Annual Coal Report 2015

November 2016

Independent Statistics & Analysis

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U.S. Department of Energy

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Contacts

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Information Administration (EIA). General information 

about the data in this report can be obtained from:

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All other questions on coal statistics should be directed to 

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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 40th 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 2015 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 ...................................................................................................................................................................17

Recoverable Reserves................................................................................................................................................................21

Employment...............................................................................................................................................................................26

Productivity................................................................................................................................................................................32

Domestic Markets......................................................................................................................................................................41

Average Mine Sales Price...........................................................................................................................................................47

Average Consumer Prices..........................................................................................................................................................57
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Tables

1. Coal production and number of mines by state and mine type, 2015 and 2014................................................................2

2. Coal production and number of mines by state, county, and mine type, 2015..................................................................5

3. Underground coal production by state and mining method, 2015.....................................................................................9

4. Coal production by coalbed thickness and mine type, 2015.............................................................................................10

5. Coal production and coalbed thickness by major coalbeds and mine type, 2015 ............................................................11

6. Coal production and number of mines by state and coal rank, 2015 ...............................................................................12

7. Coal production by state, mine type, and union status, 2015 ..........................................................................................13

8. Coal disposition by state, 2015 .........................................................................................................................................14

9. Major U.S. coal mines, 2015..............................................................................................................................................15

10. Major U.S. coal producers, 2015.......................................................................................................................................17

11. Productive capacity of coal mines by state, 2015 and 2014 .............................................................................................18

12. Capacity utilization of coal mines by state, 2015 and 2014..............................................................................................19

13. Productive capacity and capacity utilization of underground coal mines by state and mining method, 2015 ................20

14. Recoverable coal reserves and average recovery percentage at producing mines by state, 2015 and 2014 ..................22

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

mining method, 2015 ................................................................................................................................................................23

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

mining method, 2015 ................................................................................................................................................................24

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

mine type, 2015.........................................................................................................................................................................25

18. Average number of employees by state and mine type, 2015 and 2014 .........................................................................27

19. Average number of employees at underground and surface mines by state and mine production range, 2015............28

20. Average number of employees at underground and surface mines by state and union status, 2015 .............................31

21. Coal productivity by state and mine type, 2015 and 2014 ...............................................................................................33

22. Underground coal mining productivity by state and mining method, 2015.....................................................................36

23. Coal mining productivity by state, mine type, and mine production range, 2015 ...........................................................37

24. Coal mining productivity by state, mine type, and union status, 2015.............................................................................40

25. Coal consumers in the manufacturing and coke sectors, 2015 ........................................................................................42

26. U.S. coal consumption by end use sector, census division, and state, 2015 and 2014 ....................................................43

27. Year-end coal stocks by sector, census division, and state, 2015 and 2014 .....................................................................45

28. Average sales price of coal by state and mine type, 2015 and 2014 ................................................................................48

29. Average sales price of coal by state and underground mining method, 2015..................................................................49

30. Average sales price of coal by state, county, and number of mines, 2015.......................................................................50

31. Average sales price of coal by state and coal rank, 2015..................................................................................................54

32. Average sales price of coal by mine production range and mine type, 2015 ...................................................................55

33. Average sales price of U.S. coal by state and disposition, 2015 .......................................................................................56

34. Average price of coal delivered to end use sector by census division and state, 2015 and 2014 ....................................58
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Executive Summary

Production

In 2015, U.S. coal production dropped 10.3% year-overyear to below 900 million short tons, the lowest annual 

production level since 1986. The number of producing 

mines in the United States continued its declining trend, 

falling to 853 mines, which is more than 13% fewer mines 

than in 2014. Production in all three regions – the 

Western, Interior, and Appalachian – decreased in 2015. 

The Appalachian region’s coal production in 2015 was 

220.7 million shorts tons, the lowest level since 1978, after 

a decline of 17.3% from 2014. The declining trend resulted 

from historically-low coal productions from West Virginia 

and Kentucky, which produced 95.6 and 61.4 million short 

tons, respectively, which represent 14.8% and 20.6% 

drops from 2014. 

Coal production in the Interior region in 2015 was 167.4 

million short tons, a decrease of 11.2% from 2014 levels, 

marking the first decline in production in the past six 

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

Interior region, declined by 1.9 million short ton (3.2%) to 

56.1 million short tons. 

Coal production in the Western region in 2015 decreased 

by 35.4 million short tons to 507.4 million short tons. 

Wyoming, the largest coal-producing state in the region, 

decreased production by 15.4 million short tons in 2015 to 

375.7 million short tons, the lowest level since 2002. 

Montana’s production in 2015 was 41.9 million short tons, 

6.1% lower than in 2014. 

Productive Capacity

Productive capacity is the maximum amount of coal that 

can be produced annually, as reported by mining 

companies. In 2015, the collective productive capacity of 

U.S. coal mines decreased for the fourth year in a row, to 

1,164.9 million short tons, a decline of 6.3% from the 2014 

level. Notable declines in productive capacity occurred in 

Kentucky (19.8%), Utah (18.4%), and Colorado (10.1%). 

Capacity utilization at underground mines and surface 

mines in 2015 both fell from the 2014 levels. The overall 

capacity utilization across all mines decreased from 80.1% 

to 76.7%. 

Employment

The total number of employees at U.S. coal mines in 2015 

decreased by 12.0% to 65,971 employees. This is the 

lowest average number of mine employees on record 

since EIA began collecting data in 1978. The average total 

number of employees at underground mines and surface 

mines declined by 13.6% and 9.3%, respectively. West 

Virginia and Kentucky had the largest declines in the 

average number of employees in 2015, decreasing by 

2,840 (15.5%) and 2,013 employees (17.0%), respectively. 

Although there were fewer coal mine employees in the 

United States in 2015 than in 2014, the average 

production per employee-hour increased by 5.4% to 6.3 

short tons per employee hour. 

Consumption

U.S. coal consumption in 2015 was 797.7 million short 

tons, a decline of 13.1% from 2014. Coal consumption in 

the electric power sector decreased by 113.6 million short 

tons to 738.0 million short tons, the lowest level since 

1987. Coal consumption in the industrial, coke, and 

commercial and institutional sectors was 58.6 million 

short tons in 2015, a 8.9% decrease from the 2014 level. 

Stocks

U.S. coal stocks in 2015 ended at 238.8 million short tons, 

20.6% higher than at the same time in 2014. Stocks in the 

electric power sector were up by 44.1 million short tons to 

195.9 million short tons at the end of 2015, the highest 

year-ending stocks on record. In contrast, coal stocks held 

by the other industrial, coke, commercial, and 

institutional sectors were 3.2 million short tons lower at 

42.9 million short tons at the end of 2015 than they were 

at the end of 2014.
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Sales Price

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

declined by 8.6% from the prior year to $31.83 per short 

ton in 2015, the fourth consecutive year of declining 

average prices since 2011. The average sales price of coal 

from surface mines and underground mines declined by 

6.0% and 8.4%, respectively, to $21.47 and $52.20 per 

short ton. Some of the largest state-level price declines in 

2015 are listed:

• Average sales price in Virginia ($63.04 per short ton) 

decreased by 19.6%, a cumulative decline of 53.3% from 

the 2011 average sales price. 

• Average sales price in West Virginia ($60.31 per short 

ton) declined by 8.2%.

• Average sales price in Illinois ($40.77 per short ton) 

declined by 13.5%.
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Table 1. Coal Production and Number of Mines by State and Mine Type, 2015 and 2014

(thousand short tons)

2015 2014 Percent Change

Coal-Producing

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

Alabama 37 13,191 36 16,363 2.8 -19.4

 Underground 8 9,897 7 12,516 14.3 -20.9

 Surface 29 3,294 29 3,847 - -14.4

Alaska 1 1,177 1 1,502 - -21.6

 Surface 1 1,177 1 1,502 - -21.6

Arizona 1 6,805 1 8,051 - -15.5

 Surface 1 6,805 1 8,051 - -15.5

Arkansas 2 91 2 94 - -2.7

 Underground 1 91 1 87 - 4.9

 Surface 1 - 1 7 - -97.3

Colorado 9 18,879 10 24,007 -10.0 -21.4

 Underground 5 13,141 6 18,123 -16.7 -27.5

 Surface 4 5,738 4 5,884 - -2.5

Illinois 23 56,101 22 57,969 4.6 -3.2

 Underground 14 51,973 13 52,713 7.7 -1.4

 Surface 9 4,128 9 5,256 - -21.5

Indiana 24 34,295 29 39,267 -17.2 -12.7

 Underground 9 15,608 9 18,105 - -13.8

 Surface 15 18,688 20 21,162 -25.0 -11.7

Kansas 1 199 2 66 -50.0 200.2

 Surface 1 199 2 66 -50.0 200.2

Kentucky Total 210 61,425 252 77,335 -16.7 -20.6

 Underground 81 43,378 93 52,807 -12.9 -17.9

 Surface 129 18,047 159 24,527 -18.9 -26.4

Kentucky (East) 193 28,101 231 37,390 -16.5 -24.8

 Underground 70 14,598 80 18,414 -12.5 -20.7

 Surface 123 13,503 151 18,976 -18.5 -28.8

Kentucky (West) 17 33,324 21 39,945 -19.1 -16.6

 Underground 11 28,780 13 34,393 -15.4 -16.3

 Surface 6 4,544 8 5,551 -25.0 -18.2

Louisiana 2 3,439 2 2,605 - 32.0

 Surface 2 3,439 2 2,605 - 32.0

Maryland 18 1,922 20 1,978 -10.0 -2.8

 Underground 2 599 2 718 - -16.6

 Surface 16 1,323 18 1,260 -11.1 5.0

Mississippi 2 3,143 2 3,737 - -15.9

 Surface 2 3,143 2 3,737 - -15.9

Missouri 1 138 1 363 - -61.9

 Surface 1 138 1 363 - -61.9

Montana 6 41,864 6 44,562 - -6.1

 Underground 1 6,420 1 7,902 - -18.8

 Surface 5 35,444 5 36,660 - -3.3

New Mexico 3 19,679 3 21,963 - -10.4

 Underground 1 6,518 1 8,800 - -25.9

 Surface 2 13,161 2 13,164 - s

North Dakota 4 28,802 4 29,157 - -1.2

 Surface 4 28,802 4 29,157 - -1.2

Ohio 25 17,041 28 22,252 -10.7 -23.4

 Underground 11 12,220 11 15,550 - -21.4

 Surface 14 4,821 17 6,703 -17.7 -28.1

Oklahoma 5 780 6 904 -16.7 -13.7

 Underground 1 391 1 398 - -1.9

 Surface 4 389 5 506 -20.0 -23.1

Pennsylvania Total 195 50,031 222 60,910 -12.2 -17.9

 Underground 45 43,894 51 52,912 -11.8 -17.0

 Surface 150 6,137 171 7,998 -12.3 -23.3

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2015 2014 Percent Change

Coal-Producing

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

Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 58 1,953 61 1,833 -4.9 6.6

 Underground 8 86 8 93 - -6.9

 Surface 50 1,867 53 1,740 -5.7 7.3

Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 137 48,077 161 59,076 -14.9 -18.6

 Underground 37 43,807 43 52,819 -14.0 -17.1

 Surface 100 4,270 118 6,258 -15.3 -31.8

Tennessee 10 897 7 839 42.9 6.9

 Underground 4 531 3 622 33.3 -14.5

 Surface 6 366 4 218 50.0 68.3

Texas 14 35,918 16 43,654 -12.5 -17.7

 Surface 14 35,918 16 43,654 -12.5 -17.7

Utah 9 14,419 8 17,934 12.5 -19.6

 Underground 8 14,103 7 17,379 14.3 -18.9

 Surface 1 316 1 555 - -43.2

Virginia 65 13,914 69 15,059 -5.8 -7.6

 Underground 32 9,677 38 11,067 -15.8 -12.6

 Surface 33 4,237 31 3,992 6.5 6.1

West Virginia Total 151 95,633 191 112,187 -20.9 -14.8

 Underground 81 75,290 100 81,636 -19.0 -7.8

 Surface 70 20,343 91 30,551 -23.1 -33.4

West Virginia (Northern) 26 47,785 32 48,858 -18.8 -2.2

 Underground 17 46,865 17 47,520 - -1.4

 Surface 9 920 15 1,339 -40.0 -31.3

West Virginia (Southern) 125 47,848 159 63,329 -21.4 -24.5

 Underground 64 28,424 83 34,116 -22.9 -16.7

 Surface 61 19,424 76 29,213 -19.7 -33.5

Wyoming 16 375,773 18 395,665 -11.1 -5.0

 Underground 1 3,090 1 3,370 - -8.3

 Surface 15 372,682 17 392,295 -11.8 -5.0

Appalachia Total 694 220,730 804 266,979 -13.7 -17.3

 Underground 253 166,706 292 193,434 -13.4 -13.8

 Surface 441 54,024 512 73,545 -13.9 -26.5

Appalachia Central 393 90,760 466 116,617 -15.7 -22.2

 Underground 170 53,230 204 64,219 -16.7 -17.1

 Surface 223 37,530 262 52,399 -14.9 -28.4

Appalachia Northern 264 116,779 302 133,998 -12.6 -12.9

 Underground 75 103,579 81 116,699 -7.4 -11.2

 Surface 189 13,200 221 17,299 -14.5 -23.7

Appalachia Southern 37 13,191 36 16,363 2.8 -19.4

 Underground 8 9,897 7 12,516 14.3 -20.9

 Surface 29 3,294 29 3,847 - -14.4

Interior Region Total 91 167,430 103 188,604 -11.7 -11.2

 Underground 36 96,843 37 105,697 -2.7 -8.4

 Surface 55 70,586 66 82,908 -16.7 -14.9

Illinois Basin 64 123,720 72 137,181 -11.1 -9.8

 Underground 34 96,361 35 105,212 -2.9 -8.4

 Surface 30 27,359 37 31,969 -18.9 -14.4

Other Interior 27 43,709 31 51,423 -12.9 -15.0

 Underground 2 482 2 485 - -0.6

 Surface 25 43,227 29 50,938 -13.8 -15.1

Western Region Total 49 507,397 51 542,842 -3.9 -6.5

 Underground 16 43,272 16 55,573 - -22.1

 Surface 33 464,125 35 487,269 -5.7 -4.8

Powder River Basin 16 398,577 16 418,156 - -4.7

 Surface 16 398,577 16 418,156 - -4.7

Uinta Basin 14 31,919 14 40,122 - -20.5

 Underground 11 26,419 11 34,522 - -23.5

 Surface 3 5,500 3 5,601 - -1.8

Other Western 19 76,901 21 84,563 -9.5 -9.1

 Underground 5 16,853 5 21,052 - -20.0

 Surface 14 60,048 16 63,512 -12.5 -5.5

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2015 2014 Percent Change

Coal-Producing

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

East of Mississippi River 760 347,594 878 407,897 -13.4 -14.8

West of Mississippi River 74 547,963 80 590,528 -7.5 -7.2

U.S. Subtotal 834 895,557 958 998,425 -12.9 -10.3

Refuse Recovery 19 1,384 27 1,624 -29.6 -14.8

U.S. Total 853 896,941 985 1,000,049 -13.4 -10.3

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, 2015

(thousand short tons)

