## DOE/EIA-0584 (2006)



# Annual Coal Report
2006
November 2007 

# Energy Information Administration

Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric, and Alternate Fuels U.S. Department of Energy

Washington, DC 20585

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# Contacts

This publication was prepared by Fred Freme under the direction of Thomas Schmitz, Director, Coal, Nuclear, and Renewable Fuels Division, and William Watson, Coal Team Leader, within the Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. Specific information about the data in this report can be obtained from Fred Freme at (202) 586-1251, or e-mail at Frederick.Freme@eia.doe.gov . Other questions on coal statistics should be directed to the National Energy Information Center at (202) 586-8800 or e-mail at infoctr@eia.doe.gov
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# Preface

TheAnnual Coal Report (ACR) provides information about U.S. coal production, number of mines, prices, productivity, employment, productive capacity, and recoverable reserves to a wide audience, including Congress, Federal and State ag encies, the coal industry, and the general public. This report is published by the Energy Information Administration (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 annualdata on coal production, prices, recoverable reserves, employment, productivity, productive capacity, consumption, and stocks. U.S. coal production, employment, and productivity are based on the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration’s Form 7000-2, “Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.” Prices, recoverable reserves, and productive capacity are based on EIA’s annual survey form, EIA-7A, “Coal Production Report.” This report is the 31 st 

## annual report on coal production published by EIA and continues the series formerly included in the Minerals Yearbook published by the Bureau of Mines. The Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels acknowledges the co operation 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

Executive Summary ..............................................................................................................

................................................... 1 Coal Pro duction................................................................................................................

...................................................... 10 Productive Capac ity ............................................................................................................

................................................... 25 Recoverable Reserves...........................................................................................................

.................................................. 29 Employment ........................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Produc tivity ...................................................................................................................

......................................................... 39 Domestic Markets ...............................................................................................................

................................................... 46 Average Mine Sales Price .......................................................................................................

............................................... 50 Average Consumer Prices ........................................................................................................

.............................................. 60 Glossary.................................................................................................................................................................................. 62

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# Tables
1. Coal Production and Number of Mines by State and Mine Type, 2006-2005 ..........................................................

..... 11 2. Coal Production and Number of Mines byState, County, an d Mine Type, 2006......................................................

.... 13 3. Underground Coal Production by State and MiningMethod , 2006...................................................................

............ 17 4. Coal Production by Coalbed Thickness and MineType, 2006 .......................................................................

............... 18 5. Coal Production and Coalbed Thickness byMajor Coalbeds an d Mine Type, 2006....................................................

. 19 6. Coal Production and Number of Mine s by State and Co al Rank, 2006 ...............................................................

.......... 20 7. Coal Production by State, MineType, and Unio n Status , 2006....................................................................

................. 21 8. Coal Disposition byState, 2006................................................................................................

..................................... 22 9. Major U.S. CoalMines, 2006 ....................................................................................................

.................................... 23 10. Major U.S. Coal Producers, 2006 ................................................................................................

.................................. 24 11. Productive Capacity of Coal Mines by State, 2006, 2005.........................................................................

..................... 26 12. Capacity Utilization of Coal Mines by State, 2006, 2005........................................................................

...................... 27 13. Productive Capacity and Capacity Utilization of Underground Coal Mines by State and Mining Method, 2006......... 28 14. Recoverable Coal Reserves and Average Recovery Percentage at Producing Mi nes by State, 2006 , 2005

.................. 30 15. Recoverable Coal Reserves at Producing Mines, Estimated Recoverable Reserves, and Demonstrated Reserve Base by Mining Method , 2006....................................................................................................

................................... 31 16. Recoverable Coal Reserves and Average Recovery Percentage at Producing Underground Coal Mines by State and Mining Meth od, 2006 ............................................................................................................

........................................ 32 17. Recoverable Coal Reserves and Average Recovery Percentage at Producing U.S. Mines by Mine Production Range and MineType, 2006 ......................................................................................................

.................................... 33 18. Average Number of Employees by State and Mine Type, 2006, 2005 .................................................................

......... 35 19. Average Number of Employees at Underground and Surface Mines by State and MineProduction Range, 2006....... 36 20. Average Number of Employees at Underground and Surface Mines by State and Union Status, 2006 ........................ 38 21. Coal Mining Productivity by State and Mine Type, 2006, 2005....................................................................

................ 40 22. Underground Coal Mining Productivity by State and Mining Me thod, 2006..........................................................

...... 42 23. Coal Mining Productivity by State, MineType, and Mine Produ ction Rang e, 2006..................................................

... 43 24. Coal Mining Productivity by State, Mine Type, and Un ion Status , 2006...........................................................

........... 45 25. Coal Consumers in the Manufacturing and Coke Sectors, 2006.....................................................................

............... 47 26. U.S. Coal Consumption by End Use Sector, by Census Division and State, 2006, 2005 .............................................. 48 27. Year-End Coal Stocks by Sector, by Census Divisi on, 2006, 2005.................................................................

.............. 49 28. Average Open Market Sales Price of Coalby State and MineType, 200 6, 2005.....................................................

