1.92 2.31 0.85 2.00

Interior Region Total 2.39 8.14 4.48 5.38

 Illinois Basin 2.39 - 4.53 5.36

 Other Interior - 8.18 1.26 5.41

Western Region Total 6.52 9.29 6.82 27.41

 Powder River Basin - 14.12 - 32.34

 Uinta Basin 5.53 5.35 6.42 6.84

 Other Western 6.92 7.86 8.67 11.40

East of Mississippi River 3.11 2.07 3.07 3.42

West of Mississippi River 6.52 8.83 6.47 23.67

U.S. Total 3.43 7.64 3.34 11.29

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see the Glossary.

- = No data reported.

Note: Productivity is calculated by dividing total coal production by the total direct labor hours worked by all employees engaged in production, preparation, processing, development, maintenance, repair shop,

or yard work at mining operations, including office workers. Excludes mines producing less than 25,000 short tons of coal and preparation plants with less than 5,000 employee hours during the year, which are

not required to provide data.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation,' and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly

Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Domestic Markets

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Table 25. Coal Consumers in the Manufacturing and Coke Sectors, 2014

Company Name Plant Location

Top Ten Manufacturers

American Crystal Sugar Co MN, ND

Archer Daniels Midland IA, IL, MN, NE

Carmeuse Lime Stone Inc AL, IN, KY, MI, OH, PA, TN, WI

Cemex Inc AL, CA, CO, FL, GA, KY, OH, TN, TX

Dakota Gasification Company ND

Eastman Chemical Company TN

Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP AL, GA, OK, VA, WI

Holcim (US) Inc AL, CO, MD, MO, MT, OK, SC, TX, UT

NewPage Corporation MD, MI, WI

U S Steel Corporation AL, IN, MI, MN

Other Major Manufacturers

Amalgamated Sugar Co LLC ID

Argos Cement LLC AL, SC

Ash Grove Cement Co AR, KS, MT, NE, OR, UT

Axiall Corporation WV

Blue Ridge Paper Prod Inc NC

Buzzi Unicem USA IN, MO, OK, PA, TN, TX

Cabot Norit Americas Inc OK, TX

California Portland Cement Co AZ, CA

Cargill Incorporated GA, IA, MI, OH, TN

Celanese Acetate/Celco Plant VA

Cliffs Natural Resources Silver Bay Pwr Co MN

FMC Corporation WY

GCC America CO, NM, SD

Graymont Western US Inc MT, NV, UT, WA, WI

Ingredion Incorporated IL, NC

International Paper Co AL, GA, SC

Lafarge North America IA, IL, MI, NY, PA

Lehigh Cement Co AL, IA, IN, MD, PA

Lhoist North America AL, AZ, MO, NV, TX, VA

Meadwestvaco Corporation VA

Mississippi Lime Company KY, MO, OH

Mittal Steel USA IN

RED-Rochester LLC NY

RockTenn CP LLC FL, VA

Searles Valley Minerals CA

Solvay Chemicals Inc WY

TATA Chemicals Ltd WY

TXI Operations LP TX

Tate and Lyle Ingredients Americas Inc IL, IN, TN

Western Sugar Cooperative CO, MT, NE, WY

Top Ten Coke Producers

AK Steel Corp OH

ArcelorMittal Monessen PA

Ascend Performance Materials LLC AL

DTE Energy Services MI, PA

Drummond Company Inc AL

Mittal Steel USA IN, OH

Mountain State Carbon WV

SunCoke Energy Inc IL, IN, OH, VA

United States Steel Coporation IL, IN, PA

Walter Coke Inc AL

Note: Major manufacturers are the top 40 coal consumers in the manufacturing sector. Major coke producers are the top 10 coal consumers in the coke plant sector. Manufacturers and coke producers are listed

in alphabetical order.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Non-Electric Sector Coal Data.' Prior to third quarter 2014, coke plant data was collected under Form EIA-5, 'Quarterly Coal

Consumption and Quality Report - Coke Plants.’

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Table 26. U.S. Coal Consumption by End Use Sector, Census Division, and State, 2014 and 2013

(thousand short tons)

2014 2013 Total

Census Division

and State

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional 2014 2013

Percent

Change

New England 2,340 90 - - 2,791 87 - - 2,430 2,878 -15.6

 Connecticut 499 - - - 419 - - - 499 419 19.3

 Maine 53 33 - - 38 27 - - 85 66 30.3

 Massachusetts 1,244 57 - - 1,718 59 - - 1,301 1,778 -26.8

 New Hampshire 544 - - - 616 - - - 544 616 -11.7

 Rhode Island s - - - - - - - s - -

Middle Atlantic 41,675 2,175 6,595 117 45,234 2,323 6,401 119 50,562 54,077 -6.5

 New Jersey 1,214 - - - 1,017 - - - 1,214 1,017 19.4

 New York 2,154 594 120 - 2,225 664 152 - 2,867 3,041 -5.7

 Pennsylvania 38,307 1,581 6,475 117 41,992 1,659 6,249 119 46,481 50,019 -7.1

East North Central 189,199 8,854 11,352 490 194,616 9,220 11,948 517 209,895 216,301 -3.0