Underground Surface Total

Coal-Producing

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

Alabama 8 9,897 29 3,294 37 13,191

 Bibb - - 1 63 1 63

 Franklin - - 2 147 2 147

 Jackson - - 1 4 1 4

 Jefferson 4 5,214 7 1,356 11 6,570

 Shelby 1 138 1 138 2 277

 Tuscaloosa 1 2,417 4 102 5 2,519

 Walker 2 2,128 11 1,192 13 3,320

 Winston - - 2 292 2 292

Alaska - - 1 1,177 1 1,177

 Denali - - 1 1,177 1 1,177

Arizona - - 1 6,805 1 6,805

 Navajo - - 1 6,805 1 6,805

Arkansas 1 91 1 - 2 91

 Sebastian 1 91 1 - 2 91

Colorado 5 13,141 4 5,738 9 18,879

 Delta 1 1,023 - - 1 1,023

 Gunnison 1 5,075 - - 1 5,075

 La Plata 1 815 - - 1 815

 Moffat - - 2 4,441 2 4,441

 Montrose - - 1 238 1 238

 Rio Blanco 1 2,106 1 1,058 2 3,165

 Routt 1 4,122 - - 1 4,122

Illinois 14 51,973 9 4,128 23 56,101

 Franklin 1 10,588 - - 1 10,588

 Gallatin - - 1 1,101 1 1,101

 Hamilton 1 5,816 - - 1 5,816

 Jackson - - 1 23 1 23

 Macoupin 1 2,011 - - 1 2,011

 Montgomery 1 1,877 - - 1 1,877

 Perry 1 3,353 2 339 3 3,692

 Randolph 2 1,958 2 1,020 4 2,979

 Saline 3 10,250 2 734 5 10,984

 Sangamon 1 2,155 - - 1 2,155

 Wabash - - 1 910 1 910

 Washington 1 5,954 - - 1 5,954

 White 1 2,373 - - 1 2,373

 Williamson 1 5,638 - - 1 5,638

Indiana 9 15,608 15 18,688 24 34,295

 Clay - - 1 290 1 290

 Daviess - - 1 1,014 1 1,014

 Dubois - - 2 1,369 2 1,369

 Gibson 3 7,979 2 2,338 5 10,316

 Greene 1 3 - - 1 3

 Knox 3 6,273 1 113 4 6,386

 Pike 1 19 3 1,633 4 1,651

 Sullivan 1 1,334 1 7,878 2 9,212

 Warrick - - 4 4,055 4 4,055

Kansas - - 1 199 1 199

 Linn - - 1 199 1 199

Kentucky 81 43,378 129 18,047 210 61,425

 Bell 4 693 8 784 12 1,477

 Breathitt - - 3 270 3 270

 Daviess - - 1 335 1 335

 Floyd 10 1,586 8 806 18 2,391

 Harlan 11 2,640 11 1,153 22 3,793

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Underground Surface Total

Coal-Producing

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

 Hopkins 2 6,845 - - 2 6,845

 Johnson - - 5 122 5 122

 Knott 3 1,652 4 1,046 7 2,698

 Knox 2 64 8 329 10 393

 Laurel - - 2 7 2 7

 Lawrence 1 115 4 258 5 373

 Leslie 3 668 2 694 5 1,362

 Letcher 4 252 12 298 16 550

 Magoffin - - 2 258 2 258

 Martin 1 868 3 477 4 1,345

 Mclean 1 843 - - 1 843

 Muhlenberg 3 3,568 - - 3 3,568

 Ohio 2 2,540 5 4,209 7 6,749

 Perry 6 1,782 13 4,488 19 6,270

 Pike 24 4,178 26 2,120 50 6,298

 Union 1 9,114 - - 1 9,114

 Webster 2 5,871 - - 2 5,871

 Whitley 1 100 11 369 12 469

 Wolfe - - 1 24 1 24

Louisiana - - 2 3,439 2 3,439

 De Soto - - 1 3,244 1 3,244

 Natchitoches - - 1 195 1 195

Maryland 2 599 16 1,323 18 1,922

 Allegany 1 128 9 1,001 10 1,129

 Garrett 1 471 7 322 8 793

Mississippi - - 2 3,143 2 3,143

 Choctaw - - 1 2,976 1 2,976

 Kemper - - 1 167 1 167

Missouri - - 1 138 1 138

 Bates - - 1 138 1 138

Montana 1 6,420 5 35,444 6 41,864

 Big Horn - - 3 25,503 3 25,503

 Musselshell 1 6,420 - - 1 6,420

 Richland - - 1 270 1 270

 Rosebud - - 1 9,671 1 9,671

New Mexico 1 6,518 2 13,161 3 19,679

 Mckinley - - 1 7,476 1 7,476

 San Juan 1 6,518 1 5,685 2 12,203

North Dakota - - 4 28,802 4 28,802

 Mclean - - 1 7,980 1 7,980

 Mercer - - 2 16,428 2 16,428

 Oliver - - 1 4,394 1 4,394

Ohio 11 12,220 14 4,821 25 17,041

 Belmont 1 4,756 1 645 2 5,401

 Carroll 2 186 - - 2 186

 Guernsey - - 1 17 1 17

 Harrison 2 842 2 1,897 4 2,739

 Jackson - - 1 155 1 155

 Jefferson 2 303 2 91 4 394

 Monroe 1 5,249 - - 1 5,249

 Noble - - 1 430 1 430

 Perry 2 752 1 604 3 1,356

 Stark - - 1 61 1 61

 Tuscarawas 1 133 2 757 3 890

 Vinton - - 2 164 2 164

Oklahoma 1 391 4 389 5 780

 Haskell - - 1 22 1 22

 Le Flore 1 391 1 174 2 565

 Nowata - - 1 191 1 191

 Okmulgee - - 1 2 1 2

Pennsylvania 45 43,894 150 6,137 195 50,031

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Underground Surface Total

Coal-Producing

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

 Allegheny - - 2 5 2 5

 Armstrong 7 1,252 1 24 8 1,275

 Beaver 1 309 - - 1 309

 Bedford - - 1 119 1 119

 Blair - - 1 17 1 17

 Butler - - 1 36 1 36

 Cambria 2 411 6 436 8 847

 Carbon - - 1 31 1 31

 Clarion - - 2 10 2 10

 Clearfield 3 847 30 1,228 33 2,075

 Columbia - - 2 148 2 148

 Dauphin 1 16 - - 1 16

 Elk - - 3 9 3 9

 Fayette - - 6 24 6 24

 Greene 6 28,379 1 129 7 28,508

 Indiana 10 1,958 13 161 23 2,119

 Jefferson 1 45 6 752 7 797

 Luzerne - - 7 483 7 483

 Lycoming - - 1 120 1 120

 Mercer - - 1 45 1 45

 Northumberland 2 15 10 237 12 252

 Schuylkill 5 55 30 968 35 1,023

 Somerset 5 1,521 15 529 20 2,050

 Venango - - 1 11 1 11

 Washington 1 8,999 3 493 4 9,492

 Westmoreland 1 87 6 122 7 209

Tennessee 4 531 6 366 10 897

 Campbell - - 1 68 1 68

 Claiborne 4 531 4 290 8 821

 Davidson - - 1 8 1 8

Texas - - 14 35,918 14 35,918

 Atascosa - - 1 2,574 1 2,574

 Freestone - - 1 1,387 1 1,387

 Harrison - - 2 3,851 2 3,851

 Hopkins - - 1 512 1 512

 Lee - - 1 6,482 1 6,482

 Leon - - 1 3,354 1 3,354

 Limestone - - 1 8,115 1 8,115

 Maverick - - 1 715 1 715

 Panola - - 2 3,384 2 3,384

 Robertson - - 1 2,080 1 2,080

 Rusk - - 2 3,465 2 3,465

Utah 8 14,103 1 316 9 14,419

 Carbon 4 7,101 - - 4 7,101

 Emery 2 967 - - 2 967

 Kane 1 11 1 316 2 327

 Sevier 1 6,024 - - 1 6,024

Virginia 32 9,677 33 4,237 65 13,914

 Buchanan 16 5,654 12 1,446 28 7,101

 Dickenson 8 2,506 5 1,079 13 3,585

 Russell - - 3 349 3 349

 Tazewell 2 354 3 375 5 729

 Wise 6 1,163 10 988 16 2,151

West Virginia 81 75,290 70 20,343 151 95,633

 Barbour 1 989 1 16 2 1,006

 Boone 9 4,692 9 3,789 18 8,481

 Fayette 3 1,084 3 1,626 6 2,710

 Grant 1 51 - - 1 51

 Greenbrier 2 342 5 575 7 917

 Harrison 1 130 1 3 2 133

 Kanawha 5 4,940 7 2,718 12 7,658

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Underground Surface Total

Coal-Producing

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

 Logan 8 4,812 14 4,749 22 9,562

 Marion 2 13,588 4 172 6 13,760

 Marshall 2 16,377 - - 2 16,377

 Mcdowell 19 1,486 12 1,195 31 2,682

 Mercer - - 1 150 1 150

 Mingo 2 1,382 4 2,530 6 3,912

 Monongalia 2 2,714 2 27 4 2,741

 Nicholas 1 655 - - 1 655

 Ohio 1 6,031 - - 1 6,031

 Raleigh 8 3,808 5 1,825 13 5,633

 Taylor 1 3,384 - - 1 3,384

 Tucker 1 2,108 - - 1 2,108

 Upshur 1 598 - - 1 598

 Wayne 2 1,031 - - 2 1,031

 Webster 4 896 1 701 5 1,596

 Wyoming 5 4,191 1 267 6 4,458

Wyoming 1 3,090 15 372,682 16 375,773

 Campbell - - 11 328,222 11 328,222

 Converse - - 1 35,181 1 35,181

 Lincoln - - 1 4,471 1 4,471

 Sweetwater 1 3,090 2 4,809 3 7,899

U.S. Subtotal 305 306,821 529 588,736 834 895,557

Refuse Recovery - - - - 19 1,384

U.S. Total 305 306,821 529 588,736 853 896,941

- = 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, 2015

(thousand short tons)

Coal-Producing State and Region1 Continuous2

Conventional and

Other3 Longwall4 Total

Alabama 419 - 9,478 9,897

Arkansas 91 - - 91

Colorado 815 - 12,327 13,141

Illinois 17,819 2,011 32,143 51,973

Indiana 15,589 19 - 15,608

Kentucky Total 43,216 162 - 43,378

 Kentucky (East) 14,436 162 - 14,598

 Kentucky (West) 28,780 - - 28,780

Maryland 599 - - 599

Montana - - 6,420 6,420

New Mexico - - 6,518 6,518

Ohio 2,209 7 10,005 12,220

Oklahoma 391 - - 391

Pennsylvania Total 8,608 33 35,253 43,894

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 55 32 - 86

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 8,553 1 35,253 43,807

Tennessee 518 13 - 531

Utah 1,730 11 12,363 14,103

Virginia 5,271 53 4,353 9,677

West Virginia Total 25,105 65 50,119 75,290

 West Virginia (Northern) 2,936 - 43,929 46,865

 West Virginia (Southern) 22,169 65 6,190 28,424

Wyoming - - 3,090 3,090

Appalachia Total 57,165 332 109,208 166,706

 Appalachia Central 42,394 293 10,543 53,230

 Appalachia Northern 14,352 39 89,187 103,579

 Appalachia Southern 419 - 9,478 9,897

Interior Region Total 62,671 2,030 32,143 96,843

 Illinois Basin 62,189 2,030 32,143 96,361

 Other Interior 482 - - 482

Western Region Total 2,544 11 40,717 43,272

 Uinta Basin 1,730 - 24,689 26,419

 Other Western 815 11 16,027 16,853

East of Mississippi River 119,354 2,362 141,351 263,067

West of Mississippi River 3,026 11 40,717 43,754

U.S. Total 122,380 2,373 182,068 306,821

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, 2015

(thousand short tons)

Coal Thickness (inches) Underground Surface Total

Under 7 - 818 818

7 - Under 13 - 1,848 1,848

13 - Under 19 388 4,884 5,272

19 - Under 25 98 8,632 8,730

25 - Under 31 2,110 9,864 11,974

31 - Under 37 11,441 11,016 22,457

37 - Under 43 14,266 11,633 25,898

43 - Under 49 18,079 13,435 31,514

49 - Under 55 12,961 10,484 23,446

55 - Under 61 38,629 5,891 44,520

61 - Under 67 20,596 14,054 34,649

67 - Under 73 36,735 10,987 47,721

73 - Under 79 48,425 10,617 59,042

79 - Under 85 28,187 1,388 29,576

85 - Under 91 12,410 4,065 16,475

91 - Under 97 23,384 1,954 25,338

97 - Under 103 1,580 1,097 2,677

103 - Under 109 6,420 6,252 12,671

109 - Under 115 3,153 1,431 4,584

115 - 120 16,950 11,443 28,393

Over 120 10,631 445,375 456,006

Unknown * 379 1,566 3,329

U.S. Total 306,821 588,736 896,941

* 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, 2015

Production (thousand short tons) Thickness (inches)

Coalbed ID Number1

Coalbed Name Underground Surface Total Average2 Low High

1699 Wyodak - 339,982 339,982 768 160 900

0484 Herrin (Illinois No. 6) 55,537 2,973 58,510 72 41 86

0212 Pittsburgh 53,496 475 53,971 81 36 108

0489 No. 9 38,568 10,237 48,806 64 24 80

0036 Pittsburgh 30,329 1,658 31,987 73 18 84

1696 Anderson-Dietz 1-Dietz 2 - 18,925 18,925 929 660 960

1569 Beulah-Zap - 15,681 15,681 202 114 210

1808 Rosebud - 12,605 12,605 255 186 276

1701 Smith - 11,831 11,831 884 884 884

0084 Lower Kittanning 7,624 4,089 11,713 62 10 93

1570 Hagel - 11,627 11,627 134 130 144

1787 Roland - 11,590 11,590 463 385 495

0344 Pocahontas No. 3 9,668 - 9,668 62 35 84

0280 Blue Creek 9,090 153 9,243 50 16 54

1488 Fruitland No. 8 6,518 1,819 8,337 158 145 162

0103 Stockton-Lewiston 2,423 4,076 6,499 68 10 125

1003 Menefee Formation 815 5,607 6,422 79 78 84

0204 Mammoth 6,420 - 6,420 108 108 108

0111 Coalburg 115 6,109 6,224 74 5 124

1847 Upper Hiawatha 6,024 - 6,024 120 120 120

0168 Lower Elkhorn 5,139 727 5,865 47 18 76

0071 Upper Freeport 5,015 817 5,832 61 4 91

0151 Upper Elkhorn No. 3 3,963 1,773 5,736 44 17 115

0176 Eagle 4,992 677 5,669 44 22 50

1495 Deadman 3,090 2,073 5,163 130 108 144

Major Coalbeds Total 248,826 465,504 714,330 454 4 960

Other Coalbeds 57,616 121,665 179,281 82 4 540

Unknown * 379 1,566 3,329 NA NA NA

U.S. Total 306,821 588,736 896,941 378 - 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, 2015

(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 37 13,191 - - - - - - 37 13,191

Alaska - - 1 1,177 - - - - 1 1,177

Arizona 1 6,805 - - - - - - 1 6,805

Arkansas 2 91 - - - - - - 2 91

Colorado 7 14,438 2 4,441 - - - - 9 18,879

Illinois 23 56,101 - - - - - - 23 56,101

Indiana 24 34,295 - - - - - - 24 34,295

Kansas 1 199 - - - - - - 1 199

Kentucky Total 210 61,425 - - - - - - 210 61,425

 Kentucky (East) 193 28,101 - - - - - - 193 28,101

 Kentucky (West) 17 33,324 - - - - - - 17 33,324

Louisiana - - - - 2 3,439 - - 2 3,439

Maryland 18 1,922 - - - - - - 18 1,922

Mississippi - - - - 2 3,143 - - 2 3,143

Missouri 1 138 - - - - - - 1 138

Montana 1 6,420 4 35,174 1 270 - - 6 41,864

New Mexico 2 13,994 1 5,685 - - - - 3 19,679

North Dakota - - - - 4 28,802 - - 4 28,802

Ohio 25 17,041 - - - - - - 25 17,041

Oklahoma 5 780 - - - - - - 5 780

Pennsylvania Total 137 48,077 - - - - 58 1,953 195 50,031

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) - - - - - - 58 1,953 58 1,953

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 137 48,077 - - - - - - 137 48,077