..... 51 29. Average Open Market Sales Price of Coal byState and Underground Mining Meth od, 2006...................................... 52 30. Average Open Market Sales Price of Coal by State, County, and Numb er of Mine s, 2006 .......................................... 53 31. Average Open Market Sales Price of Coal by State and Coal Rank , 2006 ...........................................................

......... 57 32. Average Open Market Sales Price of Coal byMine Production Range and Mine Type, 2006...................................... 58 33. Average Sales Price of U.S. Coalby State and Di sposition, 2006................................................................

................. 59 34. Average Price of Coal Delivered to End Use Sector by Census Division and State, 2006, 2005 .................................. 61

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# Executive Summary

Coal production in the Unite d States reached another record level in 2006, ending the year at 1,162.8 million short tons according to data from the Energy Information Administration (Table ES1). Production in 2006 was 31.3 million short tons higher than the prior record set in 2005 of 1,131.5 million short tons. Although coal production rose in 2006, U.S. total coal consumption declined for the year with lower demand by all sectors. Coal consumption decreased in the electric power sector by 1.0 percent, the coking coal sector by 2.0 percent, and the other industrial sector by 1.4 percent. (Note: All percentage change calculations are done at the short-tons level.) The excess production over consumption allowed total coal stocks to increase significantly during the year, as electric generators rebuilt their stockpiles that had fallen substantially in 2005 due to missed shipments in the second half of that year. The weather in 2006 was the primary driver for the decline in consumption of coal during the year, but the drop was also partially due to declining natural gas prices during the year. Data show that total generation in the electric power sector (electric utilities and i ndependent power producers) in the United States increased slightly in 2006. However,coal-based generation declined, resulting in a 10.8- millionshort-ton decrease in coal c onsumed in the electric power sector. Coal use in the non-el ectricity sector decreased by 3.2 percent to a level of 85.7 million short tons. For a third consecutive year, the average delivered price of coal increased in all market s in 2006, but the increases were smaller than those experienced in 2005. In the domestic markets, the delivered price-per-short-ton for electric utilities increased 9.7 percent, while the increase was 6.5 percent for independent power producers. Delivered coking coal prices increased by 10.8 percent, while the delivered price for the other industrial sector increased by 8.5 percent in 20 06. The average open market minemouth coal price increased in 2006 by 6.7 percent.



# Production U.S. coal production increased in 2006 by 2.8 percent to reach a record level of 1,162. 8 million short tons (Figure ES1 and Table ES1), 31.3 million short tons higher than the 2005 production. Although to tal U.S. coal production was higher in 2006, not all of the coal-producing regions shared in the increase. Exclusive of refuse production, the Interior and Western Regions had an increase in their production levels in 2006 of 1.5 percent and 5.9 percent respectively, while Appalachian coal production declined by 1.4 percent (Figure ES1 and Table ES1). In the amount of tons of coal produced, the increase in the Western Region production was more than six times the decrease in Appalachian Region production in 2006. One of the most important asp ects for the coal industry in 2006 was the lack of any major transportation issues related to coal moving from the mines to the consumers. Although there were some partial train derailments and sunken barges during the year, and the continuing rail track improvements and river lock repairs that slowed some coal shipments, 2006 was free of the major transportation problem that the coal industry experienced in 2005 (track maintenance work on rail lines in the Powder River Basin). For the second time in four years, the coal industry was brought to the forefront of the Nation’s consciousness in 2006, as two separate events unfolded which involved coal miners trapped underground. Unfortunately, the tragic results of the 2006 incidents were not the same as in 2002 when the trapped miners were all successfully rescued. In January, two different incident s, both in West Virginia, focused the public’s attention on the dangers that miners face on a daily basis. As a result of these unfortunate events, new legislation requiring improvement in safety in underground mines passed at both the Federal and state levels. For the year 2006, a total of 47 miners died on the job, matching the total number that occurred in 1995, and more than double the 22 killed in 2005.

Appalachian Region
Coal production in the Appal achian Region decreased in 2006 by 5.5 million short tons, to end the year at 391.2 million short tons, a decline of 1.4 percent, making it the fifth year in a row that the region has experienced coal production of less than 400 million short tons. The decrease in 2006 in coal production in the region was in part, a response to the drop in coal consumption for electricity generation, the sli ght decrease in coal exports, which are primarily produced inthe East, and the increase in coal imports, which are in competition with Appalachian production. The decline in the Appalachian Region in 2006 brought the production level down to the 2004 level. West Virginia, the largest coal-producing State in the Appalachian Region and the s econd largest in the U.S., decreased its production 0.8 percent in 2006 to end the year with 152.4 million short tons of production, 1.3 million short tons under the 2005 level. The decline in coal production in West Virginia was in part a result of the suspensions of production after accidents that occurred in January at two new mines in the state: Sago and Aracoma mines. Although there were a few new mines in 2006

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## Table ES1. U.S. Coal Supply, Disposition, and Prices, 2005-2006 (Million Short Tons and Dollars per Short Ton) Item 2005 2006 Production by Region Appalachian 396.7 391.2 Interior 149.2 151.4 Western 585.0 619.4 Refuse Recovery 0.7 0.8 Total 1,131.5 1,162.8 Consumption by Sector Electric Power 1,037.5 1,026.6 Coke Plants 23.4 23.0 Other Industrial Plants 60.3 59.5 Residential/Commercial 4.7 R 