 Illinois 51,563 3,123 1,500 123 51,996 3,118 1,566 132 56,309 56,812 -0.9

 Indiana 48,582 1,840 4,783 139 46,671 2,156 5,364 133 55,344 54,324 1.9

 Michigan 29,401 1,114 1,360 68 31,653 1,256 1,333 73 31,944 34,315 -6.9

 Ohio 38,417 1,326 3,709 133 40,623 1,288 3,685 146 43,585 45,742 -4.7

 Wisconsin 21,235 1,452 - 27 23,674 1,403 - 32 22,713 25,109 -9.5

West North Central 136,585 13,430 - 388 136,626 13,337 - 403 150,404 150,366 s

 Iowa 19,705 3,094 - 209 19,517 3,433 - 210 23,008 23,160 -0.7

 Kansas 18,199 121 - - 18,915 85 - - 18,320 19,000 -3.6

 Minnesota 16,534 1,236 - 10 13,765 1,270 - 6 17,781 15,041 18.2

 Missouri 43,041 1,095 - 95 44,463 1,085 - 99 44,231 45,647 -3.1

 Nebraska 15,036 1,217 - - 15,829 1,124 - - 16,253 16,953 -4.1

 North Dakota 22,289 6,452 - 74 22,289 6,133 - 88 28,816 28,510 1.1

 South Dakota 1,780 215 - - 1,847 206 - - 1,995 2,053 -2.8

South Atlantic 126,212 5,283 1,805 229 118,142 5,516 1,790 199 133,528 125,647 6.3

 Delaware 397 - - - 708 - - - 397 708 -43.9

 District of Columbia - - - 2 - - - s 2 s NM

 Florida 23,012 618 - - 20,905 575 - - 23,630 21,480 10.0

 Georgia 22,660 817 - 4 20,633 731 - 5 23,481 21,370 9.9

 Maryland 7,411 705 - 7 6,789 705 - 9 8,123 7,503 8.3

 North Carolina 19,539 592 - 150 19,170 663 - 134 20,282 19,967 1.6

 South Carolina 11,797 549 - s 9,973 504 - s 12,346 10,477 17.8

 Virginia 9,513 1,087 1,041 66 9,869 1,333 1,039 51 11,706 12,292 -4.8

 West Virginia 31,883 914 764 - 30,093 1,006 752 - 33,561 31,851 5.4

East South Central 87,569 5,137 1,546 79 86,428 5,180 1,334 80 94,331 93,022 1.4

 Alabama 23,901 1,688 1,546 - 24,400 1,500 1,334 - 27,135 27,235 -0.4

 Kentucky 39,214 1,030 - 19 39,475 1,073 - 15 40,262 40,563 -0.7

 Mississippi 6,550 110 - - 5,867 123 - - 6,660 5,989 11.2

 Tennessee 17,903 2,310 - 60 16,686 2,484 - 65 20,274 19,235 5.4

West South Central 152,314 2,402 - 8 153,834 1,997 - 9 154,724 155,840 -0.7

 Arkansas 19,281 227 - - 18,766 215 - - 19,508 18,980 2.8

 Louisiana 12,632 189 - - 13,787 146 - - 12,821 13,934 -8.0

 Oklahoma 18,743 691 - - 18,794 634 - - 19,434 19,428 s

 Texas 101,658 1,296 - 8 102,487 1,002 - 9 102,962 103,498 -0.5

Mountain 107,678 3,862 - 30 112,329 3,759 - 38 111,571 116,126 -3.9

 Arizona 22,911 221 - - 23,298 181 - - 23,132 23,479 -1.5

 Colorado 17,877 373 - 6 18,822 339 - 5 18,257 19,166 -4.7

 Idaho - 350 - 2 - 360 - 4 352 364 -3.1

 Montana 10,180 281 - 1 9,562 262 - 2 10,462 9,826 6.5

 Nevada 3,446 331 - - 2,933 334 - - 3,777 3,267 15.6

 New Mexico 11,913 60 - - 14,270 51 - - 11,973 14,321 -16.4

 Utah 15,062 614 - - 15,529 645 - - 15,676 16,173 -3.1

 Wyoming 26,289 1,632 - 21 27,916 1,588 - 27 27,941 29,531 -5.4

Pacific 8,030 1,712 - 544 7,963 1,636 - 585 10,287 10,184 1.0

 Alaska 655 1 - 544 400 1 - 585 1,200 986 21.7

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2014 2013 Total

Census Division

and State

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional 2014 2013

Percent

Change

 California 278 1,399 - - 259 1,383 - - 1,677 1,643 2.1

 Hawaii 769 61 - - 692 61 - - 831 753 10.3

 Oregon 1,853 109 - - 2,183 85 - - 1,963 2,268 -13.5

 Washington 4,475 141 - - 4,429 106 - - 4,616 4,534 1.8

U.S. Total 851,602 42,946 21,297 1,887 857,962 43,055 21,474 1,951 917,732 924,442 -0.7

1 The electric power sector (electric utilities and independent power producers) comprises electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power(CHP) plants whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity

and heat, to the public (i.e. NAICS 22 plants).