Tennessee 10 897 - - - - - - 10 897

Texas - - - - 14 35,918 - - 14 35,918

Utah 9 14,419 - - - - - - 9 14,419

Virginia 65 13,914 - - - - - - 65 13,914

West Virginia Total 151 95,633 - - - - - - 151 95,633

 West Virginia (Northern) 26 47,785 - - - - - - 26 47,785

 West Virginia (Southern) 125 47,848 - - - - - - 125 47,848

Wyoming 1 2,735 15 373,037 - - - - 16 375,773

Appalachia Total 636 218,777 - - - - 58 1,953 694 220,730

 Appalachia Central 393 90,760 - - - - - - 393 90,760

 Appalachia Northern 206 114,825 - - - - 58 1,953 264 116,779

 Appalachia Southern 37 13,191 - - - - - - 37 13,191

Interior Region Total 73 124,930 - - 18 42,500 - - 91 167,430

 Illinois Basin 64 123,720 - - - - - - 64 123,720

 Other Interior 9 1,209 - - 18 42,500 - - 27 43,709

Western Region Total 21 58,810 23 419,515 5 29,072 - - 49 507,397

 Powder River Basin - - 16 398,577 - - - - 16 398,577

 Uinta Basin 12 27,478 2 4,441 - - - - 14 31,919

 Other Western 9 31,333 5 16,497 5 29,072 - - 19 76,901

East of Mississippi River 700 342,497 - - 2 3,143 58 1,953 760 347,594

West of Mississippi River 30 60,019 23 419,515 21 68,429 - - 74 547,963

U.S. Subtotal 730 402,516 23 419,515 23 71,572 58 1,953 834 895,557

Refuse Recovery 10 1,195 - - - - 9 188 19 1,384

U.S. Total 740 403,712 23 419,515 23 71,572 67 2,142 853 896,941

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, 2015

(thousand short tons)

Union Nonunion Total

Coal-Producing

State and Region1 Underground Surface Underground Surface Underground Surface

Alabama 9,478 251 419 2,982 9,897 3,233

Alaska - 1,177 - - - 1,177

Arizona - 6,805 - - - 6,805

Arkansas - - 91 - 91 -

Colorado 2,106 2,357 11,035 3,380 13,141 5,738

Illinois - - 51,973 4,103 51,973 4,103

Indiana - - 15,586 18,688 15,586 18,688

Kansas - - - 199 - 199

Kentucky Total - - 43,269 17,557 43,269 17,557

 Kentucky (East) - - 14,489 13,034 14,489 13,034

 Kentucky (West) - - 28,780 4,523 28,780 4,523

Louisiana - - - 3,439 - 3,439

Maryland - - 599 1,283 599 1,283

Mississippi - - - 3,143 - 3,143

Missouri - - - 138 - 138

Montana - 18,457 6,420 16,987 6,420 35,444

New Mexico 6,518 5,685 - 7,476 6,518 13,161

North Dakota - 6,527 - 22,274 - 28,802

Ohio 4,756 - 7,457 4,786 12,213 4,786

Oklahoma - - 391 365 391 365

Pennsylvania Total 12,463 640 31,343 4,817 43,806 5,457

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) - 640 - 1,003 - 1,643

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 12,463 - 31,343 3,814 43,806 3,814

Tennessee - - 518 338 518 338

Texas - 23,344 - 12,573 - 35,918

Utah - - 14,092 316 14,092 316

Virginia - - 9,624 4,204 9,624 4,204

West Virginia Total 36,072 1,915 39,140 18,278 75,212 20,193

 West Virginia (Northern) 32,406 - 14,459 857 46,865 857

 West Virginia (Southern) 3,666 1,915 24,681 17,420 28,347 19,336

Wyoming 3,090 6,544 - 366,138 3,090 372,682

Appalachia Total 62,769 2,806 103,590 49,722 166,359 52,528

 Appalachia Central 3,666 1,915 49,312 34,997 52,978 36,913

 Appalachia Northern 49,625 640 53,859 11,743 103,484 12,383

 Appalachia Southern 9,478 251 419 2,982 9,897 3,233

Interior Region Total - 23,344 96,822 47,171 96,822 70,516

 Illinois Basin - - 96,340 27,313 96,340 27,313

 Other Interior - 23,344 482 19,858 482 43,202

Western Region Total 11,714 47,553 31,547 416,572 43,261 464,125

 Powder River Basin - 18,187 - 380,390 - 398,577

 Uinta Basin 2,106 2,119 24,313 3,380 26,419 5,500

 Other Western 9,608 27,247 7,234 32,802 16,842 60,048

East of Mississippi River 62,769 2,806 199,930 80,179 262,699 82,985

West of Mississippi River 11,714 70,897 32,029 433,287 43,743 504,184

U.S. Subtotal 74,483 73,703 231,959 513,466 306,442 587,169

Unknown * - - - - 379 1,566

U.S. Total 74,483 73,703 231,959 513,466 306,821 588,736

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, 2015

(thousand short tons)

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

Alabama 5,102 3 8,555 13,660

Alaska 1,013 - 149 1,162

Arizona 6,574 - - 6,574

Arkansas 193 - - 193

Colorado 8,590 9,023 1,641 19,254

Illinois 36,491 10,792 9,757 57,040

Indiana 21,548 13,175 20 34,744

Kansas 199 - - 199

Kentucky Total 56,928 218 2,545 59,691

 Kentucky (East) 24,540 218 2,545 27,304

 Kentucky (West) 32,388 - - 32,388

Louisiana 3,647 - - 3,647

Maryland 1,741 - 239 1,981

Mississippi 3,266 1 s 3,266

Missouri 138 - - 138

Montana 31,809 10,395 - 42,204

New Mexico 11,076 8,070 - 19,146

North Dakota 24,628 4,246 - 28,873

Ohio 9,719 6,816 - 16,535

Oklahoma 772 - - 772

Pennsylvania Total 39,239 3,226 7,025 49,490

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 1,676 91 40 1,807

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 37,563 3,135 6,986 47,684

Tennessee 905 - - 905

Texas 7,706 28,369 505 36,580

Utah 13,370 296 735 14,400

Virginia 6,688 331 6,881 13,901

West Virginia Total 60,076 8,385 20,007 88,468

 West Virginia (Northern) 31,088 6,974 7,057 45,119

 West Virginia (Southern) 28,988 1,411 12,951 43,349

Wyoming 244,781 130,953 52 375,786

U.S. Subtotal 596,199 234,299 58,113 888,611

Other Exports * - - 15,845 15,845

U.S. Total ** 596,199 234,299 73,958 904,456

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.

s = 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-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.'

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Table 9. Major U.S. Coal Mines, 2015

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

1 North Antelope Rochelle Mine / Peabody Powder River Mining LLC Surface Wyoming 109,343,913

2 Black Thunder / Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC Surface Wyoming 99,450,689

3 Antelope Coal Mine / Antelope Coal LLC Surface Wyoming 35,181,059

4 Cordero Rojo Mine / Cordero Mining LLC Surface Wyoming 22,871,976

5 Eagle Butte Mine / Alpha Coal West, Inc. Surface Wyoming 19,649,723

6 Belle Ayr Mine / Alpha Coal West, Inc. Surface Wyoming 18,318,629

7 Spring Creek Coal Company / Spring Creek Coal LLC Surface Montana 16,987,420

8 Rawhide Mine / Peabody Caballo Mining, LLC Surface Wyoming 15,167,996

9 Freedom Mine / The Coteau Properties Company Surface North Dakota 14,294,690

10 Buckskin Mine / Buckskin Mining Company Surface Wyoming 13,666,830

11 Caballo Mine / Peabody Caballo Mining, LLC Surface Wyoming 11,402,062

12 Mc#1 Mine / M-Class Mining LLC Underground Illinois 10,587,790

13 Marshall County Mine / The Marshall County Coal Company Underground West Virginia 10,294,865

14 Bailey Mine / Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company Underground Pennsylvania 10,185,898

15 Rosebud Mine&crusher/Conveyor / Western Energy Company Surface Montana 9,671,003

16 River View Mine / River View Coal LLC Underground Kentucky 9,114,413

17 Enlow Fork Mine / Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company Underground Pennsylvania 8,999,294

18 Kosse Strip / Luminant Mining Company LLC Surface Texas 8,114,714

19 Falkirk Mine / Falkirk Mining Company Surface North Dakota 7,979,800

20 Bear Run Mine / Peabody Bear Run Mining LLC Surface Indiana 7,878,025

21 Coal Creek Mine / Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC Surface Wyoming 7,840,491

22 Cumberland Mine / Cumberland Coal Resources LP Underground Pennsylvania 7,490,061

23 El Segundo / Peabody New Mexico Services Surface New Mexico 7,476,237

24 Harrison County Mine / The Harrison County Coal Company Underground West Virginia 7,106,441

25 Kayenta Mine / Peabody Western Coal Company Surface Arizona 6,804,555

26 San Juan Mine 1 / San Juan Coal Company Underground New Mexico 6,517,519

27 Three Oaks / Luminant Mining Company LLC Surface Texas 6,482,152

28 Marion County Mine / The Marion County Coal Company Underground West Virginia 6,481,620

29 Bull Mountains Mine No 1 / Signal Peak Energy LLC Underground Montana 6,419,645

30 Dry Fork Mine / Western Fuels-Wyoming Inc Surface Wyoming 6,369,206

31 Ohio County Mine / The Ohio County Coal Company Underground West Virginia 6,081,768

32 Tunnel Ridge Mine / Tunnel Ridge, LLC Underground West Virginia 6,030,582

33 Sufco / Canyon Fuel Company LLC Underground Utah 6,024,483

34 Lively Grove Mine / Prairie State Generating Company Underground Illinois 5,953,533

35 Mine No. 1 / Hamilton County Coal, LLC Underground Illinois 5,815,950

36 Navajo Mine / BHP Billiton Mine Management Surface New Mexico 5,685,040

37 Mach #1 Mine / Mach Mining LLC Underground Illinois 5,638,291

38 Absaloka Mine / Westmoreland Resources Inc. Surface Montana 5,534,969

39 Century Mine / American Energy Corporation Underground Ohio 5,248,702

40 New Future Mine / The American Coal Company Underground Illinois 5,163,506

41 West Elk Mine / Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C. Underground Colorado 5,074,821

42 Powhatan No. 6 Mine / The Ohio Valley Coal Company Underground Ohio 4,756,028

43 Kemmerer Mine / Westmoreland Kemmerer, LLC Surface Wyoming 4,470,864

44 Skyline Mine #3 / Canyon Fuel Company LLC Underground Utah 4,408,963

45 Center Mine / Bni Coal Ltd Surface North Dakota 4,393,986

46 Buchanan Mine #1 / Buchanan Minerals, LLC Underground Virginia 4,353,037

47 Wyodak Mine / Wyodak Resources Development Corp Surface Wyoming 4,140,386

48 Foidel Creek Mine / Peabody Twentymile Mining LLC Underground Colorado 4,122,448

Subtotal 621,046,073

All Other Mines 275,894,490

U.S. Total 896,940,563

Note: Major mines are mines that produced more than 4 million short tons in 2015. Company listed indicates the firm operating the mine.

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, 2015

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

1 Peabody Energy Corp 175,908 19.6

2 Arch Coal Inc 130,654 14.6

3 Cloud Peak Energy 75,040 8.4

4 Alpha Natural Resources 70,398 7.8

5 Murray Energy Corp 55,524 6.2

6 Alliance Resource Partners LP 44,716 5.0

7 Westmoreland Coal Company 36,628 4.1

8 NACCO Industries Inc 30,593 3.4

9 CONSOL Energy Inc 24,929 2.8

10 Energy Future Holdings Corporation 23,344 2.6

11 Coalfield Transport Inc 20,114 2.2

12 RWE Trading Americas Inc 17,508 2.0

13 Kiewit Peter Sons' Inc 16,241 1.8

14 Bowie Resources Partners LLC 12,220 1.4

15 Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund (Vclf) 9,217 1.0

16 Armstrong Energy Inc 8,074 0.9

17 Brent K Bilsland 7,323 0.8

18 Coronado Coal LLC 6,955 0.8

19 Global Mining Group LLC 6,420 0.7

20 Western Fuels Assoc Inc 6,369 0.7

21 J Clifford Forrest 6,074 0.7

22 Prairie State Energy Campus 5,954 0.7

23 Navajo Transitional Energy Co 5,685 0.6

24 Warrior Met Coal Intermediate Holdco LLC 5,452 0.6

25 Jeffery A Hoops 5,238 0.6

26 MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co 5,163 0.6

Subtotal 811,742 90.5

All Other Coal Producers 85,199 9.5

U.S. Total 896,941 100.0

Note: The listed companies each produced more than 5 million short tons of coal in 2015. 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, 2015 and 2014

(thousand short tons)

2015 2014 Percent Change

Coal-Producing

State Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total

Alabama 10,955 4,664 15,620 13,915 5,530 19,445 -21.3 -15.7 -19.7

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

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

Arkansas 275 - 275 240 - 240 14.6 - 14.6

Colorado 20,622 6,218 26,841 23,200 6,642 29,842 -11.1 -6.4 -10.1

Illinois 69,975 7,390 77,365 68,336 8,008 76,344 2.4 -7.7 1.3

Indiana 21,404 24,128 45,531 21,130 28,274 49,404 1.3 -14.7 -7.8

Kansas - 209 209 - 65 65 - 221.5 221.5

Kentucky Total 53,236 25,282 78,518 64,940 32,921 97,861 -18.0 -23.2 -19.8

 Kentucky (East) 19,080 19,098 38,178 23,700 25,651 49,351 -19.5 -25.5 -22.6

 Kentucky (West) 34,156 6,184 40,340 41,240 7,270 48,510 -17.2 -14.9 -16.8

Louisiana - 4,153 4,153 - 3,274 3,274 - 26.8 26.8

Maryland 993 1,864 2,857 837 1,874 2,711 18.6 -0.5 5.4

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

Missouri - 138 138 - 378 378 - -63.5 -63.5

Montana 10,000 41,900 51,900 10,000 41,900 51,900 - - -

New Mexico 9,000 18,400 27,400 9,000 18,400 27,400 - - -

North Dakota - 32,500 32,500 - 32,828 32,828 - -1.0 -1.0

Ohio 18,412 24,127 42,538 22,293 23,037 45,330 -17.4 4.7 -6.2

Oklahoma 500 431 931 500 700 1,200 - -38.4 -22.4

Pennsylvania Total 51,967 9,882 61,849 56,699 10,914 67,613 -8.3 -9.5 -8.5

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 129 4,812 4,940 101 3,339 3,440 27.7 44.1 43.6

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 51,838 5,070 56,909 56,598 7,575 64,173 -8.4 -33.1 -11.3

Tennessee 685 541 1,226 641 311 952 6.9 74.0 28.8

Texas - 41,227 41,227 - 45,824 45,824 - -10.0 -10.0

Utah 17,847 2,000 19,847 22,313 2,000 24,313 -20.0 - -18.4

Virginia 11,831 5,595 17,426 12,413 6,096 18,509 -4.7 -8.2 -5.9

West Virginia Total 91,153 31,145 122,298 98,157 40,665 138,822 -7.1 -23.4 -11.9

 West Virginia (Northern) 53,331 1,330 54,661 53,574 1,474 55,049 -0.5 -9.8 -0.7

 West Virginia (Southern) 37,822 29,816 67,638 44,583 39,190 83,773 -15.2 -23.9 -19.3

Wyoming 4,700 469,340 474,040 5,000 484,262 489,262 -6.0 -3.1 -3.1

U.S. Total 393,555 771,337 1,164,892 429,614 814,102 1,243,716 -8.4 -5.3 -6.3

- = 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, 2015 and 2014

(percent)

2015 2014

Coal-Producing

State Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total

Alabama 90.34 69.67 84.17 89.95 68.96 83.98

Alaska - 39.25 39.25 - 50.06 50.06

Arizona - 80.05 80.05 - 94.71 94.71

Arkansas 33.19 - 33.19 36.25 - 36.25

Colorado 63.72 92.27 70.34 78.07 88.60 80.42

Illinois 74.27 55.83 72.51 77.14 65.64 75.93

Indiana 72.83 77.45 75.28 85.68 74.83 79.47

Kansas - 95.31 95.31 - 76.77 76.77

Kentucky Total 81.28 69.45 77.47 81.16 72.80 78.35

 Kentucky (East) 75.94 68.25 72.09 77.27 71.85 74.46

 Kentucky (West) 84.26 73.14 82.56 83.40 76.15 82.31

Louisiana - 82.80 82.80 - 79.56 79.56

Maryland 60.32 68.81 65.86 85.82 64.31 70.95

Mississippi - 36.13 36.13 - 42.96 42.96

Missouri - 100.00 100.00 - 96.02 96.02

Montana 64.20 84.59 80.66 79.02 87.49 85.86

New Mexico 72.42 71.53 71.82 97.77 71.54 80.16

North Dakota - 88.62 88.62 - 88.82 88.82

Ohio 66.33 19.84 39.96 69.70 28.99 49.01

Oklahoma 78.14 84.68 81.17 79.61 70.79 74.46

Pennsylvania Total 84.40 57.33 80.08 93.21 68.20 89.17

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 42.71 37.45 37.59 65.02 48.74 49.22