## 3.2 Total 1,126.0 R 

## 1,112.3
Year-End Coal Stocks Electric Power 101.1 141.0 Coke Plants 2.6 2.9 Other Industrial Plants 5.6 6.5 Producers/Distributors 35.0 36.5 Total 144.3 186.9 Average Delivered Price Electric Utilities $31.22 $34.26 Independent Power Producers $30.39 $32.38 Coke Plants $83.79 $92.87 Other Industrial Plants $47.63 $51.67 Average U.S. Open Market Mine Price $23.59 $25.16 R = Revised data. Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Sum of stock changes and consumption may not equal production, prim arily because the supply and disposition data are obtained from different surveys. Sources: Energy Information Administration, Annual Coal Report 2006 , tables 1; 26; 27; 28; and 34; DOE/EIA-0584 (2006) (Washington, DC, November 2007).

and a full year’s production from mines that came on line during 2005 (Toney’s Fork, Grapevine South, Camp Branch, and No. 130 mines), those increases in coal production were more than offset by the declines in production at other mines in the State (Upper Big Branch, American Eagle, Harris No. 1, and Alex Energy’s No. 1) in combination with the idling of the Shoemaker mine in April of 2006. Eastern Kentucky produced 93.6 million short tons of coal in 2006, a slight increase of 0.3 million short tons or 0.3 percent. Although there were six mines in eastern Kentucky that had an increase in coal production of at least a half-a-million short tons, production decreases by numerous other mines mostly offset those increases resulting in a slight increase in annual production. Two mines with lower 2006 coal production in Eastern Kentucky, the Halfway Branch Surface and the Branham mine, were placed into non-producing status during the year. Pennsylvania produced 66.0 million short tons, a decrease of 2.2 percent, or 1.5 million short tons from 2005. The decrease in coal production level at Consol’s Bailey mine and the idling of ANR’s Ridge Deep mine accounted for most of the drop in production in 2006. Coal production in Virginia increased in 2006, the only state in the Appalachian Region to have substantially higher production than 2005. Virginia produced a total of 29.7 million short tons, an increase of 7.2 percent. The increase in coal productio n in Virginia was primarily a result of the resumption of production at Consol’s Buchanan mine that had experienced both a fire and later mechanical problems in 2005 that had substantially reduced production. Ohio’s coal production declined in 2006 by 8.1 percent to end the year at 22.7 million short

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## tons. The lower production was a result of the drop in production at Ohio Valley’s Powhatan longwall mine and Consol’s Mahoning Valley No. 36 mine, which only had production in the first quarter of 2006. Coal production decreased in Alabama in 2006 by 11.8 percent to 18.8 million short tons. The Jim Walter Resources No. 4 mine had lower production in 2006 as a result of a longwall move combined with some roof control issues. Production al so decreased in 2006 at Drummond’s Shoal Creek mine due to a series of methane ignitions in February that resulted in suspension of production for an extended period of time during the year. Maryland and Tennessee both had slightly decreased coal production in 2006 from their prior year levels.
Interior Region The Interior Region experienced an increase in coal production in 2006 of 2.2 million short tons, or 1.5 percent to achieve a total of 151.4 million short tons, the highest level seen in the region since 1999. The increase in coal production in the Interior Region was primarily a result of the increased coalproduction in Indiana and Western Kentucky, which accounted for almost twothirds of the total regionalincrease. Indiana coal production rose 0.7 million short tons in 2006 to end the year at 35.1 million short tons, an increase of 1.9 percent. Most of the increase in Indiana’s coal production in 2006 can be attributed to Blac k Beauty Coal Company’s Miller Creek Mine - Knox Pit that began production in the fourth quarter of 2005. Western Kentucky coal production in 2006 was 27.2 million short tons, an increase of 0.8 million short tons or 3.1 percent. While a few mines in Western Kent ucky ceased production in 2006, a full year’s production by two mines that started in the last half of 2005, Advent Mining’s Onton No. 9 and Hopkins County Coal’s Elk Creek mine, accounted for the majority of the production increase for the year. Texas is the largest coal-pro ducing State in the Interior Region and in 2006 it accounted for slightly less than one-third of the region’s coal production with a total of 45.5 million short tons, a slight decrease of 0.9 percent from 2005. Coal production in Illinois rose by 2.2 percent to end the year at 32.7 million short tons, an increase of 0.7 million short tons. The other States in the Interior Region (Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Oklahoma), which together produced 10.8 million short tons of coal and accounted for a total of 7.1 percent of the entire region’s production in 2006, all fluctuated some from their 2005 coal production levels. Figure ES1. Coal Production by Coal-Producing Region, 2006 (Million Short Tons and Percent Change from 2005) Regional totals do not include refuse recovery U.S. Total: 1,162.8 Million Short Tons (2.8% )



## Western

619.4 (5.9%)

Interior 151.4 (1.5%) Appalachian 391.2 (-1.4%)

Source: Energy Information Administration, Annual Coal Report , 2006 , DOE/EIA-0584(2006) (Washington, DC, November 2007).