- = No data reported.

NM = Not Meaningful.

s = Absolute percentage less than 0.05 or value is less than 0.5 of the table metric.

Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-923, 'Power Plant Operations Report,' Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Non-Electric Sector Coal Data,' and Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production

and Preparation.' Prior to third quarter 2014, coke plant data was collected under Form EIA-5, 'Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report - Coke Plants.’

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Table 27. Year-End Coal Stocks by Sector, Census Division, and State, 2014 and 2013

(thousand short tons)

2014 2013 Total

Census Division

and State

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

Producer

and

Distributor

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

Producer

and

Distributor 2014 2013

Percent

Change

New England 1,611 9 - - 281 1,129 13 - - 481 1,900 1,623 17.1

 Connecticut w - - - - w - - - - w w 82.5

 Maine s 1 - - - s 5 - - - 1 5 -82.7

 Massachusetts w 8 - - 281 582 8 - - 481 w 1,071 w

 New Hampshire w - - - - w - - - - w w -2.5

 Rhode Island w - - - - - - - - - w - w

Middle Atlantic 8,320 297 684 46 1,272 6,052 279 539 58 2,090 10,619 9,017 17.8

 New Jersey 893 - - - - 1,045 - - - - 893 1,045 -14.5

 New York 894 106 7 - - 429 125 17 - - 1,007 571 76.2

 Pennsylvania 6,533 191 678 46 1,272 4,578 154 521 58 2,090 8,720 7,401 17.8

East North Central 33,839 1,015 1,654 130 6,383 28,279 880 1,375 141 6,167 43,021 36,842 16.8

 Illinois 7,461 224 209 27 4,066 6,273 158 201 26 2,793 11,986 9,451 26.8

 Indiana 8,985 172 568 48 1,583 8,034 187 352 58 1,963 11,356 10,595 7.2

 Michigan 6,982 316 457 34 157 6,032 224 449 32 164 7,945 6,902 15.1

 Ohio 6,566 70 421 17 249 4,536 80 372 19 633 7,323 5,641 29.8

 Wisconsin 3,846 233 - 4 328 3,403 231 - 5 615 4,411 4,254 3.7

West North Central 20,648 958 - 67 3,032 22,930 944 - 57 1,813 24,706 25,744 -4.0

 Iowa 3,856 286 - 42 127 6,734 397 - 41 113 4,312 7,285 -40.8

 Kansas 2,990 28 - - 1 3,155 33 - - - 3,019 3,188 -5.3

 Minnesota 2,337 281 - 11 245 1,971 240 - 7 97 2,874 2,316 24.1

 Missouri 6,497 102 - 3 1 7,195 59 - 4 1 6,602 7,259 -9.0

 Nebraska 2,970 80 - - - 2,522 51 - - - 3,050 2,573 18.5

 North Dakota w 164 - 11 2,660 w 148 - 5 1,602 w w 59.8

 South Dakota w 17 - - - w 16 - - - w w -1.3

South Atlantic 29,373 501 97 76 7,557 32,377 438 63 96 12,713 37,605 45,687 -17.7

 Delaware w - - - - w - - - - w w 134.5

 District of Columbia - - - 3 - - - - 2 - 3 2 104.3

 Florida 5,245 73 - - - w 58 - - - 5,318 w w

 Georgia 5,605 131 - 2 - 7,992 98 - 1 - 5,738 8,091 -29.1

 Maryland 1,857 15 - 14 407 1,327 20 - 14 580 2,293 1,941 18.1

 North Carolina 6,125 25 - 26 - 5,541 17 - 49 - 6,175 5,607 10.1

 South Carolina 4,102 99 - s - 5,107 113 - s - 4,201 5,220 -19.5

 Virginia 1,603 63 s 31 1,812 1,428 73 s 31 2,703 3,509 4,234 -17.1

 West Virginia w 97 97 - 5,338 5,406 59 63 - 9,430 w 14,958 w

East South Central 17,780 288 204 14 4,737 16,840 309 224 22 7,482 23,023 24,877 -7.5