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 84.51 76.19 83.77 93.26 76.77 91.31

Tennessee 75.65 62.48 69.84 97.02 69.89 88.15

Texas - 87.12 87.12 - 95.22 95.22

Utah 78.96 15.78 72.60 77.89 27.76 73.76

Virginia 81.35 75.14 79.36 88.64 64.11 80.56

West Virginia Total 82.53 64.91 78.04 83.13 74.40 80.57

 West Virginia (Northern) 87.88 66.35 87.35 88.70 85.74 88.62

 West Virginia (Southern) 74.98 64.85 70.51 76.44 73.97 75.28

Wyoming 65.75 79.41 79.27 67.39 81.01 80.87

U.S. Total 77.88 76.16 76.74 82.50 78.86 80.12

- = 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, 2015

(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 509 82.44 - - 10,447 90.73 10,955 90.34

Arkansas 275 33.19 - - - - 275 33.19

Colorado 1,000 81.45 - - 19,622 62.82 20,622 63.72

Illinois 20,906 85.24 3,500 57.46 45,569 70.54 69,975 74.27

Indiana 21,404 72.83 - - - - 21,404 72.83

Kentucky Total 53,178 81.27 58 90.91 - - 53,236 81.28

 Kentucky (East) 19,021 75.89 58 90.91 - - 19,080 75.94

 Kentucky (West) 34,156 84.26 - - - - 34,156 84.26

Maryland 993 60.32 - - - - 993 60.32

Montana - - - - 10,000 64.20 10,000 64.20

New Mexico - - - - 9,000 72.42 9,000 72.42

Ohio 2,912 75.85 - - 15,500 64.55 18,412 66.33

Oklahoma 500 78.14 - - - - 500 78.14

Pennsylvania Total 10,717 80.32 - - 41,250 85.46 51,967 84.40

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 129 42.71 - - - - 129 42.71

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 10,588 80.78 - - 41,250 85.46 51,838 84.51

Tennessee 685 75.65 - - - - 685 75.65

Utah 1,867 92.65 - - 15,980 77.37 17,847 78.96

Virginia 7,331 71.90 - - 4,500 96.73 11,831 81.35

West Virginia Total 34,957 71.82 - - 56,196 89.19 91,153 82.53

 West Virginia (Northern) 4,612 63.66 - - 48,718 90.17 53,331 87.88

 West Virginia (Southern) 30,344 73.06 - - 7,478 82.78 37,822 74.98

Wyoming - - - - 4,700 65.75 4,700 65.75

U.S. Total 157,233 77.83 3,558 58.01 232,764 78.22 393,555 77.88

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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Recoverable Reserves

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Table 14. Recoverable Coal Reserves and Average Recovery Percentage at Producing Mines by State, 2015 and 2014

(million short tons)

2015 2014

Coal-Producing

State

Recoverable Coal

Reserves

Average Recovery

Percentage

Recoverable Coal

Reserves

Average Recovery

Percentage

Percent Change

Recoverable Coal

Reserves

Alabama 228 49.57 228 46.00 -0.2

Alaska 51 85.00 53 85.00 -2.2

Arizona 209 90.00 216 90.00 -3.2

Arkansas 25 60.00 25 60.00 s

Colorado 298 77.52 333 76.35 -10.6

Illinois 2,435 54.85 2,463 59.16 -1.1

Indiana 627 68.63 646 67.05 -3.0

Kansas s 90.00 s 90.00 -89.7

Kentucky Total 837 55.41 889 57.71 -5.9

 Kentucky (East) 357 46.46 360 51.23 -0.8

 Kentucky (West) 479 62.08 529 62.12 -9.4

Louisiana 89 88.80 92 92.16 -3.5

Maryland 18 79.06 22 79.28 -15.5

Mississippi 694 90.34 698 90.35 -0.5

Missouri s 100.00 1 100.00 -26.4

Montana 817 90.75 858 90.75 -4.8

New Mexico 167 87.89 186 87.18 -10.2

North Dakota 974 90.15 1,003 90.17 -2.9

Ohio 245 56.43 379 59.49 -35.4

Oklahoma 8 61.37 9 63.10 -11.0

Pennsylvania Total 1,296 72.37 1,256 73.95 3.3

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 149 40.10 122 39.82 21.9

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 1,148 76.56 1,133 77.62 1.3

Tennessee 2 66.74 1 46.08 120.0

Texas 633 93.08 703 93.34 -9.9

Utah 128 69.39 97 73.38 32.3

Virginia 195 59.13 253 59.16 -22.9

West Virginia Total 1,667 65.80 2,028 64.17 -17.8

 West Virginia (Northern) 921 70.11 943 67.43 -2.4

 West Virginia (Southern) 746 60.48 1,085 61.34 -31.2

Wyoming 6,681 91.70 6,913 92.02 -3.4

U.S. Total 18,327 78.62 19,351 79.04 -5.3

- = 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, 2015

(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 204 389 772 24 2,219 3,115 228 2,608 3,887

Alaska - 2,335 5,423 51 482 666 51 2,817 6,089

Arizona - - - 209 - - 209 - -

Arkansas 25 126 271 - 101 144 25 227 415

Colorado 185 5,749 10,955 112 3,741 4,754 298 9,490 15,710

Georgia - 1 2 - 1 2 - 2 4

Idaho - 2 4 - - - - 2 4

Illinois 2,409 27,696 87,190 27 10,032 16,484 2,435 37,728 103,674

Indiana 280 3,502 8,455 347 273 466 627 3,774 8,921

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

Kansas - - - s 679 970 - 679 970

Kentucky Total 689 6,804 15,828 147 7,217 12,497 837 14,021 28,326

 Kentucky (East) 261 301 539 96 4,994 8,943 357 5,295 9,482

 Kentucky (West) 429 6,504 15,290 51 2,223 3,555 479 8,727 18,844

Louisiana - - - 89 280 377 89 280 377

Maryland 8 307 560 11 29 43 18 336 603

Michigan - 55 123 - 3 5 - 58 128

Mississippi - - - 694 - - 694 - -

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

Montana 234 35,882 70,879 583 38,630 47,795 817 74,512 118,673

New Mexico 11 2,743 6,030 156 4,035 5,766 167 6,778 11,796

North Carolina - 5 11 - - - - 5 11

North Dakota - - - 974 6,630 8,690 974 6,630 8,690

Ohio 229 7,574 17,215 16 3,702 5,655 245 11,276 22,870

Oklahoma 7 570 1,223 s 219 313 8 789 1,536

Oregon - 6 15 - 2 3 - 9 17

Pennsylvania Total 1,106 10,185 22,238 190 969 4,126 1,296 11,154 26,365

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 1 340 3,841 148 417 3,334 149 757 7,175

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 1,105 9,845 18,398 43 552 792 1,148 10,397 19,190

South Dakota - - - - 277 366 - 277 366

Tennessee 1 272 496 2 171 251 2 442 748

Texas - - - 633 9,134 11,866 633 9,134 11,866

Utah 127 2,318 4,729 1 210 265 128 2,528 4,994

Virginia 177 480 854 18 302 472 195 782 1,326

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

West Virginia Total 1,395 14,697 27,539 272 1,997 3,165 1,667 16,694 30,703

 West Virginia (Northern) 915 NA NA 6 NA NA 921 NA NA

 West Virginia (Southern) 480 NA NA 266 NA NA 746 NA NA

Wyoming 34 22,915 42,435 6,647 13,297 16,059 6,681 36,212 58,494

U.S. Total 7,120 146,785 327,791 11,207 108,111 149,287 18,327 254,896 477,078

- = 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, 2016.' 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, 2015. 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, 2015

(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 11 47.88 - - 193 45.44 204 45.57

Arkansas 25 60.00 - - - - 25 60.00

Colorado 3 60.00 - - 183 72.22 185 72.04

Illinois 454 52.84 69 66.00 1,886 54.53 2,409 54.54

Indiana 280 58.81 - - - - 280 58.81

Kentucky Total 689 52.40 s 65.00 - - 689 52.40

 Kentucky (East) 261 41.93 s 65.00 - - 261 41.94

 Kentucky (West) 429 58.76 - - - - 429 58.76

Maryland 8 57.00 - - - - 8 57.00

Montana - - - - 234 80.00 234 80.00

New Mexico - - - - 11 48.00 11 48.00

Ohio 58 55.62 - - 172 54.14 229 54.51

Oklahoma 7 60.00 - - - - 7 60.00

Pennsylvania Total 184 57.78 - - 922 79.66 1,106 76.02

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 1 53.00 - - - - 1 53.00

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 183 57.81 - - 922 79.66 1,105 76.05

Tennessee 1 42.00 - - - - 1 42.00

Utah 17 87.12 - - 109 66.22 127 69.10

Virginia 90 48.17 - - 88 66.00 177 56.99

West Virginia Total 454 47.20 - - 941 70.19 1,395 62.70

 West Virginia (Northern) 41 47.35 - - 874 71.08 915 70.02

 West Virginia (Southern) 414 47.18 - - 66 58.44 480 48.74

Wyoming - - - - 34 55.00 34 55.00

U.S. Total 2,280 52.96 69 66.00 4,771 64.49 7,120 60.81

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, 2015

(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 6,034 62.49 10,074 91.21 16,108 80.45

Over 500 to 1,000 400 49.35 82 83.76 483 55.22

Over 200 to 500 339 51.87 178 59.74 517 54.58

Over 100 to 200 195 51.12 746 84.60 941 77.66

Over 50 to 100 134 57.11 49 81.15 183 63.52

Over 10 to 50 13 52.36 78 57.12 90 56.45

10 or Under 4 50.00 s 67.00 4 50.18

U.S. Total 7,120 60.81 11,207 89.94 18,327 78.62

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.

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, 2015 and 2014

2015 2014 Percent Change

Coal-Producing

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

Alabama 2,464 748 3,212 2,852 842 3,694 -13.6 -11.2 -13.0

Alaska - 113 113 - 120 120 - -5.8 -5.8

Arizona - 403 403 - 387 387 - 4.1 4.1

Arkansas 73 2 75 82 2 84 -11.0 - -10.7

Colorado 1,201 441 1,642 1,372 450 1,822 -12.5 -2.0 -9.9

Illinois 3,746 400 4,146 3,772 446 4,218 -0.7 -10.3 -1.7

Indiana 1,818 1,493 3,311 2,201 1,609 3,810 -17.4 -7.2 -13.1

Kansas - 7 7 - 10 10 - -30.0 -30.0

Kentucky Total 7,001 2,820 9,821 8,191 3,643 11,834 -14.5 -22.6 -17.0

 Kentucky (East) 3,879 2,425 6,304 4,349 3,217 7,566 -10.8 -24.6 -16.7

 Kentucky (West) 3,122 395 3,517 3,842 426 4,268 -18.7 -7.3 -17.6

Louisiana - 307 307 - 299 299 - 2.7 2.7

Maryland 165 194 359 167 219 386 -1.2 -11.4 -7.0

Mississippi - 330 330 - 324 324 - 1.9 1.9

Missouri - 15 15 - 20 20 - -25.0 -25.0

Montana 313 1,017 1,330 324 996 1,320 -3.4 2.1 0.8

New Mexico 483 647 1,130 488 661 1,149 -1.0 -2.1 -1.7

North Dakota - 1,261 1,261 - 1,285 1,285 - -1.9 -1.9

Ohio 1,559 750 2,309 1,997 926 2,923 -21.9 -19.0 -21.0

Oklahoma 74 87 161 77 102 179 -3.9 -14.7 -10.1

Pennsylvania Total 4,780 1,853 6,633 5,821 2,117 7,938 -17.9 -12.5 -16.4

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 82 923 1,005 85 871 956 -3.5 6.0 5.1

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 4,698 930 5,628 5,736 1,246 6,982 -18.1 -25.4 -19.4

Tennessee 181 95 276 158 64 222 14.6 48.4 24.3

Texas - 2,689 2,689 - 2,806 2,806 - -4.2 -4.2

Utah 1,158 53 1,211 1,330 63 1,393 -12.9 -15.9 -13.1

Virginia 2,166 827 2,993 2,863 764 3,627 -24.3 8.2 -17.5

West Virginia Total 12,555 2,935 15,490 14,338 3,992 18,330 -12.4 -26.5 -15.5

 West Virginia (Northern) 5,315 182 5,497 5,677 211 5,888 -6.4 -13.7 -6.6

 West Virginia (Southern) 7,240 2,753 9,993 8,661 3,781 12,442 -16.4 -27.2 -19.7

Wyoming 308 6,327 6,635 315 6,309 6,624 -2.2 0.3 0.2

Appalachia Total 27,749 9,827 37,576 32,545 12,141 44,686 -14.7 -19.1 -15.9

 Appalachia Central 13,466 6,100 19,566 16,031 7,826 23,857 -16.0 -22.1 -18.0

 Appalachia Northern 11,819 2,979 14,798 13,662 3,473 17,135 -13.5 -14.2 -13.6

 Appalachia Southern 2,464 748 3,212 2,852 842 3,694 -13.6 -11.2 -13.0

Interior Region Total 8,833 5,725 14,558 9,974 6,044 16,018 -11.4 -5.3 -9.1

 Illinois Basin 8,686 2,288 10,974 9,815 2,481 12,296 -11.5 -7.8 -10.8

 Other Interior 147 3,437 3,584 159 3,563 3,722 -7.5 -3.5 -3.7

Western Region Total 3,463 10,262 13,725 3,829 10,271 14,100 -9.6 -0.1 -2.7

 Powder River Basin - 6,633 6,633 - 6,592 6,592 - 0.6 0.6

 Uinta Basin 2,229 435 2,664 2,559 457 3,016 -12.9 -4.8 -11.7

 Other Western 1,234 3,194 4,428 1,270 3,222 4,492 -2.8 -0.9 -1.4

East of Mississippi River 36,435 12,445 48,880 42,360 14,946 57,306 -14.0 -16.7 -14.7

West of Mississippi River 3,610 13,369 16,979 3,988 13,510 17,498 -9.5 -1.0 -3.0

U.S. Subtotal 40,045 25,814 65,859 46,348 28,456 74,804 -13.6 -9.3 -12.0

Refuse Recovery - - 112 - - 127 - - -11.8

U.S. Total 40,045 25,814 65,971 46,348 28,456 74,931 -13.6 -9.3 -12.0

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, 2015

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 2,157 - 326 329 193 72 18 117 3,212