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## Table ES2. U.S. Coal Production by Coal-Producing Region and State, 2005-2006 (Million Short Tons) Coal-Producing Region and State 2005 2006

A pp alachian Total 396.7 391.2 Alabama 21.3 18.8 Kentucky, Eastern 93.3 93.6 Maryland 5.2 5.1 Ohio 24.7 22.7 Pennsylvania Total 67.5 66.0 Anthracite 1.6 1.5 Bituminous 65.8 64.5 Tennessee 3.2 2.8 Virginia 27.7 29.7 West Virginia 153.6 152.4 Northern 42.6 42.4 Southern 111.0 110.0

Interior Total 149.2 151.4 Arkansas s s Illinois 32.0 32.7 Indiana 34.5 35.1 Kansas 0.2 0.4 Kentucky, Western 26.4 27.2 Louisiana 4.2 4.1 Mississippi 3.6 3.8 Missouri 0.6 0.4 Oklahoma 1.9 2.0 Texas 45.9 45.5

Western Total 585.0 619.4 Alaska 1.5 1.4 Arizona 12.1 8.2 Colorado 38.5 36.3 Montana 40.4 41.8 New Mexico 28.5 25.9 North Dakota 30.0 30.4 Utah 24.5 26.0 Washington 5.3 2.6 Wyoming 404.3 446.7 Refuse Recovery 0.7 0.8
U.S. Total 1 , 131.5 1 , 162.8 s Value is less than 0.5 of the table metric, but value is included in any associated totals. Note: Totals may not equal the sum of the components due to independent rounding. Sources: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, “Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."

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## Western Region Coal production in the Western Region increased in 2006 by 5.9 percent to a total of 619.4 million short tons, and accounted for over 53 percen t of total U.S. coal production for the year. The increase of 34.5 million short tons resulted in another record level for the region, the third year in a row that the region achieved a record. Despite the record level of coal production, only four of the nine States in the Western Region had higher production levels in 2006: Montana, North Dakota, Utah,and Wyoming. Wyoming is by far the largest coalproducing State in the Nation, a position it has held since 1988. In 2006, Wyoming produced 446.7 million short tons of coal, an increase of 42.4 million short tons or10.5 percent for the year. Although five of the twentyone mines in Wyoming had slight decreases in coal production in 2006, the increased production levels at the rest of the mines pushed the State to a new record level for the year. The dominance of Wyoming in U.S. coal production is reflected by the fact that the largest mine in the State (and the United St ates) is the Black Thunder mine which produced 92.7 million short tons in 2006. This Wyoming mine alone produced more coal than 23 other individual coal-producing states. Other examples of Wyoming’s dominance are: in 2006, it accounted for about 72 percent of the Western Region production total; was 55.5 million short tons more than the entire Appalachian Region; was almost three times the Interior Region; and was 38.4 percent of the total U.S. coal production for the year. Also , if the 26 States that produced coal in 2006 were ranked by descending total production levels, Wyoming produced 108.1 millionshort tons more than the next three largest coalproducing States (West Virginia, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania), and 70.1 million short tons more coal than the summation of the States ranked 5 th

## through 26 th



## . Wyoming was able to transport more coal by rail in 2006. Improved railroad capacity in Wyoming resulted in increased shipments which allowed utilities to rebuild stockpiles during the year and was able to alleviate the pent-up demand caused by the restrictions the railroads experienced during the repair and maintenance work on the southern Powder River Basin (PRB) rail line in 2005. In 2006, Montana, the s econd largest coal-producing State in the Western Region, produced a total of 41.8 million short tons, an increase of 3.6 percent. Although there was a decrease in production at Western Energy’s Rosebud mine, the increase incoal production at Spring Creek Coal’s Spring Creek mine due to the completion of an expansion project more than offset the decline. Total coal production in North Dakota increased in 2006 by 1.5 percent to end the year at 30.4 million short tons. Declines in production by two of the four North Dakota mines, Beulah and Center, wereoffset by increases in the other two mines, Falkirk and Freedom. Coal production in Utah in 2006 increased by 6.1 percent to a level of 26.0 million short tons. The 1.5-million-short-ton increase in Utah was primaril y a result of the increase in production at Canyon Fuel’s Skyline No. 3 mine. Colorado had a decline in coal production in 2006, ending the year with a total of 36.3 million short tons, a decrease of 2.2 million short tons, due in part to the closing of HNR’s Bowie No. 3 mine at the end of 2005 and the idling of Peabody’s Seneca mine at the beginning of 2006. New Mexico had a decrease of 2.6 million short tons in 2006 to end the year with a total of 25.9 million short tons, a decline of 9.1 percent, which was attributable to the decreased production levels at BHP’s Navajo and San Juan South mines. Coal production in 2006 in Alaska was 1.4 million short tons, slightly below the prior year total. Arizona and Washington both had major declines in coal production in 2006 as a consequence of mine closures. Coal production in Arizona in 2006 was 8.2 million short tons, a decrease of 3.9 million short tons, or 31.9 percent. This decline was due to the idling of the Peabody’sBlack Mesa mine which had provided coal to the jointlyowned Mohave electric generation facility that closed at the end of 2005, due to anagreement with several organizations that required the plant to install environmental equipment or cease operation. Coal production in Washington in 2006 declined by 51.0 percent to 2.6 million short tons. The only mine in the State, TransAlta’s Centralia mine, had deteriorating mining conditions and escalating mining costs that resulted in the company deciding to close the mine at the end of November 2006. 