 Alabama 4,131 109 204 - 1,167 4,285 113 224 - 2,443 5,610 7,065 -20.6

 Kentucky 8,396 38 - 11 1,392 7,925 63 - 15 3,938 9,836 11,942 -17.6

 Mississippi 1,818 2 - - 2,172 1,427 2 - - 1,029 3,993 2,458 62.5

 Tennessee 3,436 138 - 3 6 3,203 131 - 6 73 3,584 3,413 5.0

West South Central 22,419 464 - 4 2,748 23,375 464 - 4 1,679 25,635 25,522 0.4

 Arkansas 3,023 34 - - 13 3,253 24 - - 2 3,071 3,278 -6.3

 Louisiana 3,361 10 - - 1,419 3,790 4 - - 722 4,789 4,516 6.1

 Oklahoma 2,940 144 - - - 3,072 160 - - - 3,084 3,232 -4.6

 Texas 13,095 276 - 4 1,316 13,261 275 - 4 955 14,691 14,495 1.4

Mountain 16,388 458 - 6 12,688 15,732 568 - 7 13,051 29,539 29,357 0.6

 Arizona 2,688 46 - - 501 2,645 57 - - 709 3,236 3,412 -5.2

 Colorado 4,595 33 - 1 1,224 3,701 27 - s 2,362 5,852 6,090 -3.9

 Idaho - 140 - - - - 250 - s - 140 250 -43.9

 Montana w 35 - 5 1,425 w 32 - 6 1,578 w w -5.0

 Nevada 1,141 34 - - - 639 32 - - - 1,175 671 75.2

 New Mexico w 3 - - 6,384 w 2 - - 4,523 w w 33.5

 Utah 3,082 50 - - 503 4,099 17 - - 2,034 3,634 6,150 -40.9

 Wyoming 2,999 116 - s 2,651 2,742 150 - s 1,845 5,766 4,737 21.7

Pacific 1,414 207 - 106 196 1,253 202 - 110 177 1,923 1,742 10.4

 Alaska w - - 106 196 w - - 110 177 w w -51.1

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2014 2013 Total

Census Division

and State

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

Producer

and

Distributor

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

Producer

and

Distributor 2014 2013

Percent

Change

 California s 150 - - - w 146 - - - 150 w w

 Hawaii w 43 - - - w 39 - - - w w 39.6

 Oregon w 5 - - - w 3 - - - w w 71.2

 Washington w 9 - - - w 14 - - - w w 110.7

U.S. Total 151,792 4,196 2,640 449 38,894 147,967 4,097 2,200 495 45,652 197,971 200,411 -1.2

1 The electric power sector (electric utilities and independent power producers) comprises electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power(CHP) plants whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity

and heat, to the public (i.e. NAICS 22 plants).

- = No data reported.

w = Data withheld to avoid disclosure.

s = Absolute percentage less than 0.05 or value is less than 0.5 of the table metric.

Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-923, 'Power Plant Operations Report,' Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Non-Electric Sector Coal Data,' Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and

Preparation,' and Form EIA-8A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Stocks and Coal Exports.' Prior to third quarter 2014, coke plant data was collected under Form EIA-5, 'Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report - Coke

Plants.’

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Average Mine Sales Price

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Table 28. Average Sales Price of Coal by State and Mine Type, 2014 and 2013

(dollars per short ton)

2014 2013 Percent Change

Coal-Producing

State Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total

Alabama 89.68 79.42 87.17 88.19 88.24 88.20 1.7 -10.0 -1.2

Alaska - w w - w w - w w

Arizona - w w - w w - w w

Arkansas w - w w - w w - w

Colorado 37.28 43.01 38.64 36.62 41.89 37.58 1.8 2.7 2.8

Illinois 47.29 45.29 47.11 48.08 45.65 47.82 -1.6 -0.8 -1.5

Indiana 49.52 47.47 48.41 49.40 51.23 50.44 0.2 -7.3 -4.0

Kansas - w w - - - - w w

Kentucky Total 57.12 58.74 57.62 59.41 59.95 59.58 -3.9 -2.0 -3.3

 Kentucky (East) 70.93 63.10 66.97 76.40 66.37 71.41 -7.2 -4.9 -6.2

 Kentucky (West) 50.29 45.21 49.58 49.88 38.41 48.25 0.8 17.7 2.8

Louisiana - w w - w w - w w

Maryland w w 50.62 w w 51.75 w w -2.2

Mississippi - w w - w w - w w

Missouri - w w - w w - w w

Montana w w 17.22 w w 17.26 w w -0.2

New Mexico w w 40.28 w w 37.32 w w 7.9

North Dakota - 17.99 17.99 - 17.93 17.93 - 0.3 0.3

Ohio 50.61 47.10 49.54 49.47 46.77 48.64 2.3 0.7 1.9

Oklahoma w w 44.98 w w 58.74 w w -23.4

Pennsylvania Total 61.60 63.36 61.82 68.04 68.65 68.13 -9.5 -7.7 -9.3

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 70.00 91.79 90.98 71.17 88.55 87.82 -1.6 3.7 3.6

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 61.59 55.08 60.93 68.03 62.63 67.37 -9.5 -12.1 -9.6

Tennessee w w 67.96 w w 73.29 w w -7.3

Texas - 18.20 18.20 - 19.31 19.31 - -5.8 -5.8

Utah w w 35.59 w w 35.52 w w 0.2

Virginia 78.78 77.46 78.44 98.53 81.86 93.40 -20.0 -5.4 -16.0

West Virginia Total 67.55 60.69 65.67 76.92 72.27 75.56 -12.2 -16.0 -13.1

 West Virginia (Northern) w w 59.31 59.60 61.69 59.68 w w -0.6

 West Virginia (Southern) w w 70.54 95.30 72.76 85.18 w w -17.2

Wyoming w w 14.05 w w 14.02 w w 0.2

U.S. Total 56.97 22.83 34.83 60.98 24.50 37.24 -6.6 -6.8 -6.5

- = No data reported.

w = Data withheld to avoid disclosure.