 Underground 2,157 - - 135 47 21 - 104 2,464

 Surface - - 326 194 146 51 18 13 748

Alaska 113 - - - - - - - 113

 Surface 113 - - - - - - - 113

Arizona 403 - - - - - - - 403

 Surface 403 - - - - - - - 403

Arkansas - - - - 73 - 2 - 75

 Underground - - - - 73 - - - 73

 Surface - - - - - - 2 - 2

Colorado 1,492 121 29 - - - - - 1,642

 Underground 1,080 121 - - - - - - 1,201

 Surface 412 - 29 - - - - - 441

Illinois 3,656 246 50 - - 10 12 172 4,146

 Underground 3,518 88 - - - - - 140 3,746

 Surface 138 158 50 - - 10 12 32 400

Indiana 2,750 243 52 57 - 16 29 145 3,311

 Underground 1,567 88 - - - 16 29 99 1,818

 Surface 1,183 155 52 57 - - - 46 1,493

Kansas - - - 7 - - - - 7

 Surface - - - 7 - - - - 7

Kentucky Total 3,325 1,099 1,707 830 573 683 279 1,309 9,821

 Underground 3,025 776 1,173 559 277 249 85 846 7,001

 Surface 300 323 534 271 296 434 194 463 2,820

Kentucky (East) 429 914 1,642 812 542 665 279 1,005 6,304

 Underground 331 661 1,132 559 246 249 85 605 3,879

 Surface 98 253 510 253 296 416 194 400 2,425

Kentucky (West) 2,896 185 65 18 31 18 - 304 3,517

 Underground 2,694 115 41 - 31 - - 241 3,122

 Surface 202 70 24 18 - 18 - 63 395

Louisiana 280 - - 27 - - - - 307

 Surface 280 - - 27 - - - - 307

Maryland - - 186 44 55 23 13 38 359

 Underground - - 95 32 - - - 38 165

 Surface - - 91 12 55 23 13 - 194

Mississippi 218 - - 112 - - - - 330

 Surface 218 - - 112 - - - - 330

Missouri - - - 15 - - - - 15

 Surface - - - 15 - - - - 15

Montana 1,318 - 12 - - - - - 1,330

 Underground 313 - - - - - - - 313

 Surface 1,005 - 12 - - - - - 1,017

New Mexico 1,130 - - - - - - - 1,130

 Underground 483 - - - - - - - 483

 Surface 647 - - - - - - - 647

North Dakota 1,261 - - - - - - - 1,261

 Surface 1,261 - - - - - - - 1,261

Ohio 1,129 708 44 213 37 72 9 85 2,309

 Underground 991 329 - 143 - 50 5 29 1,559

 Surface 138 379 44 70 37 22 4 56 750

Oklahoma - - 74 80 - 6 1 - 161

 Underground - - 74 - - - - - 74

 Surface - - - 80 - 6 1 - 87

Pennsylvania Total 3,492 60 950 440 483 366 205 606 6,633

 Underground 3,492 60 663 195 73 59 28 189 4,780

 Surface - - 287 245 410 307 177 417 1,853

Pennsylvania (Anthracite) - - 87 74 240 134 77 384 1,005

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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 - - - - - 31 25 26 82

 Surface - - 87 74 240 103 52 358 923

Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 3,492 60 863 366 243 232 128 222 5,628

 Underground 3,492 60 663 195 73 28 3 163 4,698

 Surface - - 200 171 170 204 125 59 930

Tennessee - - 84 24 51 80 2 35 276

 Underground - - 84 - 22 46 - 29 181

 Surface - - - 24 29 34 2 6 95

Texas 2,341 157 191 - - - - - 2,689

 Surface 2,341 157 191 - - - - - 2,689

Utah 822 180 95 10 - 9 - 84 1,211

 Underground 822 180 65 10 - 9 - 72 1,158

 Surface - - 30 - - - - 12 53

Virginia 730 93 900 351 270 220 59 370 2,993

 Underground 730 - 648 237 131 153 6 261 2,166

 Surface - 93 252 114 139 67 53 109 827

West Virginia Total 7,339 2,811 2,275 870 223 376 70 1,526 15,490

 Underground 6,318 2,282 1,882 569 103 253 25 1,123 12,555

 Surface 1,021 529 393 301 120 123 45 403 2,935

West Virginia (Northern) 4,369 479 202 130 19 75 9 214 5,497

 Underground 4,369 403 202 122 19 57 - 143 5,315

 Surface - 76 - 8 - 18 9 71 182

West Virginia (Southern) 2,970 2,332 2,073 740 204 301 61 1,312 9,993

 Underground 1,949 1,879 1,680 447 84 196 25 980 7,240

 Surface 1,021 453 393 293 120 105 36 332 2,753

Wyoming 6,635 - - - - - - - 6,635

 Underground 308 - - - - - - - 308

 Surface 6,327 - - - - - - - 6,327

Appalachia Total 15,276 4,586 6,407 3,083 1,854 1,874 655 3,782 37,576

 Underground 14,019 3,332 4,504 1,870 622 831 149 2,378 27,749

 Surface 1,257 1,254 1,903 1,213 1,232 1,043 506 1,404 9,827

Appalachia Central 4,129 3,339 4,699 1,927 1,067 1,266 401 2,722 19,566

 Underground 3,010 2,540 3,544 1,243 483 644 116 1,875 13,466

 Surface 1,119 799 1,155 684 584 622 285 847 6,100

Appalachia Northern 8,990 1,247 1,382 827 594 536 236 943 14,798

 Underground 8,852 792 960 492 92 166 33 399 11,819

 Surface 138 455 422 335 502 370 203 544 2,979

Appalachia Southern 2,157 - 326 329 193 72 18 117 3,212

 Underground 2,157 - - 135 47 21 - 104 2,464

 Surface - - 326 194 146 51 18 13 748

Interior Region Total 12,141 831 432 316 104 50 44 621 14,558

 Underground 7,779 291 115 - 104 16 29 480 8,833

 Surface 4,362 540 317 316 - 34 15 141 5,725

Illinois Basin 9,302 674 167 75 31 44 41 621 10,974

 Underground 7,779 291 41 - 31 16 29 480 8,686

 Surface 1,523 383 126 75 - 28 12 141 2,288

Other Interior 2,839 157 265 241 73 6 3 - 3,584

 Underground - - 74 - 73 - - - 147

 Surface 2,839 157 191 241 - 6 3 - 3,437

Western Region Total 13,174 301 136 10 - 9 - 84 13,725

 Underground 3,006 301 65 10 - 9 - 72 3,463

 Surface 10,168 - 71 - - - - 12 10,262

Powder River Basin 6,633 - - - - - - - 6,633

 Surface 6,633 - - - - - - - 6,633

Uinta Basin 2,314 180 65 10 - - - 84 2,664

 Underground 1,902 180 65 10 - - - 72 2,229

 Surface 412 - - - - - - 12 435

Other Western 4,227 121 71 - - 9 - - 4,428

 Underground 1,104 121 - - - 9 - - 1,234

 Surface 3,123 - 71 - - - - - 3,194

East of Mississippi River 24,796 5,260 6,574 3,270 1,885 1,918 696 4,403 48,880

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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 21,798 3,623 4,545 1,870 653 847 178 2,858 36,435

 Surface 2,998 1,637 2,029 1,400 1,232 1,071 518 1,545 12,445

West of Mississippi River 15,795 458 401 139 73 15 3 84 16,979

 Underground 3,006 301 139 10 73 9 - 72 3,610

 Surface 12,789 157 262 129 - 6 3 12 13,369

U.S. Subtotal 40,591 5,718 6,975 3,409 1,958 1,933 699 4,487 65,859

 Underground 24,804 3,924 4,684 1,880 726 856 178 2,930 40,045

 Surface 15,787 1,794 2,291 1,529 1,232 1,077 521 1,557 25,814

Refuse Recovery - 6 11 10 22 44 19 - 112

U.S. Total 40,591 5,724 6,986 3,419 1,980 1,977 718 4,487 65,971

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, 2015

Union Nonunion

Coal-Producing State

and Region1 Underground Surface Underground Surface

Alabama 2,209 56 255 658

Alaska - 113 - -

Arizona - 403 - -

Arkansas - - 73 -

Colorado 170 209 1,031 232

Illinois - - 3,746 398

Indiana - - 1,783 1,493

Kansas - - - 7

Kentucky Total 21 12 6,765 2,409

 Kentucky (East) 11 12 3,653 2,032

 Kentucky (West) 10 - 3,112 377

Louisiana - - - 307

Maryland - - 165 178

Mississippi - - - 330

Missouri - - - 15

Montana - 732 313 285

New Mexico 483 329 - 318

North Dakota - 289 - 972

Ohio 510 - 1,032 724

Oklahoma - - 74 80

Pennsylvania Total 1,448 324 3,283 1,333

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) - 320 57 591

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 1,448 4 3,226 742

Tennessee - - 167 88

Texas - 1,479 - 1,210

Utah 14 - 1,135 42

Virginia 55 4 2,072 791

West Virginia Total 4,133 306 8,330 2,538

 West Virginia (Northern) 3,203 13 2,112 152

 West Virginia (Southern) 930 293 6,218 2,386

Wyoming 308 518 - 5,809

Appalachia Total 8,366 702 18,957 8,342

 Appalachia Central 996 309 12,110 5,297

 Appalachia Northern 5,161 337 6,592 2,387

 Appalachia Southern 2,209 56 255 658

Interior Region Total 10 1,479 8,788 4,217

 Illinois Basin 10 - 8,641 2,268

 Other Interior - 1,479 147 1,949

Western Region Total 975 2,593 2,479 7,658

 Powder River Basin - 720 - 5,913

 Uinta Basin 184 180 2,045 244

 Other Western 791 1,693 434 1,501

East of Mississippi River 8,376 702 27,598 10,940

West of Mississippi River 975 4,072 2,626 9,277

U.S. Total 9,351 4,774 30,224 20,217

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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Table 21. Coal Productivity by State and Mine Type, 2015 and 2014

Number of Mining Operations2 Number of Employees3

Average Production per Employee Hour

(short tons)4

Coal-Producing State, Region1

and Mine Type 2015 2014

Percent

Change 2015 2014

Percent

Change 2015 2014

Percent

Change

Alabama 45 46 -2.2 3,212 3,694 -13.0 1.69 1.88 -10.0

 Underground 13 13 - 2,464 2,852 -13.6 1.63 1.84 -11.6

 Surface 32 33 -3.0 748 842 -11.2 1.92 2.02 -5.0

Alaska 1 1 - 113 120 -5.8 4.62 5.43 -15.0

 Surface 1 1 - 113 120 -5.8 4.62 5.43 -15.0

Arizona 1 1 - 403 387 4.1 6.97 8.06 -13.5

 Surface 1 1 - 403 387 4.1 6.97 8.06 -13.5

Arkansas 2 2 - 75 84 -10.7 0.56 0.53 5.7

 Underground 1 1 - 73 82 -11.0 0.56 0.49 13.9

 Surface 1 1 - 2 2 - 0.19 6.39 -97.0

Colorado 9 10 -10.0 1,642 1,822 -9.9 5.54 6.23 -11.0

 Underground 5 6 -16.7 1,201 1,372 -12.5 5.21 6.15 -15.2

 Surface 4 4 - 441 450 -2.0 6.50 6.50 -0.1

Illinois 31 32 -3.1 4,146 4,218 -1.7 6.09 5.99 1.6

 Underground 19 19 - 3,746 3,772 -0.7 6.24 6.13 1.9

 Surface 12 13 -7.7 400 446 -10.3 4.67 4.92 -5.1

Indiana 30 37 -18.9 3,311 3,810 -13.1 4.38 4.21 4.0

 Underground 12 13 -7.7 1,818 2,201 -17.4 3.67 3.36 9.2

 Surface 18 24 -25.0 1,493 1,609 -7.2 5.21 5.36 -2.8

Kansas 1 2 -50.0 7 10 -30.0 12.26 3.86 217.9

 Surface 1 2 -50.0 7 10 -30.0 12.26 3.86 217.9

Kentucky Total 307 356 -13.8 9,821 11,834 -17.0 2.92 2.80 4.0

 Underground 130 144 -9.7 7,001 8,191 -14.5 2.77 2.70 2.5

 Surface 177 212 -16.5 2,820 3,643 -22.6 3.35 3.06 9.4

Kentucky (East) 279 323 -13.6 6,304 7,566 -16.7 2.23 2.23 0.3

 Underground 111 123 -9.8 3,879 4,349 -10.8 1.82 1.89 -3.6

 Surface 168 200 -16.0 2,425 3,217 -24.6 2.95 2.69 9.8

Kentucky (West) 28 33 -15.2 3,517 4,268 -17.6 3.92 3.70 6.0

 Underground 19 21 -9.5 3,122 3,842 -18.7 3.75 3.50 7.2

 Surface 9 12 -25.0 395 426 -7.3 5.51 5.73 -3.7

Louisiana 2 2 - 307 299 2.7 5.23 3.96 32.2

 Surface 2 2 - 307 299 2.7 5.23 3.96 32.2

Maryland 19 21 -9.5 359 386 -7.0 2.56 2.36 8.6

 Underground 3 3 - 165 167 -1.2 1.83 1.83 -0.2

 Surface 16 18 -11.1 194 219 -11.4 3.13 2.82 11.0

Mississippi 2 2 - 330 324 1.9 5.59 5.71 -2.0

 Surface 2 2 - 330 324 1.9 5.59 5.71 -2.0

Missouri 1 1 - 15 20 -25.0 3.52 7.11 -50.5

 Surface 1 1 - 15 20 -25.0 3.52 7.11 -50.5

Montana 6 6 - 1,330 1,320 0.8 15.76 16.57 -4.8

 Underground 1 1 - 313 324 -3.4 9.49 10.66 -11.0

 Surface 5 5 - 1,017 996 2.1 17.91 18.81 -4.8

New Mexico 3 3 - 1,130 1,149 -1.7 8.55 9.21 -7.2

 Underground 1 1 - 483 488 -1.0 6.83 8.89 -23.2

 Surface 2 2 - 647 661 -2.1 9.77 9.43 3.6

North Dakota 4 5 -20.0 1,261 1,285 -1.9 11.79 11.48 2.7

 Surface 4 5 -20.0 1,261 1,285 -1.9 11.79 11.48 2.7

Ohio 34 38 -10.5 2,309 2,923 -21.0 3.59 3.38 6.3

 Underground 15 14 7.1 1,559 1,997 -21.9 3.71 3.43 8.1

 Surface 19 24 -20.8 750 926 -19.0 3.32 3.25 2.0

Oklahoma 5 6 -16.7 161 179 -10.1 1.84 1.87 -1.4

 Underground 1 1 - 74 77 -3.9 1.86 1.91 -2.7

 Surface 4 5 -20.0 87 102 -14.7 1.82 1.83 -0.6

Pennsylvania Total 258 300 -14.0 6,633 7,938 -16.4 3.61 3.52 2.4

 Underground 70 78 -10.3 4,780 5,821 -17.9 4.32 4.02 7.3

 Surface 188 222 -15.3 1,853 2,117 -12.5 1.65 1.93 -14.3

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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 2015 2014

Percent

Change 2015 2014

Percent

Change 2015 2014

Percent

Change

Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 94 99 -5.1 1,005 956 5.1 0.94 0.98 -3.6

 Underground 17 17 - 82 85 -3.5 0.57 0.60 -3.6

 Surface 77 82 -6.1 923 871 6.0 0.97 1.01 -4.0

Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 164 201 -18.4 5,628 6,982 -19.4 4.07 3.83 6.3