# Employment The number of employees in U.S. coal mines increased in 2006 by 4.6 percent to a level of 82,959. Increases in the number of employees were experienced in both underground and surface mining in 2006 at the national level. The largest increase in total employees in a State was in West Virginia, which added 1,465 employees to the payroll. However, not all States had increases in the number of total employees working in 2006. Arizona had the biggest decrease in employment as one of the two mines in the State shut down at the end of 2005 resulting in a decline of 149 employees.


# Productivity Productivity at coal mines in 2006 decreased by 1.5 percent to a level of 6.26 tons per miner per hour. Although total productivity de clined for the year, surface productivity actually increased from 2005 by 1.5 percent to a level of 10.19 short tons per miner per hour. Underground productivity dropped in 2006 by 7.0 percent to a level of 3.37 short tons per miner per hour

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## resulting in the decrease in total productivity for the year. Part of the decline in underground productivity was a result of miners having increasing hours used in safety and health work in compliance with the MINER Act of 2006 that affected the ability to mine coal. Changes in regional productivity varied across the U.S. in 2006, with the largest decline in the Appalachian Region and the smallest in Western Region. Total productivity in the Appalachian Region decreased by 4.6 percent in 2006 to a level of 3.13 short tons per miner per hour. This drop was a re flection of the decrease in underground productivity in the region, which declined by 7.6 percent, while the surface productivity actually increased slightly by 0.4 percent in 2006. Total productivity in the Interior Region declined by 3.7 percent to a level of 5.10 short tons per miner per hour in 2006, with declines in both underground and surface productivity. Underground productivity in the Interior Region decreased in 2006 by 4.3 percent to a level of 3.54 short tons per miner per hour while surface productivity decreased by 1.0 percent to a level of 7.35 short tons per miner per hour. Reflecting the large number of surface mines in the region, the Western Region had the smallest drop in total productivity in 2006, 1.4 percent to 20.19 short tons per miner per hour. Productivity in underground mines in the Western Region dropped by 10.1 percent to 6.77 short tons per miner per hour, while surface productivity increased slightly by 0.3 percent to a level of 25.70 short tons per miner per hour. 

# Consumption The combination of moderate weather and declining natural gas prices resulted in lower coal consumption in the electric power sector, which in turn reduced total coal consumption in the United States in 2006. Total U.S. coal consumption decreased 13.7 million short tons to a level of 1,112.3 million short tons, a decline of 1.2 percent. The electric power sector (electric utilities and independent power producers) accounts for about 92 percent of all coal consumed in the United States and is the driving force for the Nation’s coal consumption. The other coal consuming sectors (coking coal, other industrial, and residential and commercial sectors) had minor changes in their consumption totals. The other industrial sector had a decrease in coal consumption in 2006 of 1.4 percent, while the coking coal sector had a decrease of 2.0 percent. The residential and commercial sector (which is the smallest of all coal consuming sectors, accounting for less than one-half of one percent of total consumption), declined by 1.5 million short tons in 2006.
Figure ES2. Electric Power S ector Consumption of Coal by Census Division, 2006 (Million Short Tons and Percent Change from 2005)

New England 8.8 (-2.1%)

Middle Atlantic

70.0 (2.1%)

South Atlantic 178.7 (-0.5%)

East South Central 116.7 (3.1%) West South Central 151.8 (-0.8%) East North Central 231.8 (-1.1%) West North Central 146.5 (-1.6%) Mountain 114.7 (-4.2%) Pacific Contiguous 6.5 (-35.1%)

Pacific Noncontiguous

1.1 (-1.4%)



## Source: Energy Information Administration, Fo rm EIA-906, “Power Plant Report.” U.S. Total = 1,026.6 (-1.0%)

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## Coal consumption in the electric power sector decreased by 1.0 percent or 10.8 million short tons to end 2006 at1,026.6 million short tons (Figure ES2). However, coalbased generation decreased at a slightly higher rate of 1.1 percent for the year. This apparent inconsistency is explained by the increased usage of lower-Btu western coals (subbituminous and lignite) to generate electricity. 