Note: An average sales price is calculated by dividing the total free on board (f.o.b) rail/barge value of the coal sold by the total coal sold. Excludes mines producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not

required to provide data. Excludes silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.'

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Table 29. Average Sales Price of Coal by State and Underground Mining Method, 2014

(dollars per short ton)

Coal-Producing State Continuous1

Conventional and

Other2 Longwall3 Total

Alabama w - w 89.68

Arkansas w - - w

Colorado w - w 37.28

Illinois 44.23 w 49.05 w

Indiana 49.52 - - 49.52

Kentucky Total w w - 57.12

 Kentucky (East) w w - 70.93

 Kentucky (West) w w - 50.29

Maryland w - - w

Montana - - w w

New Mexico - - w w

Ohio w - w 50.61

Oklahoma w - - w

Pennsylvania Total 69.41 w 59.51 w

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) w w - 70.00

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) w - w 61.59

Tennessee w - - w

Utah w - 35.56 w

Virginia w - w 78.78

West Virginia Total 79.77 w 60.35 w

 West Virginia (Northern) 80.07 w w w

 West Virginia (Southern) 79.73 - w w

Wyoming - - w w

U.S. Total 61.87 47.19 53.75 56.97

1 Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by continuous mining methods.

2 Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by conventional mining methods or mines that produce coal using shortwall, scoop loading, hand loading, or other methods or a 50/50 percent

continuous/conventional split in mining method.

3 Mines that have any production from longwall mining method. A typical longwall mining operation uses 80 percent longwall and 20 percent continuous mining.

- = No data reported.

w = Data withheld to avoid disclosure.

Note: An average sales price is calculated by dividing the total free on board (f.o.b) rail/barge value of the coal sold by the total coal sold. Excludes mines producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not

required to provide data. Excludes silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.'

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Table 30. Average Sales Price of Coal by State, County, and Number of Mines, 2014

Coal-Producing State and County Number of Mines

Sales

(thousand short tons)

Average Sales Price

(dollars per short ton)

Alabama 32 17,359 87.17

 Bibb 1 w w

 Franklin 2 w w

 Jefferson 9 5,764 103.31

 Shelby 2 w w

 Tuscaloosa 6 8,693 79.37

 Walker 10 1,886 79.19

 Winston 2 w w

Alaska 1 w w

 Denali 1 w w

Arizona 1 w w

 Navajo 1 w w

Arkansas 1 w w

 Sebastian 1 w w

Colorado 9 24,536 38.64

 Delta 1 w w

 Gunnison 1 w w

 La Plata 1 w w

 Moffat 2 w w

 Montrose 1 w w

 Rio Blanco 2 w w

 Routt 1 w w

Illinois 22 55,842 47.11

 Franklin 1 w w

 Gallatin 1 w w

 Hamilton 1 w w

 Jackson 1 w w

 Macoupin 1 w w

 Montgomery 1 w w

 Perry 4 w w

 Randolph 3 w w

 Saline 4 13,289 49.09

 Sangamon 1 w w

 Wabash 1 w w

 Washington 1 w w

 White 1 w w

 Williamson 1 w w

Indiana 28 38,501 48.41

 Clay 1 w w

 Daviess 2 w w

 Dubois 2 w w

 Gibson 6 9,911 53.56

 Greene 1 w w

 Knox 5 5,831 45.80

 Pike 5 2,756 46.42

 Sullivan 2 w w

 Warrick 4 5,425 44.57

Kansas 1 w w

 Linn 1 w w

Kentucky 186 74,525 57.62

 Bell 11 1,308 62.14

 Breathitt 4 910 52.81

 Clay 1 w w

 Daviess 1 w w

 Floyd 13 2,374 66.64

 Harlan 17 4,706 65.50

 Hopkins 4 12,057 52.67

 Johnson 3 w w

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Coal-Producing State and County Number of Mines

Sales

(thousand short tons)

Average Sales Price

(dollars per short ton)