 Underground 53 61 -13.1 4,698 5,736 -18.1 4.38 4.07 7.6

 Surface 111 140 -20.7 930 1,246 -25.4 2.39 2.58 -7.6

Tennessee 12 10 20.0 276 222 24.3 1.69 1.85 -8.5

 Underground 5 4 25.0 181 158 14.6 1.46 1.73 -15.3

 Surface 7 6 16.7 95 64 48.4 2.18 2.30 -5.0

Texas 14 16 -12.5 2,689 2,806 -4.2 6.28 7.22 -13.0

 Surface 14 16 -12.5 2,689 2,806 -4.2 6.28 7.22 -13.0

Utah 17 17 - 1,211 1,393 -13.1 5.66 5.97 -5.2

 Underground 14 13 7.7 1,158 1,330 -12.9 5.87 6.13 -4.2

 Surface 3 4 -25.0 53 63 -15.9 2.15 3.32 -35.3

Virginia 89 101 -11.9 2,993 3,627 -17.5 2.16 1.92 12.4

 Underground 45 56 -19.6 2,166 2,863 -24.3 2.03 1.79 13.6

 Surface 44 45 -2.2 827 764 8.2 2.53 2.43 4.0

West Virginia Total 234 288 -18.8 15,490 18,330 -15.5 2.77 2.69 3.2

 Underground 128 155 -17.4 12,555 14,338 -12.4 2.69 2.53 6.6

 Surface 106 133 -20.3 2,935 3,992 -26.5 3.12 3.24 -3.6

West Virginia (Northern) 39 46 -15.2 5,497 5,888 -6.6 3.89 3.70 5.2

 Underground 25 26 -3.8 5,315 5,677 -6.4 3.93 3.71 5.9

 Surface 14 20 -30.0 182 211 -13.7 2.57 3.30 -22.2

West Virginia (Southern) 195 242 -19.4 9,993 12,442 -19.7 2.15 2.22 -2.9

 Underground 103 129 -20.2 7,240 8,661 -16.4 1.77 1.75 1.3

 Surface 92 113 -18.6 2,753 3,781 -27.2 3.15 3.24 -2.6

Wyoming 16 18 -11.1 6,635 6,624 0.2 27.38 28.62 -4.3

 Underground 1 1 - 308 315 -2.2 4.43 4.39 1.0

 Surface 15 17 -11.8 6,327 6,309 0.3 28.61 30.05 -4.8

Appalachia Total 970 1,127 -13.9 37,576 44,686 -15.9 2.72 2.66 2.1

 Underground 390 446 -12.6 27,749 32,545 -14.7 2.73 2.63 3.9

 Surface 580 681 -14.8 9,827 12,141 -19.1 2.67 2.75 -2.8

Appalachia Central 575 676 -14.9 19,566 23,857 -18.0 2.17 2.17 -0.1

 Underground 264 312 -15.4 13,466 16,031 -16.0 1.82 1.79 1.7

 Surface 311 364 -14.6 6,100 7,826 -22.1 2.99 2.94 1.5

Appalachia Northern 350 405 -13.6 14,798 17,135 -13.6 3.69 3.53 4.4

 Underground 113 121 -6.6 11,819 13,662 -13.5 4.03 3.78 6.6

 Surface 237 284 -16.5 2,979 3,473 -14.2 2.22 2.45 -9.4

Appalachia Southern 45 46 -2.2 3,212 3,694 -13.0 1.69 1.88 -10.0

 Underground 13 13 - 2,464 2,852 -13.6 1.63 1.84 -11.6

 Surface 32 33 -3.0 748 842 -11.2 1.92 2.02 -5.0

Interior Region Total 116 133 -12.8 14,558 16,018 -9.1 5.05 4.98 1.5

 Underground 52 55 -5.5 8,833 9,974 -11.4 4.70 4.37 7.5

 Surface 64 78 -17.9 5,725 6,044 -5.3 5.65 6.05 -6.8

Illinois Basin 89 102 -12.7 10,974 12,296 -10.8 4.84 4.60 5.2

 Underground 50 53 -5.7 8,686 9,815 -11.5 4.76 4.42 7.7

 Surface 39 49 -20.4 2,288 2,481 -7.8 5.17 5.34 -3.2

Other Interior 27 31 -12.9 3,584 3,722 -3.7 5.77 6.35 -9.3

 Underground 2 2 - 147 159 -7.5 1.29 1.26 2.6

 Surface 25 29 -13.8 3,437 3,563 -3.5 6.00 6.61 -9.3

Western Region Total 57 61 -6.6 13,725 14,100 -2.7 17.92 18.36 -2.4

 Underground 22 22 - 3,463 3,829 -9.6 5.97 6.71 -11.1

 Surface 35 39 -10.3 10,262 10,271 -0.1 22.04 22.89 -3.7

Powder River Basin 16 16 - 6,633 6,592 0.6 29.34 30.55 -4.0

 Surface 16 16 - 6,633 6,592 0.6 29.34 30.55 -4.0

Uinta Basin 22 23 -4.3 2,664 3,016 -11.7 5.77 6.27 -8.0

 Underground 17 17 - 2,229 2,559 -12.9 5.68 6.30 -9.9

 Surface 5 6 -16.7 435 457 -4.8 6.24 6.09 2.5

Other Western 19 22 -13.6 4,428 4,492 -1.4 8.36 8.91 -6.1

 Underground 5 5 - 1,234 1,270 -2.8 6.48 7.50 -13.7

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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 2015 2014

Percent

Change 2015 2014

Percent

Change 2015 2014

Percent

Change

 Surface 14 17 -17.6 3,194 3,222 -0.9 9.11 9.51 -4.2

East of Mississippi River 1,061 1,231 -13.8 48,880 57,306 -14.7 3.24 3.12 3.8

 Underground 440 499 -11.8 36,435 42,360 -14.0 3.24 3.07 5.5

 Surface 621 732 -15.2 12,445 14,946 -16.7 3.24 3.27 -0.9

West of Mississippi River 82 90 -8.9 16,979 17,498 -3.0 15.51 15.96 -2.8

 Underground 24 24 - 3,610 3,988 -9.5 5.74 6.47 -11.3

 Surface 58 66 -12.1 13,369 13,510 -1.0 18.20 18.86 -3.5

U.S. Subtotal 1,143 1,321 -13.5 65,859 74,804 -12.0 6.28 5.95 5.5

 Underground 464 523 -11.3 40,045 46,348 -13.6 3.45 3.35 3.2

 Surface 679 798 -14.9 25,814 28,456 -9.3 10.95 10.42 5.0

Refuse Recovery 25 33 -24.2 112 127 -11.8 8.99 13.21 -32.0

U.S. Total 1,168 1,354 -13.7 65,971 74,931 -12.0 6.28 5.96 5.4

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, 2015

(short tons produced per employee hour)

Coal-Producing State, Region1 and Mine Type Continuous2

Conventional and

Other3 Longwall4 Total

Alabama 0.67 - 1.74 1.63

Arkansas 0.56 - - 0.56

Colorado 3.18 - 5.44 5.21

Illinois 4.49 7.95 7.83 6.24

Indiana 3.70 - - 3.70

Kentucky Total 2.78 1.91 - 2.77

 Kentucky (East) 1.83 1.91 - 1.83

 Kentucky (West) 3.75 - - 3.75

Maryland 1.83 - - 1.83

Montana - - 9.49 9.49

New Mexico - - 6.83 6.83

Ohio 2.04 - 4.53 3.71

Oklahoma 1.86 - - 1.86

Pennsylvania Total 2.57 - 5.22 4.33

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 0.49 - - 0.49

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 2.64 - 5.22 4.38

Tennessee 1.57 - - 1.57

Utah 3.72 - 6.44 5.91

Virginia 1.42 - 4.40 2.04

West Virginia Total 1.72 - 3.81 2.71

 West Virginia (Northern) 1.76 - 4.33 3.97

 West Virginia (Southern) 1.71 - 2.06 1.78

Wyoming - - 4.43 4.43

Appalachia Total 1.79 1.91 3.83 2.75

 Appalachia Central 1.70 1.91 2.64 1.83

 Appalachia Northern 2.23 - 4.67 4.05

 Appalachia Southern 0.67 - 1.74 1.63

Interior Region Total 3.86 7.95 7.83 4.70

 Illinois Basin 3.92 7.95 7.83 4.77

 Other Interior 1.29 - - 1.29

Western Region Total 3.53 - 6.25 5.98

 Uinta Basin 3.72 - 5.90 5.68

 Other Western 3.18 - 6.88 6.51

East of Mississippi River 2.50 7.35 4.33 3.25

West of Mississippi River 2.77 - 6.25 5.75

U.S. Total 2.50 7.35 4.65 3.47

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, 2015

(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 1.79 - 2.10 1.42 1.56 1.21 1.11 1.69

 Underground 1.79 - - 0.75 0.80 1.06 - 1.63

 Surface - - 2.10 1.93 1.83 1.31 1.11 1.92

Alaska 4.62 - - - - - - 4.62

 Surface 4.62 - - - - - - 4.62

Arizona 6.97 - - - - - - 6.97

 Surface 6.97 - - - - - - 6.97

Arkansas - - - - 0.56 - 0.19 0.56

 Underground - - - - 0.56 - - 0.56

 Surface - - - - - - 0.19 0.19

Colorado 5.75 3.18 4.75 - - - - 5.54

 Underground 5.44 3.18 - - - - - 5.21

 Surface 6.60 - 4.75 - - - - 6.50

Illinois 6.43 5.39 5.57 - - 2.59 0.47 6.09

 Underground 6.53 3.95 - - - - - 6.24

 Surface 3.73 6.13 5.57 - - 2.59 0.47 4.67

Indiana 4.65 4.42 5.13 4.76 - 0.61 0.5 4.38

 Underground 4.04 3.07 - - - 0.61 0.5 3.67

 Surface 5.45 5.05 5.13 4.76 - - - 5.21

Kansas - - - 12.26 - - - 12.26

 Surface - - - 12.26 - - - 12.26

Kentucky Total 4.23 3.13 2.84 2.41 2.61 1.63 0.82 2.92

 Underground 4.05 2.32 2.22 1.67 2.09 1.43 0.53 2.77

 Surface 6.21 4.98 4.14 3.97 3.16 1.72 0.88 3.35

Kentucky (East) 3.63 2.95 2.78 2.40 2.59 1.65 0.82 2.23

 Underground 3.49 2.18 2.18 1.67 2.02 1.43 0.53 1.82

 Surface 3.99 4.73 4.10 4.10 3.16 1.75 0.88 2.95

Kentucky (West) 4.32 4.09 3.95 2.70 2.98 0.87 - 3.92

 Underground 4.11 3.07 3.36 - 2.98 - - 3.75

 Surface 7.64 6.25 4.85 2.70 - 0.87 - 5.51

Louisiana 5.41 - - 3.34 - - - 5.23

 Surface 5.41 - - 3.34 - - - 5.23

Maryland - - 2.86 3.21 2.84 2.82 1.64 2.56

 Underground - - 2.40 2.45 - - - 1.83

 Surface - - 3.26 4.63 2.84 2.82 1.64 3.13

Mississippi 6.78 - - 1.35 - - - 5.59

 Surface 6.78 - - 1.35 - - - 5.59

Missouri - - - 3.52 - - - 3.52

 Surface - - - 3.52 - - - 3.52

Montana 15.81 - 10.85 - - - - 15.76

 Underground 9.49 - - - - - - 9.49

 Surface 18.00 - 10.85 - - - - 17.91

New Mexico 8.55 - - - - - - 8.55

 Underground 6.83 - - - - - - 6.83

 Surface 9.77 - - - - - - 9.77

North Dakota 11.79 - - - - - - 11.79

 Surface 11.79 - - - - - - 11.79

Ohio 4.49 3.07 3.94 2.68 2.80 0.59 1.03 3.59

 Underground 4.53 2.25 - 2.63 - 0.48 2.46 3.71

 Surface 4.15 3.79 3.94 2.77 2.80 0.88 0.39 3.32

Oklahoma - - 1.86 1.84 - 1.74 1.01 1.84

 Underground - - 1.86 - - - - 1.86

 Surface - - - 1.84 - 1.74 1.01 1.82

Pennsylvania Total 4.96 4.16 3.08 2.62 1.80 2.03 1.15 3.61

 Underground 4.96 4.16 3.16 2.74 2.13 1.43 0.82 4.32

 Surface - - 2.92 2.52 1.74 2.13 1.22 1.65

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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) - - 2.01 2.09 1.34 1.76 0.92 0.94

 Underground - - - - - 0.98 0.80 0.57

 Surface - - 2.01 2.09 1.34 1.97 0.98 0.97

Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 4.96 4.16 3.20 2.73 2.24 2.21 1.36 4.07

 Underground 4.96 4.16 3.16 2.74 2.13 2.07 1.57 4.38

 Surface - - 3.34 2.71 2.29 2.22 1.36 2.39

Tennessee - - 2.35 2.20 2.18 1.02 4.69 1.69

 Underground - - 2.35 - 1.59 0.63 - 1.46

 Surface - - - 2.20 2.53 2.18 4.69 2.18

Texas 6.83 3.95 1.61 - - - - 6.28

 Surface 6.83 3.95 1.61 - - - - 6.28

Utah 7.16 3.83 2.77 9.24 - 0.64 - 5.66

 Underground 7.16 3.83 2.47 9.24 - 0.64 - 5.87

 Surface - - 3.20 - - - - 2.15

Virginia 3.40 2.68 2.38 2.01 1.63 1.22 0.72 2.16

 Underground 3.40 - 1.70 1.57 1.38 1.26 0.68 2.03

 Surface - 2.68 4.19 2.99 1.91 1.14 0.73 2.53

West Virginia Total 3.86 2.44 2.00 1.87 2.15 1.25 0.67 2.77

 Underground 3.83 2.13 1.73 1.35 1.48 0.69 0.21 2.69

 Surface 4.03 3.77 3.42 2.75 2.74 2.41 0.80 3.12

West Virginia (Northern) 4.40 2.06 2.52 2.30 2.99 0.55 1.39 3.89

 Underground 4.40 1.69 2.52 1.86 2.99 - - 3.93

 Surface - 4.09 - 5.55 - 2.93 1.39 2.57

West Virginia (Southern) 3.06 2.51 1.96 1.82 2.12 1.48 0.60 2.15

 Underground 2.50 2.22 1.65 1.26 1.34 0.98 0.21 1.77

 Surface 4.03 3.71 3.42 2.65 2.74 2.33 0.73 3.15

Wyoming 27.38 - - - - - - 27.38

 Underground 4.43 - - - - - - 4.43

 Surface 28.61 - - - - - - 28.61

Appalachia Total 3.80 2.66 2.46 2.14 2.04 1.52 0.97 2.72

 Underground 3.78 2.18 2.06 1.67 1.67 1.01 0.66 2.73

 Surface 4.04 3.92 3.39 2.83 2.24 1.91 1.03 2.67

Appalachia Central 3.18 2.64 2.33 2.09 2.20 1.47 0.78 2.17

 Underground 2.84 2.21 1.84 1.50 1.67 1.16 0.47 1.82

 Surface 4.02 3.95 3.90 3.18 2.70 1.78 0.85 2.99

Appalachia Northern 4.62 2.69 3.01 2.62 1.96 1.64 1.18 3.69

 Underground 4.63 2.09 2.96 2.53 2.22 0.58 0.92 4.03

 Surface 4.15 3.85 3.11 2.74 1.91 2.15 1.23 2.22

Appalachia Southern 1.79 - 2.10 1.42 1.56 1.21 1.11 1.69

 Underground 1.79 - - 0.75 0.80 1.06 - 1.63

 Surface - - 2.10 1.93 1.83 1.31 1.11 1.92

Interior Region Total 5.53 4.57 2.88 2.99 0.97 1.29 0.11 5.05

 Underground 5.14 3.33 2.36 - 0.97 0.61 0.5 4.70

 Surface 6.27 5.24 3.11 2.99 - 1.67 0.60 5.65

Illinois Basin 5.21 4.69 4.74 4.21 2.98 1.22 0.8 4.84

 Underground 5.14 3.33 3.36 - 2.98 0.61 0.5 4.76

 Surface 5.57 5.68 5.23 4.21 - 1.65 0.47 5.17

Other Interior 6.69 3.95 1.69 2.44 0.56 1.74 0.76 5.77

 Underground - - 1.86 - 0.56 - - 1.29

 Surface 6.69 3.95 1.61 2.44 - 1.74 0.76 6.00

Western Region Total 18.58 3.58 3.72 9.24 - 0.64 - 17.92

 Underground 6.43 3.58 2.47 9.24 - 0.64 - 5.97

 Surface 22.24 - 4.74 - - - - 22.04

Powder River Basin 29.34 - - - - - - 29.34

 Surface 29.34 - - - - - - 29.34

Uinta Basin 6.24 3.83 2.47 9.24 - - - 5.77

 Underground 6.17 3.83 2.47 9.24 - - - 5.68

 Surface 6.60 - - - - - - 6.24

Other Western 8.60 3.18 4.74 - - 0.64 - 8.36

 Underground 6.88 3.18 - - - 0.64 - 6.48

 Surface 9.23 - 4.74 - - - - 9.11

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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 4.36 2.92 2.53 2.18 2.05 1.51 0.88 3.24

 Underground 4.27 2.28 2.08 1.67 1.70 1.00 0.44 3.24

 Surface 4.99 4.35 3.51 2.85 2.24 1.90 1.03 3.24

West of Mississippi River 16.55 3.70 2.36 3.24 0.56 1.11 0.76 15.51

 Underground 6.43 3.58 2.10 9.24 0.56 0.64 - 5.74

 Surface 18.95 3.95 2.51 2.87 - 1.74 0.76 18.20

U.S. Subtotal 8.80 2.98 2.52 2.23 1.98 1.51 0.88 6.28

 Underground 4.51 2.37 2.08 1.70 1.57 1.00 0.44 3.45

 Surface 16.03 4.32 3.39 2.86 2.24 1.90 1.02 10.95

Refuse Recovery - 44.70 17.19 11.57 5.01 2.21 2.37 8.99

U.S. Total 8.80 3.03 2.53 2.24 2.01 1.52 0.91 6.28

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, 2015

(short tons produced per employee hour)