# Generation Nationally, total generation in the electric power sector from all fuels increased marginally in 2006 by 0.2 percent. However, there were substantial gains in electricity generation by natural gas and hydroelectric generation facilities in the United States (Figure ES3). The increase of 7.4 percent in electricity generation by hydroelectric facilities in the United States was a direct result of the increased precipitation during the year. The increase in electric generation by natural gas plants of 7.5 percent in 2006 was due in part to the decreasing costs of natural gas during th e year combined with the numerous new gas-fired generating facilities that opened during the last several years. In 2006, 71 percent of the new capacity to come on line during the year was natural gas-fired, while new coal-fired capacity was less than 5 percent. The average cost of natural gas delivered to the electricity sector in 2006 co mpared to 2005 decreased by 15.7 percent, while the cost of coal increased by 8.9 percent in the same time period although the average cost of coal continued to be much lower than that of natural gas. There are two major factors th at influence total electric generation: economic growth and weather. Even though economic growth continued throughout 2006, with the gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States increasing by 3.3 percent for the year, the moderate weather across the country for most of the year was enough to dampen the demand for electricity. According to data from the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), compared to 2005, cooling degree-days in 2006 were slightly lower for the country as a whole (2 .4 percent), while heating degree-days were 8.0 percent lower. Although the summer weather in 2006 was ho tter than normal (30-year average) for the Nation by 15.8 percent, the winter weather (warmest January ever recorded) was warmer than normal and the heating degree-days for 2006 were 13.3 percent below normal. Of the nine Census Divisions, coal is less than 20 percent of the fuel mix for electricity generation in two divisions, New England and Pacific, and more than 50 percent of the fuel mix in five divisions, East North Central, West North Central, South Atlantic, East South Central, and Mountain. In the other two divisions, coal is one of two main fuel sources for the elec tric power sector. In the Middle Atlantic, coal competes with nuclear power for dominance, while in the West South Central coal competes with natural gas.
Seven of the nine Census Divisions had decreases in coal consumption in the electric po wer sector in 2006, with six of those seven having a decline of at least half a million short tons. One of the Census Divisions, the Mountain, accounted for al most 50 percent of the decrease in total coal consum ption in the electric power sector. Total generation in the Mountain Census Division increased slightly in 2006 by 0.9 percent (Table ES3). Coal is the primary fu el for electricity generation in the Mountain divisionand it accounted for 60.0 percent of total generation for the year. The combination of increases in generation of both natural gas, up 15.2 percent, and hydroelectric facilities, up 14.8 percent in 2006, resulted in a decline in coal consumption for the division of 5.0 million short tons, a drop of 4.2 percent. The Pacific Census Division (Pacific Contiguous and Pacific Non-contiguous) was one of five divisions to have an increase in total generation in the electric power sector in 2006, increasing by 7.9 percent. However, coal is a small portion of total generation, usually less than 5 percent. Even though coal is such a small part of the total generation for the division, the decrease in coal consumption for the electri c power sector was the second-largest in the Nation in 2006. Total coal consumption for the electric power sector in the Pacific Census Division declined by 3.5 million short tons or 31.6 percent. Increases in generation by natural gas and hydroelectric facilities in the division of 9.6 percent and 17.4 percent respectively, help ed push down the need for Figure ES3. Share of Electric Power Sector Net Generation by Energy Source, 2005 vs. 2006

51.1

4.7 17.5

6.7 20.0

3.5 18.8

7.2 50.4

20.1

0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0

Nuclear Hydro Natural Gas Petroleum and Other CoalPercent 2005 2006



### Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report."

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## coal to generate electricity. In the East North Central Census Division, coal accounts for about 70 percent of total generation in the electric power sector. For 2006, total electricity generation in this division decreased by 1.9 percent from the 2005 level, while the coal-basedgeneration declined by 1.6 percent. The drop in coalbased generation resulted in a decrease in coal consumption for the electric po wer sector of 2.6 million short tons for the year.
In the West North Central Census Division, where coal accounts for about three-fourths of generation, total generation in the electric power sector in 2006 was about the same as the prior year, in creasing by 0.6 percent. However, a large increase in generation by nuclear plants resulted in a decrease in generation by coal plants. Total coal-fired generation in the West North Central division declined by 1.0 percent while coal consumption for generation decreased by 1.6 percent, or 2.4 million short tons. In the West South Central Census Division coal competes with natural gas as the primary fuel for electricity generation, both typically accounting for over 40 percent of total generation. In 2006, total generation in the West South Central division increased by 0.6 percent, with natural gas generation increasing by 0.3 percent and nuclear-powered generation increasing by 8.3 percent. As a consequence of the increases in generation by those fuels in the division, coal-based generation declined by 0.3 percent with coal consumption for electric power generation decreasing in 2006 by 1.2 million short tons. In the South Atlantic Census Division total generation in the electric power sector declin ed in 2006 by 1.6 percent. Coal typically accounts for over half of the generation in the South Atlantic division and in 2006 coal-based generation decreased by 0.4 percent resulting in a decrease in coal consum ption for electric power generation of 0.8 million short tons. Coal accounts for less than one-sixth of total generation in the New England Census Division, and in 2006 total coal consumption for electricity generation decreased by 0.2 million short tons, or 2.1 percent. Of the two Census Divisions (the East South Central and the Middle Atlantic) that had increases in coal consumption for electricity generation, the East South Central Division accounted for 70 percent of the total increase. Coal is the primary fuel for generation in the East South Central divisi on, typically accounting for over two-thirds of total generation in a year, while nuclear power accounts for just under 20 percent. Total electricity generation in the East South Central division increased slightly by 0.5 perc ent in 2006. Nuclear power generation declined in the division by 3.7 percent while coal-based generation increased by 2.1 percent for the year. This resulted in an in crease in coal consumption of 3.5 million short tons over the 2005 level. The Middle Atlantic Census Division had a decrease in electric power sector generation in 2006 of 0.8 percent. Natural gas generation increased by 24.2 percent while

coal-based generation increased by only 0.8 percent in 2006. This resulted in an increase in coal consumption for electric power generation in the Middle Atlantic division of 1.5 million short tons.