 Knott 9 2,071 55.57

 Knox 5 520 69.78

 Lawrence 5 765 61.82

 Leslie 7 1,014 68.65

 Letcher 11 1,745 65.14

 Magoffin 2 w w

 Martin 6 2,150 69.41

 Mclean 1 w w

 Muhlenberg 2 w w

 Ohio 6 8,437 46.20

 Perry 17 5,706 65.53

 Pike 50 9,218 72.14

 Rockcastle 1 w w

 Union 3 w w

 Webster 2 w w

 Whitley 5 522 104.04

Louisiana 2 w w

 De Soto 1 w w

 Natchitoches 1 w w

Maryland 13 1,979 50.62

 Allegany 8 1,438 42.17

 Garrett 5 541 73.09

Mississippi 2 w w

 Choctaw 1 w w

Missouri 1 w w

 Bates 1 w w

Montana 6 44,688 17.22

 Big Horn 3 w w

 Musselshell 1 w w

 Richland 1 w w

 Rosebud 1 w w

New Mexico 3 w w

 Mckinley 1 w w

 San Juan 2 w w

North Dakota 4 28,664 17.99

 Mclean 1 w w

 Mercer 2 w w

 Oliver 1 w w

Ohio 25 22,168 49.54

 Belmont 2 w w

 Carroll 1 w w

 Guernsey 1 w w

 Harrison 5 3,350 48.59

 Jackson 2 w w

 Jefferson 3 w w

 Monroe 1 w w

 Noble 1 w w

 Perry 3 w w

 Stark 1 w w

 Tuscarawas 3 w w

 Vinton 2 w w

Oklahoma 4 924 44.98

 Haskell 1 w w

 Le Flore 2 w w

 Nowata 1 w w

Pennsylvania 123 59,812 61.82

 Armstrong 9 2,066 60.81

 Beaver 1 w w

 Bedford 1 w w

 Butler 1 w w

 Cambria 6 1,095 74.39

 Carbon 1 w w

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Coal-Producing State and County Number of Mines

Sales

(thousand short tons)

Average Sales Price

(dollars per short ton)

 Centre 1 w w

 Clarion 1 w w

 Clearfield 17 2,937 67.77

 Columbia 2 w w

 Elk 2 w w

 Fayette 1 w w

 Greene 6 29,272 58.24

 Indiana 15 3,159 65.04

 Jefferson 5 957 53.36

 Luzerne 4 365 124.53

 Lycoming 1 w w

 Mercer 1 w w

 Northumberland 5 183 48.02

 Schuylkill 18 1,130 86.91

 Somerset 17 2,803 78.64

 Washington 5 14,426 61.08

 Westmoreland 3 w w

Tennessee 6 836 67.96

 Campbell 2 w w

 Claiborne 4 745 67.96

Texas 13 44,296 18.20

 Atascosa 1 w w

 Freestone 1 w w

 Harrison 1 w w

 Lee 1 w w

 Leon 1 w w

 Limestone 1 w w

 Panola 2 w w

 Robertson 1 w w

 Rusk 2 w w

 Titus 2 w w

Utah 8 17,824 35.59

 Carbon 4 8,173 36.34

 Emery 2 w w

 Kane 1 w w

 Sevier 1 w w

Virginia 54 15,094 78.44

 Buchanan 23 7,256 77.48

 Dickenson 11 3,465 84.36

 Russell 1 w w

 Tazewell 4 1,300 70.62

 Wise 15 2,792 76.73

West Virginia 154 111,028 65.67

 Barbour 1 w w

 Boone 22 14,057 67.32

 Fayette 7 4,034 73.57

 Greenbrier 7 999 92.20

 Harrison 1 w w

 Kanawha 13 10,055 63.11

 Logan 18 11,835 62.61

 Marion 4 13,277 54.27

 Marshall 2 w w

 Mcdowell 29 3,367 89.63

 Mercer 1 w w

 Mingo 8 4,511 63.81

 Monongalia 4 4,125 61.26

 Nicholas 4 w w

 Ohio 1 w w

 Raleigh 15 6,276 90.61

 Taylor 1 w w

 Tucker 1 w w

 Upshur 2 w w

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Coal-Producing State and County Number of Mines

Sales

(thousand short tons)

Average Sales Price

(dollars per short ton)

 Wayne 1 w w

 Webster 5 2,100 68.12

 Wyoming 7 4,493 79.22

Wyoming 17 395,377 14.05

 Campbell 11 348,439 12.98

 Converse 1 w w

 Lincoln 1 w w

 Sweetwater 3 w w

 Uinta 1 w w

U.S. Total 716 988,230 34.83

- = No data reported.

w = Data withheld to avoid disclosure.

Note: An average sales price is calculated by dividing the total free on board (f.o.b) rail/barge value of the coal sold by the total coal sold. Excludes mines producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not

required to provide data. Excludes silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.'

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Table 31. Average Sales Price of Coal by State and Coal Rank, 2014

(dollars per short ton)