Union Nonunion

Coal-Producing State and Region1 Underground Surface Underground Surface

Alabama 1.75 2.52 0.64 1.90

Alaska - 4.62 - -

Arizona - 6.97 - -

Arkansas - - 0.56 -

Colorado 5.72 5.71 5.12 7.18

Illinois - - 6.24 4.69

Indiana - - 3.72 5.21

Kansas - - - 12.26

Kentucky Total - - 2.78 3.52

 Kentucky (East) - - 1.84 3.11

 Kentucky (West) - - 3.76 5.65

Louisiana - - - 5.23

Maryland - - 1.83 3.18

Mississippi - - - 5.59

Missouri - - - 3.52

Montana - 13.17 9.49 29.41

New Mexico 6.83 8.67 - 10.80

North Dakota - 12.01 - 11.73

Ohio 4.14 - 3.53 3.40

Oklahoma - - 1.86 1.84

Pennsylvania Total 4.07 0.99 4.47 1.78

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) - 1.01 0.50 0.92

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 4.07 - 4.54 2.45

Tennessee - - 1.57 2.07

Texas - 7.33 - 4.97

Utah - - 5.97 2.55

Virginia - - 2.10 2.59

West Virginia Total 3.83 2.55 2.12 3.25

 West Virginia (Northern) 4.41 - 3.17 2.80

 West Virginia (Southern) 1.78 2.66 1.78 3.28

Wyoming 4.43 6.33 - 30.53

Appalachian Total 3.27 1.84 2.50 2.81

 Appalachia Central 1.67 2.55 1.85 3.10

 Appalachia Northern 4.29 0.95 3.84 2.42

 Appalachia Southern 1.75 2.52 0.64 1.90

Interior Region Total - 7.33 4.71 5.09

 Illinois Basin - - 4.78 5.19

 Other Interior - 7.33 1.29 4.96

Western Region Total 5.73 9.01 6.08 26.44

 Powder River Basin - 13.21 - 31.16

 Uinta Basin 5.36 5.85 5.71 6.82

 Other Western 5.81 7.70 7.76 10.75

East of Mississippi River 3.27 1.84 3.25 3.40

West of Mississippi River 5.73 8.38 5.76 22.57

U.S. Total 3.51 7.38 3.46 11.99

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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Table 25. Coal Consumers in the Manufacturing and Coke Sectors, 2015

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, WI

Holcim (US) Inc AL, CO, MD, MO, MT, OK, SC, TX, UT

Mittal Steel USA IN

NewPage Corporation MD, MI, WI

Other Major Manufacturers

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

Cliffs Natural Resources Silver Bay Pwr Co MN

Doyon Utilities AK

ESSROC Materials Inc IN, PA

FMC Corporation WY

GCC America CO, NM, SD

Glatfelter Corp PA

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

PH Glatfelter CO OH

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

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

Tonawanda Coke Corp NY

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, 2015 and 2014

(thousand short tons)

2015 2014 Total

Census Division

and State

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional 2015 2014

Percent

Change

New England 1,844 75 - - 2,340 90 - - 1,918 2,430 -21.0

 Connecticut 359 - - - 499 - - - 359 499 -28.2

 Maine 74 30 - - 53 33 - - 104 85 21.4

 Massachusetts 1,005 45 - - 1,244 57 - - 1,050 1,301 -19.3

 New Hampshire 406 - - - 544 - - - 406 544 -25.4

 Rhode Island s - - - s - - - s s -

Middle Atlantic 33,322 2,071 6,219 75 41,675 2,175 6,595 117 41,687 50,562 -17.6

 New Jersey 893 - - - 1,214 - - - 893 1,214 -26.4

 New York 1,038 572 151 - 2,154 594 120 - 1,761 2,867 -38.6

 Pennsylvania 31,391 1,499 6,068 75 38,307 1,581 6,475 117 39,033 46,481 -16.0

East North Central 163,744 7,449 10,584 308 189,199 8,854 11,352 490 182,084 209,895 -13.3

 Illinois 43,446 2,690 1,042 97 51,563 3,123 1,500 123 47,274 56,309 -16.0

 Indiana 38,734 1,554 4,515 62 48,582 1,840 4,783 139 44,865 55,344 -18.9

 Michigan 29,487 929 1,463 47 29,401 1,114 1,360 68 31,925 31,944 -0.1

 Ohio 30,518 1,062 3,564 82 38,417 1,326 3,709 133 35,226 43,585 -19.2

 Wisconsin 21,559 1,214 - 20 21,235 1,452 - 27 22,793 22,713 0.4

West North Central 123,903 12,863 - 321 136,585 13,430 - 388 137,087 150,404 -8.9

 Iowa 16,840 2,849 - 173 19,705 3,094 - 209 19,863 23,008 -13.7

 Kansas 15,851 115 - - 18,199 121 - - 15,967 18,320 -12.8

 Minnesota 14,459 957 - 8 16,534 1,236 - 10 15,425 17,781 -13.3

 Missouri 38,468 951 - 67 43,041 1,095 - 95 39,487 44,231 -10.7

 Nebraska 14,508 1,175 - - 15,036 1,217 - - 15,683 16,253 -3.5

 North Dakota 22,786 6,619 - 72 22,289 6,452 - 74 29,477 28,816 2.3

 South Dakota 990 197 - - 1,780 215 - - 1,187 1,995 -40.5

South Atlantic 105,904 4,243 1,702 200 126,212 5,283 1,805 229 112,050 133,528 -16.1

 Delaware 276 - - - 397 - - - 276 397 -30.4

 District of Columbia - - - 2 - - - 2 2 2 -4.7

 Florida 19,157 576 - - 23,012 618 - - 19,733 23,630 -16.5

 Georgia 19,307 463 - 2 22,660 817 - 4 19,772 23,481 -15.8

 Maryland 6,036 681 - 1 7,411 705 - 7 6,718 8,123 -17.3

 North Carolina 15,666 552 - 145 19,539 592 - 150 16,364 20,282 -19.3

 South Carolina 9,277 439 - s 11,797 549 - s 9,716 12,346 -21.3

 Virginia 7,961 683 1,025 50 9,513 1,087 1,041 66 9,719 11,706 -17.0

 West Virginia 28,223 849 677 - 31,883 914 764 - 29,750 33,561 -11.4

East South Central 75,202 4,592 1,204 21 87,569 5,137 1,546 79 81,019 94,331 -14.1

 Alabama 21,025 1,350 1,204 - 23,901 1,688 1,546 - 23,580 27,135 -13.1

 Kentucky 34,380 996 - 15 39,214 1,030 - 19 35,391 40,262 -12.1

 Mississippi 4,830 111 - - 6,550 110 - - 4,941 6,660 -25.8

 Tennessee 14,967 2,135 - 6 17,903 2,310 - 60 17,107 20,274 -15.6

West South Central 126,018 1,989 - 6 152,314 2,402 - 8 128,013 154,724 -17.3

 Arkansas 12,815 197 - - 19,281 227 - - 13,012 19,508 -33.3

 Louisiana 10,777 239 - - 12,632 189 - - 11,016 12,821 -14.1

 Oklahoma 15,647 602 - - 18,743 691 - - 16,249 19,434 -16.4

 Texas 86,779 951 - 6 101,658 1,296 - 8 87,737 102,962 -14.8

Mountain 101,900 3,588 - 14 107,678 3,862 - 30 105,502 111,571 -5.4

 Arizona 19,812 235 - - 22,911 221 - - 20,047 23,132 -13.3

 Colorado 17,529 355 - 3 17,877 373 - 6 17,887 18,257 -2.0

 Idaho - 192 - - - 350 - 2 192 352 -45.5

 Montana 10,277 279 - 2 10,180 281 - 1 10,558 10,462 0.9

 Nevada 1,507 301 - - 3,446 331 - - 1,808 3,777 -52.1

 New Mexico 11,882 69 - - 11,913 60 - - 11,950 11,973 -0.2

 Utah 14,580 662 - - 15,062 614 - - 15,242 15,676 -2.8

 Wyoming 26,313 1,496 - 8 26,289 1,632 - 21 27,817 27,941 -0.4

Pacific 6,234 1,588 - 559 8,030 1,712 - 544 8,381 10,287 -18.5

 Alaska 731 1 - 559 655 1 - 544 1,291 1,200 7.6

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2015 2014 Total

Census Division

and State

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional 2015 2014

Percent

Change

 California s 1,334 - - 278 1,399 - - 1,334 1,677 -20.4

 Hawaii 697 50 - - 769 61 - - 747 831 -10.0

 Oregon 1,401 100 - - 1,853 109 - - 1,501 1,963 -23.5

 Washington 3,405 102 - - 4,475 141 - - 3,507 4,616 -24.0

U.S. Total 738,071 38,459 19,708 1,503 851,602 42,946 21,297 1,887 797,742 917,731 -13.1

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, 2015 and 2014

(thousand short tons)

2015 2014 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 2015 2014

Percent

Change

New England 1,758 6 - - 243 1,611 9 - - 281 2,006 1,900 5.6

 Connecticut w - - - - w - - - - w w 191.4

 Maine s 1 - - - s 1 - - - 1 1 18.6

 Massachusetts w 5 - - 243 w 8 - - 281 w w -5.2

 New Hampshire w - - - - w - - - - w w 59.9

 Rhode Island s - - - - w - - - - s w w

Middle Atlantic 8,165 342 797 50 1,247 8,320 297 684 46 1,272 10,603 10,619 -0.2

 New Jersey 932 - - - - 893 - - - - 932 893 4.3

 New York 513 139 11 - - 894 106 7 - - 663 1,007 -34.2

 Pennsylvania 6,721 203 787 50 1,247 6,533 191 678 46 1,272 9,008 8,720 3.3

East North Central 43,920 937 1,172 93 5,656 33,839 1,015 1,654 130 6,383 51,778 43,021 20.4

 Illinois 11,108 135 137 17 2,851 7,461 224 209 27 4,066 14,247 11,986 18.9

 Indiana 11,491 255 367 41 1,483 8,985 172 568 48 1,583 13,637 11,356 20.1

 Michigan 7,743 352 347 14 58 6,982 316 457 34 157 8,514 7,945 7.2

 Ohio 8,578 37 321 18 720 6,566 70 421 17 249 9,674 7,323 32.1

 Wisconsin 4,999 158 - 3 545 3,846 233 - 4 328 5,706 4,411 29.4

West North Central 31,675 925 - 66 2,265 20,648 958 - 67 3,032 34,932 24,706 41.4

 Iowa 6,892 189 - 37 92 3,856 286 - 42 127 7,211 4,312 67.2

 Kansas 4,985 37 - - 1 2,990 28 - - 1 5,023 3,019 66.4

 Minnesota 4,933 283 - 12 53 2,337 281 - 11 245 5,282 2,874 83.8

 Missouri 9,764 71 - 2 - 6,497 102 - 3 1 9,837 6,602 49.0

 Nebraska 3,068 104 - - - 2,970 80 - - - 3,172 3,050 4.0

 North Dakota w 176 - 15 2,119 w 164 - 11 2,660 w w -13.0

 South Dakota w 65 - - - w 17 - - - w w 68.1

South Atlantic 35,355 525 70 72 6,688 29,373 501 97 76 7,557 42,710 37,605 13.6

 Delaware w - - - - w - - - - w w -42.3

 District of Columbia - - - 3 - - - - 3 - 3 3 -7.3

 Florida 6,344 46 - - - 5,245 73 - - - 6,390 5,318 20.2

 Georgia 6,683 138 - - - 5,605 131 - 2 - 6,821 5,738 18.9

 Maryland 2,051 17 - - 841 1,857 15 - 14 407 2,909 2,293 26.9

 North Carolina 7,621 29 - 42 - 6,125 25 - 26 - 7,691 6,175 24.6

 South Carolina 5,891 108 - s - 4,102 99 - s - 5,999 4,201 42.8

 Virginia 1,401 78 s 27 1,217 1,603 63 s 31 1,812 2,724 3,509 -22.4

 West Virginia w 109 70 - 4,629 w 97 97 - 5,338 w w -0.7

East South Central 18,959 251 197 11 4,546 17,780 288 204 14 4,737 23,963 23,023 4.1

 Alabama 4,324 84 197 - 591 4,131 109 204 - 1,167 5,196 5,610 -7.4

 Kentucky 8,934 34 - 11 1,907 8,396 38 - 11 1,392 10,886 9,836 10.7

 Mississippi 1,706 4 - - 2,047 1,818 2 - - 2,172 3,757 3,993 -5.9

 Tennessee 3,995 130 - s s 3,436 138 - 3 6 4,125 3,584 15.1

West South Central 34,018 600 - 2 1,237 22,419 464 - 4 2,748 35,856 25,635 39.9

 Arkansas 5,056 43 - - - 3,023 34 - - 13 5,099 3,071 66.0

 Louisiana 3,831 8 - - 158 3,361 10 - - 1,419 3,998 4,789 -16.5

 Oklahoma 5,923 208 - - - 2,940 144 - - - 6,131 3,084 98.8

 Texas 19,208 341 - 2 1,078 13,095 276 - 4 1,316 20,629 14,691 40.4

Mountain 20,743 555 - 4 13,778 16,388 458 - 6 12,688 35,080 29,539 18.8

 Arizona 4,728 41 - - 713 2,688 46 - - 501 5,482 3,236 69.4

 Colorado 5,605 56 - 1 2,040 4,595 33 - 1 1,224 7,702 5,852 31.6

 Idaho - 275 - - - - 140 - - - 275 140 96.1

 Montana w 37 - 3 1,397 w 35 - 5 1,425 w w -2.4

 Nevada 1,114 35 - - - 1,141 34 - - - 1,149 1,175 -2.3

 New Mexico w 1 - - 6,635 w 3 - - 6,384 w w 5.8

 Utah 3,941 40 - - 470 3,082 50 - - 503 4,451 3,634 22.5

 Wyoming 3,329 70 - s 2,523 2,999 116 - s 2,651 5,922 5,766 2.7

Pacific 1,314 240 - 96 210 1,414 207 - 106 196 1,860 1,923 -3.2

 Alaska w - - 96 210 w - - 106 196 w w -4.7

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2015 2014 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 2015 2014

Percent

Change

 California s 213 - - - s 150 - - - 213 150 42.0

 Hawaii w 18 - - - w 43 - - - w w -43.9

 Oregon w 3 - - - w 5 - - - w w 7.6

 Washington w 6 - - - w 9 - - - w w -16.5

U.S. Total 195,906 4,382 2,236 394 35,871 151,792 4,196 2,640 449 38,894 238,789 197,971 20.6

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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Table 28. Average Sales Price of Coal by State and Mine Type, 2015 and 2014

(dollars per short ton)

2015 2014 Percent Change

Coal-Producing

State Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total

Alabama 84.59 82.39 84.05 89.68 79.42 87.17 -5.7 3.7 -3.6

Alaska - w w - w w - w w

Arizona - w w - w w - w w

Arkansas w - w w - w w - w

Colorado 34.32 40.35 36.12 37.28 43.01 38.64 -7.9 -6.2 -6.5

Illinois 40.48 44.39 40.77 47.29 45.29 47.11 -14.4 -2.0 -13.5

Indiana 49.05 43.70 46.12 49.52 47.47 48.41 -1.0 -7.9 -4.7

Kansas - w w - w w - w w

Kentucky Total 55.29 54.34 55.01 57.12 58.74 57.62 -3.2 -7.5 -4.5

 Kentucky (East) 63.44 58.03 60.84 70.93 63.10 66.97 -10.6 -8.0 -9.2

 Kentucky (West) 51.15 43.58 50.10 50.29 45.21 49.58 1.7 -3.6 1.1

Louisiana - w w - w w - w w

Maryland w w 53.01 w w 50.62 w w 4.7

Mississippi - w w - w w - w w

Missouri - w w - w w - w w

Montana w w 17.44 w w 17.22 w w 1.3

New Mexico w w 37.43 w w 40.28 w w -7.1

North Dakota - 17.71 17.71 - 17.99 17.99 - -1.6 -1.6

Ohio 47.47 48.72 47.84 50.61 47.10 49.54 -6.2 3.4 -3.4

Oklahoma w w 43.46 w w 44.98 w w -3.4

Pennsylvania Total 56.43 68.19 57.73 61.60 63.36 61.82 -8.4 7.6 -6.6

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 58.53 99.15 97.91 70.00 91.79 90.98 -16.4 8.0 7.6