Table ES3. Electric Power Sector Net Generation, 2005-2006 (Million Kilowatthours)


# Census Division 2005 2006 Percent Change New England Coal 20,220 19,411 -4.0 Total 129,550 125,708 -3.0
Middle Atlantic Coal 151,190 152,454 0.8 Total 418,614 415,192 -0.8
East North Central Coal 459,062 451,517 -1.6 Total 651,726 639,456 -1.9
West North Central Coal 230,271 228,067 -1.0 Total 299,713 301,627 0.6
South Atlantic Coal 424,999 423,402 -0.4 Total 801,066 788,587 -1.6
East South Central Coal 241,173 246,322 2.1 Total 367,904 368,837 0.5
West South Central Coal 227,675 226,940 -0.3 Total 540,497 544,000 0.6
Mountain Coal 219,829 209,239 -4.8 Total 345,705 348,918 0.9
Pacific Coal 17,641 12,422 -29.6 Total 347,415 374,753 7.9
U.S. Total Coal 1,992,060 1,969,776 -1.1 Total 3,902,192 3,908,077 0.2 Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report."

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## Coal consumption in the non-electric power sector declined in 2006. Coal consumption at coke plants decreased by 0.5 million short tons to end the year at 23.0 million short tons, a decline of 2.0 percent. Although there was a decline inU.S. coke production in 2006 due to a slowing in the demand for coke both domestically and internationally, a previously announced expansion at the newest coke plant (another 100 batteries to be built) is still planned but the start of the construction has been delayed. Although the Gross Domestic Product grew by 3.3 percent, the economic growth did not extend into the entire manufacturing sector in 2006, and as a result, coal consumption in the other industrial sector decreased by only 0.9 million short tons to end the year at 59.5 million short tons. The increases in coal consumption in 2006 experienced in some of the manufacturing sectors (nonmetallic mineral products and primary metal manufacturing) offset the decreases in other manufacturing sectors (food, beverage, textile, paper, chemical, fabricated metal, and transportation equipm ent). Coal consumption in the residential and commercial sector decreased in 2006.



# Coal Prices For the third consecutive year, coal prices rose across the board. The average open market f.o.b. (free on board) mine price increased in 2006 to $25.16 per ton, an increase of 6.7 percent over 2005, a price level not seen since the mid-1980’s. Even th ough spot coal prices for some of the producing regions declined in 2006, average delivered prices in the cons uming sectors increased for the year. The majority of co al sold in the electric power sector is through long-term c ontracts, in conjunction with spot purchases to supplement the demand. Average delivered coal prices at electric utilities (a subset of the electric power sector) increased for a sixth consecutive year, to $34.26 per short ton ($1.69 per million Btu), an increase of 9.7 percent over the 2005 price. Delivered coal prices at independent power producers increased to $32.38 per short ton ($1.68 per million Btu), an increase of 6.8 percent. The delivered price of coal to the other coal-consuming sectors also increased in 2006. The average delivered price of coal to the other industrial sector increased by 8.5 perc ent to an average price of $51.67 per short ton in 2006. However, the largest increase in consumer prices was in the coking coal sector. The limited availability and the tight specifications needed for coal to produce coke influence the price. High international prices for metallurgical coal in 2006 also affected prices in the U.S. market. In 2006 the average delivered price of coal to U.S. coke plants increased by 10.8 percent to reach an average price of $92.87 per short ton. 

# Coal Stocks Total coal stocks at the end of 2006 were 186.9 million short tons, an increase of 42.6 million short tons from the prior year. Coal stocks held by producers and distributors increased by 1.6 million short tons. Industrial users, including coke plants, held a total of 9.4 million short tons at the end of 2006, 1.2 million short tons more than the level at the start of the year. Coal stocks in the electric power sector, which by the end of 2005 had dropped to its lowest level since 1997, increased substantially in 2006. As no atypical transportation problems arose during the year, coal stocks in the electric power sector increased by 39.8 million short tons, or 39.4 percent to end 2006 at a level of 141.0 million short tons.