Coal-Producing State Bituminous Subbituminous Lignite Anthracite Total

Alabama 87.17 - - - 87.17

Alaska - w - - w

Arizona w - - - w

Arkansas w - - - w

Colorado w w - - 38.64

Illinois 47.11 - - - 47.11

Indiana 48.41 - - - 48.41

Kansas w - - - w

Kentucky Total 57.62 - - - 57.62

 Kentucky (East) 66.97 - - - 66.97

 Kentucky (West) 49.58 - - - 49.58

Louisiana - - w - w

Maryland 50.62 - - - 50.62

Mississippi - - w - w

Missouri w - - - w

Montana w 16.06 w - 17.22

New Mexico w w - - 40.28

North Dakota - - 17.99 - 17.99

Ohio 49.54 - - - 49.54

Oklahoma 44.98 - - - 44.98

Pennsylvania Total 60.93 - - 90.98 61.82

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) - - - 90.98 90.98

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 60.93 - - - 60.93

Tennessee 67.96 - - - 67.96

Texas - - 18.20 - 18.20

Utah 35.59 - - - 35.59

Virginia 78.44 - - - 78.44

West Virginia Total 65.67 - - - 65.67

 West Virginia (Northern) 59.31 - - - 59.31

 West Virginia (Southern) 70.54 - - - 70.54

Wyoming w w - - 14.05

U.S. Total 55.99 14.72 19.44 90.98 34.83

- = No data reported.

w = Data withheld to avoid disclosure.

Note: An average sales price is calculated by dividing the total free on board (f.o.b) rail/barge value of the coal sold by the total coal sold. Excludes mines producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not

required to provide data. Excludes silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.'

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Table 32. Average Sales Price of Coal by Mine Production Range and Mine Type, 2014

(dollars per short ton)

Mine Production Range (thousand short tons) Underground Surface Total

Over 1,000 53.25 18.86 30.21

Over 500 to 1,000 71.10 54.14 63.75

Over 200 to 500 73.62 59.55 67.15

Over 100 to 200 85.19 63.01 70.09

Over 50 to 100 72.47 63.97 67.16

50 or Under 76.44 61.34 65.70

U.S. Total 56.97 22.83 34.83

Note: An average sales price is calculated by dividing the total free on board (f.o.b) rail/barge value of the coal sold by the total coal sold. Excludes mines producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not

required to provide data. Excludes silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.'

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Table 33. Average Sales Price of U.S. Coal by State and Disposition, 2014

(dollars per short ton)

Coal-Producing State Open Market1 Captive2 Total3

Alabama 84.48 - 87.17

Alaska w - w

Arizona w - w

Arkansas w w w

Colorado 35.68 44.28 38.64

Illinois w w 47.11

Indiana 49.61 46.73 48.41

Kansas w - w

Kentucky Total 57.07 65.50 57.62

 Kentucky (East) 66.69 65.50 66.97

 Kentucky (West) 49.58 - 49.58

Louisiana w - w

Maryland 48.59 - 50.62

Mississippi w - w

Missouri w - w

Montana w w 17.22

New Mexico w w w

North Dakota w w 17.99

Ohio w w 49.54

Oklahoma 44.98 - 44.98

Pennsylvania Total w w 61.82

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) w w 90.98

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) w w 60.93

Tennessee 67.96 - 67.96

Texas 26.36 15.17 18.20

Utah w w 35.59

Virginia w w 78.44

West Virginia Total 65.31 57.96 65.67

 West Virginia (Northern) w w 59.31

 West Virginia (Southern) w w 70.54

Wyoming w w 14.05

U.S. Total 35.72 22.45 34.83

1 Open market includes coal sold on the open market to other coal companies or consumers; excludes exports.

2 Captive includes all coal used by the producing company or sold to affiliated or parent companies; excludes exports.

3 Total includes price of coal sold on the open market, captive market and exported by coal mines. Excludes price of coal exported by coal brokers, coal traders and coal terminals.

- = No data reported.

w = Data withheld to avoid disclosure.

Note: An average sales price is calculated by dividing the total free on board (f.o.b) rail/barge value of the coal sold by the total coal sold. Excludes mines producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not

required to provide data. Excludes silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.'

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Average Consumer Prices

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Table 34. Average Price of Coal Delivered to End Use Sector by Census Division and State, 2014 and 2013

(dollars per short ton)

2014 2013 Annual Percent Change

Census Division

and State

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

New England 80.10 w - - 86.43 w - - -7.32 s - -

 Connecticut w - - - w - - - -2.48 - - -

 Maine w w - - w w - - 8.65 2.66 - -

 Massachusetts w w - - w w - - -7.40 s - -

 New Hampshire 108.29 - - - 108.33 - - - s - - -

 Rhode Island w - - - - - - - w - - -

Middle Atlantic 56.87 87.51 w 114.32 57.25 88.18 w 132.00 -0.66 -0.76 -18.27 -13.39

 New Jersey w - - - w - - - 2.60 - - -

 New York w 107.79 w - w 105.99 w - 0.96 1.70 -9.90 -

 Pennsylvania 54.94 80.12 w 114.32 55.60 79.96 w 132.00 -1.19 s -18.35 -13.39

East North Central 46.81 75.08 134.65 86.87 45.79 79.00 157.52 91.59 2.23 -4.96 -14.52 -5.15