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 56.42 53.67 56.21 61.59 55.08 60.93 -8.4 -2.6 -7.8

Tennessee w w 66.18 w w 67.96 w w -2.6

Texas - 22.69 22.69 - 18.20 18.20 - 24.7 24.7

Utah w w 34.53 w w 35.59 w w -3.0

Virginia 63.39 62.24 63.04 78.78 77.46 78.44 -19.5 -19.7 -19.6

West Virginia Total 61.30 56.83 60.31 67.55 60.69 65.67 -9.3 -6.4 -8.2

 West Virginia (Northern) w w 54.82 w w 59.31 w w -7.6

 West Virginia (Southern) w w 66.02 w w 70.54 w w -6.4

Wyoming w w 13.92 w w 14.05 w w -0.9

U.S. Total 52.20 21.47 31.83 56.97 22.83 34.83 -8.4 -6.0 -8.6

- = 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, 2015

(dollars per short ton)

Coal-Producing State Continuous1

Conventional and

Other2 Longwall3 Total

Alabama 87.26 - 84.48 84.59

Arkansas w - - w

Colorado w - w 34.32

Illinois 35.73 w 42.92 w

Indiana 49.05 - - 49.05

Kentucky Total w w - 55.29

 Kentucky (East) w w - 63.44

 Kentucky (West) 51.15 - - 51.15

Maryland w - - w

Montana - - w w

New Mexico - - w w

Ohio w - w 47.47

Oklahoma w - - w

Pennsylvania Total 61.92 - 55.03 56.43

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 58.53 - - 58.53

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 61.94 - 55.03 56.42

Tennessee w - - w

Utah w - 34.12 w

Virginia w - w 63.39

West Virginia Total 72.88 - 55.53 61.30

 West Virginia (Northern) 67.82 - w w

 West Virginia (Southern) 73.62 - w w

Wyoming - - w w

U.S. Total 56.06 w 49.75 w

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, 2015

Coal-Producing State and County Number of Mines

Sales

(thousand short tons)

Average Sales Price

(dollars per short ton)

Alabama 31 13,660 84.05

 Bibb 1 w w

 Franklin 2 w w

 Jefferson 11 7,143 80.69

 Shelby 2 w w

 Tuscaloosa 3 w w

 Walker 10 3,131 89.25

 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 19,254 36.12

 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 57,040 40.77

 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 3 w w

 Randolph 4 2,954 38.35

 Saline 4 11,483 44.32

 Sangamon 1 w w

 Wabash 1 w w

 Washington 1 w w

 White 1 w w

 Williamson 1 w w

Indiana 23 34,744 46.12

 Clay 1 w w

 Daviess 1 w w

 Dubois 2 w w

 Gibson 5 10,341 51.09

 Greene 1 w w

 Knox 4 6,360 45.28

 Pike 3 w w

 Sullivan 2 w w

 Warrick 4 4,314 42.28

Kansas 1 w w

 Linn 1 w w

Kentucky 145 59,691 55.01

 Bell 10 1,317 57.81

 Breathitt 2 w w

 Daviess 1 w w

 Floyd 12 2,401 62.06

 Harlan 15 3,301 63.58

 Hopkins 2 w w

 Johnson 3 w w

 Knott 6 2,676 49.12

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Coal-Producing State and County Number of Mines

Sales

(thousand short tons)

Average Sales Price

(dollars per short ton)

 Knox 6 411 105.47

 Lawrence 2 w w

 Leslie 5 1,322 56.97

 Letcher 8 545 58.95

 Magoffin 2 w w

 Martin 4 1,407 56.16

 Mclean 1 w w

 Muhlenberg 3 w w

 Ohio 6 6,641 45.12

 Perry 16 6,302 59.23

 Pike 30 6,254 61.77

 Union 1 w w

 Webster 2 w w

 Whitley 8 454 126.29

Louisiana 2 w w

 De Soto 1 w w

 Natchitoches 1 w w

Maryland 13 1,981 53.01

 Allegany 8 1,144 41.70

 Garrett 5 836 68.47

Mississippi 2 w w

 Choctaw 1 w w

 Kemper 1 w w

Missouri 1 w w

 Bates 1 w w

Montana 6 42,204 17.44

 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 28,873 17.71

 Mclean 1 w w

 Mercer 2 w w

 Oliver 1 w w

Ohio 21 16,535 47.84

 Belmont 2 w w

 Carroll 1 w w

 Harrison 4 2,723 54.22

 Jackson 1 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 1 w w

Oklahoma 3 w w

 Le Flore 2 w w

 Nowata 1 w w

Pennsylvania 110 49,490 57.73

 Armstrong 6 1,251 61.22

 Beaver 1 w w

 Bedford 1 w w

 Butler 1 w w

 Cambria 4 787 63.15

 Carbon 1 w w

 Clearfield 16 1,839 68.65

 Columbia 2 w w

 Dauphin 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)

 Greene 7 28,490 53.87

 Indiana 12 2,056 64.54

 Jefferson 6 798 54.83

 Luzerne 6 413 114.35

 Lycoming 1 w w

 Mercer 1 w w

 Northumberland 6 219 59.06

 Schuylkill 19 1,002 97.46

 Somerset 13 2,124 69.49

 Washington 4 w w

 Westmoreland 2 w w

Tennessee 7 905 66.18

 Campbell 1 w w

 Claiborne 6 837 66.22

Texas 14 36,580 22.69

 Atascosa 1 w w

 Freestone 1 w w

 Harrison 2 w w

 Hopkins 1 w w

 Lee 1 w w

 Leon 1 w w

 Limestone 1 w w

 Maverick 1 w w

 Panola 2 w w

 Robertson 1 w w

 Rusk 2 w w

Utah 8 14,400 34.53

 Carbon 4 7,017 36.73

 Emery 2 w w

 Kane 1 w w

 Sevier 1 w w

Virginia 53 13,901 63.04

 Buchanan 23 7,070 59.27

 Dickenson 11 3,605 71.80

 Russell 2 w w

 Tazewell 4 757 54.96

 Wise 13 2,178 66.79

West Virginia 130 88,468 60.31

 Barbour 1 w w

 Boone 16 5,258 59.65

 Fayette 6 2,735 73.88

 Grant 1 w w

 Greenbrier 7 922 87.55

 Harrison 1 w w

 Kanawha 12 6,258 54.50

 Logan 20 10,209 60.68

 Marion 4 13,523 52.50

 Marshall 2 w w

 Mcdowell 21 2,513 88.41

 Mercer 1 w w

 Mingo 6 3,816 61.35

 Monongalia 3 w w

 Nicholas 1 w w

 Ohio 1 w w

 Raleigh 12 5,528 79.18

 Taylor 1 w w

 Tucker 1 w w

 Upshur 1 w w

 Wayne 1 w w

 Webster 5 1,669 64.09

 Wyoming 6 4,335 68.49

Wyoming 16 375,786 13.92

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Coal-Producing State and County Number of Mines

Sales

(thousand short tons)

Average Sales Price

(dollars per short ton)

 Campbell 11 328,148 12.80

 Converse 1 w w

 Lincoln 1 w w

 Sweetwater 3 w w

U.S. Total 627 888,611 31.83

- = 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, 2015

(dollars per short ton)

Coal-Producing State Bituminous Subbituminous Lignite Anthracite Total

Alabama 84.05 - - - 84.05

Alaska - w - - w

Arizona w - - - w

Arkansas w - - - w

Colorado w w - - 36.12

Illinois 40.77 - - - 40.77

Indiana 46.12 - - - 46.12

Kansas w - - - w

Kentucky Total 55.01 - - - 55.01

 Kentucky (East) 60.84 - - - 60.84

 Kentucky (West) 50.10 - - - 50.10

Louisiana - - w - w

Maryland 53.01 - - - 53.01

Mississippi - - w - w

Missouri w - - - w

Montana w 16.42 w - 17.44

New Mexico w w - - 37.43

North Dakota - - 17.71 - 17.71

Ohio 47.84 - - - 47.84

Oklahoma w - - - w

Pennsylvania Total 56.21 - - 97.91 57.73

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) - - - 97.91 97.91

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 56.21 - - - 56.21

Tennessee 66.18 - - - 66.18

Texas - - 22.69 - 22.69

Utah 34.53 - - - 34.53

Virginia 63.04 - - - 63.04

West Virginia Total 60.31 - - - 60.31

 West Virginia (Northern) 54.82 - - - 54.82

 West Virginia (Southern) 66.02 - - - 66.02

Wyoming w w - - 13.92

U.S. Total 51.57 14.63 22.36 97.91 31.83

- = 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, 2015

(dollars per short ton)

Mine Production Range (thousand short tons) Underground Surface Total

Over 1,000 49.42 17.99 27.96

Over 500 to 1,000 62.01 53.33 57.87

Over 200 to 500 67.69 56.16 62.35

Over 100 to 200 71.12 58.03 63.43

Over 50 to 100 63.99 68.65 67.11

50 or Under 75.38 57.93 63.24

U.S. Total 52.20 21.47 31.83

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, 2015

(dollars per short ton)

Coal-Producing State Open Market1 Captive2 Total3

Alabama w w 84.05

Alaska w - w

Arizona w - w

Arkansas w - w

Colorado 31.28 43.30 36.12

Illinois w w 40.77

Indiana 47.08 44.56 46.12

Kansas w - w

Kentucky Total 54.61 58.41 55.01

 Kentucky (East) 60.56 58.41 60.84

 Kentucky (West) 50.10 - 50.10

Louisiana w - w

Maryland 48.34 - 53.01

Mississippi w w w

Missouri w - w

Montana w w 17.44

New Mexico w w w

North Dakota w w 17.71

Ohio w w 47.84

Oklahoma w - w

Pennsylvania Total w w 57.73

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) w w 97.91

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) w w 56.21

Tennessee 66.18 - 66.18

Texas 35.71 18.51 22.69

Utah w w 34.53

Virginia w w 63.04

West Virginia Total 59.98 56.42 60.31

 West Virginia (Northern) w w 54.82

 West Virginia (Southern) w w 66.02

Wyoming w w 13.92

U.S. Total 32.71 22.76 31.83

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, 2015 and 2014

(dollars per short ton)

2015 2014 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 79.72 w - - 80.10 w - - s -4.37 - -

 Connecticut w - - - w - - - 2.72 - - -

 Maine w w - - w w - - -7.01 -2.44 - -

 Massachusetts w w - - w w - - -7.95 -4.91 - -

 New Hampshire 97.56 - - - 108.29 - - - -9.91 - - -

 Rhode Island - - - - w - - - w - - -

Middle Atlantic 52.28 86.62 w 117.09 56.87 87.51 w 114.37 -8.07 -1.02 -14.23 2.38

 New Jersey w - - - w - - - -2.81 - - -

 New York w 106.02 w - w 107.79 w - -10.41 -1.64 -6.61 -

 Pennsylvania 50.76 78.86 w 117.09 54.94 80.12 w 114.37 -7.61 -1.57 -14.60 2.38

East North Central 43.73 72.12 125.16 83.21 46.81 75.08 134.65 86.87 -6.58 -3.94 -7.05 -4.21

 Illinois w 45.96 w 56.48 w 47.16 w 57.88 -3.21 -2.54 -4.07 -2.42

 Indiana w 87.71 130.64 w w 93.26 142.85 72.25 -8.86 -5.95 -8.55 w

 Michigan w 83.60 w w w 92.29 w w -9.24 -9.42 -10.62 -1.05

 Ohio w 87.17 118.44 115.19 w 85.62 123.25 115.57 -4.09 1.81 -3.90 s

 Wisconsin 40.26 88.00 - 128.25 41.97 88.84 - 151.89 -4.07 -0.95 - -15.56

West North Central 28.77 36.99 - 77.62 29.78 36.67 - 80.64 -3.39 0.87 - -3.75

 Iowa 28.32 45.98 - w 28.82 47.26 - w -1.73 -2.71 - -5.62

 Kansas 29.22 w - - 31.01 w - - -5.77 -33.91 - -

 Minnesota 33.64 54.98 - w 34.71 61.49 - w -3.08 -10.59 - -3.32

 Missouri 33.38 61.58 - w 35.19 60.07 - w -5.14 2.51 - -3.49

 Nebraska 22.73 30.80 - - 23.64 32.93 - - -3.85 -6.47 - -

 North Dakota 20.71 w - 56.11 20.26 w - 53.93 2.22 20.55 - 4.04

 South Dakota 36.72 w - - 34.75 w - - 5.67 -2.05 - -

South Atlantic 68.92 92.17 w 109.10 72.56 97.26 w 116.46 -5.02 -5.23 -13.73 -6.32

 Delaware w - - - w - - - -1.33 - - -

 District of Columbia - - - w - - - w - - - 3.19

 Florida w 102.07 - - w 111.06 - - -7.47 -8.09 - -

 Georgia 58.56 103.49 - - 62.02 110.61 - w -5.58 -6.44 - w

 Maryland 72.26 w - - 74.28 w - w -2.72 s - w

 North Carolina 86.30 102.16 - w 88.73 103.52 - w -2.74 -1.31 - -8.80

 South Carolina 88.48 99.81 - - 90.77 107.72 - - -2.52 -7.34 - -

 Virginia w 90.51 w 88.12 w 99.73 w 89.84 -10.40 -9.24 -14.09 -1.91

 West Virginia w 99.33 w - 58.45 93.11 w - w 6.68 -12.24 -

East South Central w 97.28 w 102.09 w 96.76 w 104.27 -7.92 0.54 -3.39 -2.09

 Alabama 49.35 103.23 w - 54.97 96.80 w - -10.22 6.64 -3.39 -

 Kentucky 49.01 94.83 - w 53.18 95.05 - w -7.84 s - 1.52

 Mississippi w w - - w w - - -20.38 -4.56 - -

 Tennessee 52.01 95.23 - w 51.19 97.66 - w 1.60 -2.49 - -4.90

West South Central 33.06 74.00 - w 33.26 76.67 - w -0.60 -3.48 - 1.94

 Arkansas w w - - w w - - -6.69 -3.50 - -

 Louisiana w w - - w w - - 9.11 -26.59 - -

 Oklahoma w w - - w 66.44 - - s w - -

 Texas 30.55 85.55 - w 30.69 80.74 - w s 5.96 - 1.94

Mountain 35.13 55.18 - w 39.42 55.58 - w -10.88 -0.72 - -0.63

 Arizona 39.61 w - - 40.81 w - - -2.94 1.15 - -

 Colorado 34.62 63.93 - w 36.94 65.54 - w -6.28 -2.46 - -3.03

 Idaho - 70.39 - - - 69.10 - w - 1.87 - w

 Montana w 38.57 - w w 40.55 - - -2.72 -4.88 - w

 Nevada w 72.12 - - w 72.53 - - -5.46 -0.57 - -

 New Mexico 42.33 w - - 67.86 w - - -37.62 -7.15 - -

 Utah 42.37 52.85 - - 46.49 53.44 - - -8.86 -1.10 - -

 Wyoming w 43.76 - w w 45.49 - w 3.22 -3.80 - -1.76

Pacific 42.64 83.02 - 76.54 43.52 85.75 - 73.75 -2.02 -3.18 - 3.78

 Alaska 47.16 - - 76.54 - - - 73.75 - - - 3.78

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2015 2014 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 - 82.75 - - w 84.52 - - w -2.09 - -

 Hawaii w w - - w w - - -4.31 6.85 - -

 Oregon 41.12 w - - 42.62 w - - -3.52 1.65 - -

 Washington w w - - w w - - 0.79 -2.75 - -

U.S. Total 42.58 65.44 118.69 85.70 45.66 68.20 131.41 87.87 -6.75 -4.05 -9.68 -2.47

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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