 Illinois w 47.16 w 57.88 33.20 50.22 w 58.50 w -6.09 -16.30 -1.06

 Indiana w 93.26 142.85 72.25 w 101.54 w 72.51 1.02 -8.15 w s

 Michigan w 92.29 w w w 92.45 w w -0.72 s -12.17 -2.60

 Ohio w 85.62 123.25 115.57 w 87.47 150.65 125.01 2.25 -2.12 -18.19 -7.55

 Wisconsin 41.97 88.84 - 151.89 41.68 87.42 - 151.34 0.70 1.62 - s

West North Central 29.78 36.67 - 80.64 29.31 35.74 - 80.11 1.60 2.60 - 0.66

 Iowa 28.82 47.26 - w 28.65 48.19 - w 0.59 -1.93 - -2.81

 Kansas 31.01 w - - 30.59 w - - 1.37 8.89 - -

 Minnesota 34.71 61.49 - w 35.67 61.26 - w -2.69 s - 10.61

 Missouri 35.19 60.07 - w 33.50 59.53 - w 5.04 0.91 - -2.02

 Nebraska 23.64 32.93 - - 24.43 32.44 - - -3.23 1.51 - -

 North Dakota 20.26 w - 53.93 20.45 w - 51.12 -0.93 17.85 - 5.50

 South Dakota 34.75 w - - 33.46 w - - 3.86 5.74 - -

South Atlantic 72.56 97.26 w 116.46 74.85 98.56 w 119.71 -3.06 -1.32 -23.11 -2.71

 Delaware w - - - w - - - 1.16 - - -

 District of Columbia - - - w - - - - - - - w

 Florida w 111.06 - - w 114.73 - - -2.51 -3.20 - -

 Georgia 62.02 110.61 - w 62.50 106.98 - w -0.77 3.39 - -2.26

 Maryland 74.28 w - w 85.04 w - w -12.65 16.61 - -3.09

 North Carolina 88.73 103.52 - w 93.76 104.46 - w -5.36 -0.90 - 0.85

 South Carolina 90.77 107.72 - - 94.02 106.28 - - -3.46 1.35 - -

 Virginia w 99.73 w 89.84 w 103.60 w 96.65 s -3.74 -30.31 -7.05

 West Virginia 58.45 93.11 w - 60.20 105.16 w - -2.91 -11.46 -11.98 -

East South Central w 96.76 w 104.27 w 100.09 w 111.49 s -3.33 -13.50 -6.48

 Alabama 54.97 96.80 w - 56.67 103.53 w - -3.00 -6.50 -13.50 -

 Kentucky 53.18 95.05 - w 53.30 99.70 - w s -4.66 - -10.42

 Mississippi w w - - w w - - -2.03 3.23 - -

 Tennessee 51.19 97.66 - w 49.09 98.67 - w 4.28 -1.02 - -5.43

West South Central 33.26 76.67 - w 33.31 78.70 - w s -2.58 - -4.55

 Arkansas w w - - w w - - 1.29 s - -

 Louisiana w w - - w w - - -4.24 3.12 - -

 Oklahoma w 66.44 - - w w - - -2.72 w - -

 Texas 30.69 80.74 - w 30.30 83.45 - w 1.29 -3.25 - -4.55

Mountain 39.42 55.58 - w 36.06 53.26 - w 9.32 4.36 - 4.96

 Arizona 40.81 w - - 40.49 w - - 0.79 -0.53 - -

 Colorado 36.94 65.54 - w 36.20 64.76 - w 2.04 1.20 - s

 Idaho - 69.10 - w - 59.68 - w - 15.78 - 2.21

 Montana w 40.55 - - w 41.31 - - -10.02 -1.84 - -

 Nevada w 72.53 - - w 72.14 - - 1.47 0.54 - -

 New Mexico 67.86 w - - 41.30 w - - 64.31 7.32 - -

 Utah 46.49 53.44 - - 45.17 52.46 - - 2.92 1.87 - -

 Wyoming w 45.49 - w w 42.26 - w 2.79 7.64 - 4.70

Pacific 43.52 85.75 - 73.75 41.42 85.21 - 74.61 5.07 0.63 - -1.15

 Alaska - - - 73.75 - - - 74.61 - - - -1.15

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U.S. Energy Information Administration | Annual Coal Report 2014

2014 2013 Annual Percent Change

Census Division

and State

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

 California w 84.52 - - w 84.81 - - 0.65 s - -

 Hawaii w w - - w w - - 1.83 0.9 - -

 Oregon 42.62 w - - 32.98 w - - 29.23 -6.43 - -

 Washington w w - - w w - - -0.52 2.13 - -

U.S. Total 45.66 68.20 131.41 87.87 45.03 69.16 156.99 90.51 1.40 -1.39 -16.29 -2.92

1 The electric power sector (electric utilities and independent power producers) comprises electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power(CHP) plants whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity

and heat, to the public (i.e. NAICS 22 plants).

- = No data reported.

w = Data withheld to avoid disclosure.

s = Value is less than 0.5 of the table metric, but value is included in any associated total.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-923, 'Power Plant Operations Report,' and Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Non-Electric Sector Coal Data.' Prior to third quarter 2014, coke plant data was

collected under Form EIA-5, 'Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report - Coke Plants.’

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