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# Coal Production

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## Table 1. Coal Production and Number of Mines by State and Mine Type, 2006-2005 (Thousand Short Tons)
2006 2005 Percent Change Coal-Producing State and Region 1 Number of Mines Production Number of Mine s Production Number of Mines Production
Alabama..................................................... 57 18 , 830 53 21 , 339 7.5 -11.8 Underg roun d

............................................ 9 10 , 737 9 13 , 295 - -19.2 Surface..................................................... 48 8 , 092 44 8 , 044 9.1 0.6 Alaska ........................................................ 1 1 , 425 1 1 , 454 - -2.0 Surface..................................................... 1 1 , 425 1 1 , 454 - -2.0 Arizona ...................................................... 1 8 , 216 2 12 , 072 -50.0 -31.9 Surface..................................................... 1 8 , 216 2 12 , 072 -50.0 -31.9 Arkansas.................................................... 2 23 1 3 100.0 NM Underg roun d

............................................ 1 18

- - - - Surface..................................................... 1 5 1 3

- 102.4 Colorado .................................................... 12 36 , 322 13 38 , 510 -7.7 -5.7 Underg roun d

............................................ 7 26 , 659 8 28 , 439 -12.5 -6.3 Surface..................................................... 5 9 , 663 5 10 , 071 - -4.1 Illinois ........................................................ 22 32 , 729 20 32 , 014 10.0 2.2 Underg roun d

............................................ 15 27 , 120 12 26 , 343 25.0 3.0 Surface..................................................... 7 5 , 609 8 5 , 671 -12.5 -1.1 Indiana....................................................... 28 35 , 119 29 34 , 457 -3.4 1.9 Underg roun d

............................................ 7 10 , 736 8 11 , 189 -12.5 -4.0 Surface..................................................... 21 24 , 383 21 23 , 268 - 4.8 Kansas........................................................ 2 426 1 171 100.0 149.6 Surface..................................................... 2 426 1 171 100.0 149.6 KentuckyTotal ......................................... 442 120 , 848 432 119 , 734 2.3 0.9 Underg roun d

............................................ 227 73 , 182 224 73 , 702 1.3 -0.7 Surface..................................................... 215 47 , 666 208 46 , 032 3.4 3.5 Eastern...................................................... 416 93 , 607 404 93 , 322 3.0 0.3 Underg roun d

............................................ 214 49 , 312 211 52 , 054 1.4 -5.3 Surface..................................................... 202 44 , 295 193 41 , 269 4.7 7.3 Western..................................................... 26 27 , 241 28 26 , 412 -7.1 3.1 Underg roun d

............................................ 13 23 , 870 13 21 , 648 - 10.3 Surface..................................................... 13 3 , 370 15 4 , 763 -13.3 -29.2 Louisiana ................................................... 2 4 , 114 2 4 , 161 - -1.1 Surface..................................................... 2 4 , 114 2 4 , 161 - -1.1 Mar y land ................................................... 19 5 , 054 16 5 , 183 18.8 -2.5 Underg roun d

............................................ 3 2 , 826 3 3 , 175 - -11.0 Surface..................................................... 16 2 , 228 13 2 , 009 23.1 10.9 Mississi pp i ................................................. 1 3 , 797 1 3 , 555 - 6.8 Surface..................................................... 1 3 , 797 1 3 , 555 - 6.8 Missouri ..................................................... 2 394 2 598 - -34.1 Surface..................................................... 2 394 2 598

- -34.1 Montana..................................................... 6 41 , 823 6 40 , 354 - 3.6 Underg roun d

............................................ 1 321 1 162 - 97.8 Surface..................................................... 5 41 , 502 5 40 , 192 - 3.3 New Mexico ............................................... 4 25 , 913 4 28 , 519 - -9.1 Underg roun d

............................................ 1 6 , 993 1 7 , 905 - -11.5 Surface..................................................... 3 18 , 919 3 20 , 613 - -8.2 North Dakota ............................................ 4 30 , 411 4 29 , 956 - 1.5 Surface..................................................... 4 30 , 411 4 29 , 956 - 1.5 Ohio............................................................ 52 22 , 722 54 24 , 718 -3.7 -8.1 Underg roun d

............................................ 11 15 , 126 10 15 , 823 10.0 -4.4 Surface..................................................... 41 7 , 596 44 8 , 896 -6.8 -14.6 Oklahoma .................................................. 10 1 , 998 9 1 , 856 11.1 7.6 Underg roun d

............................................ 2 464 1 465 100.0 -0.3 Surface..................................................... 8 1 , 534 8 1 , 391 - 10.3 Penns y lvania Total ................................... 270 66 , 029 266 67 , 494 1.5 -2.2 Underg roun d

............................................ 54 53 , 801 53 54 , 563 1.9 -1.4 Surface..................................................... 216 12 , 228 213 12 , 931 1.4 -5.4 Anthracite................................................. 74 1 , 529 68 1 , 645 8.8 -7.1 Underg roun d

............................................ 17 272 14 264 21.4 3.0 Surface..................................................... 57 1 , 256 54 1 , 380 5.6 -9.0 Bituminous ............................................... 196 64 , 500 198 65 , 849 -1.0 -2.0 Underg roun d

............................................ 37 53 , 529 39 54 , 298 -5.1 -1.4 Surface..................................................... 159 10 , 972 159 11 , 551 - -5.0 Tennessee................................................... 23 2 , 804 28 3 , 217 -17.9 -12.8 Underg roun d

............................................ 10 1 , 191 13 1 , 224 -23.1 -2.7 Surface..................................................... 13 1 , 613 15 1 , 993 -13.3 -19.1 Texas .......................................................... 12 45 , 548 13 45 , 939 -7.7 -0.9 Surface..................................................... 12 45 , 548 13 45 , 939 -7.7 -0.9 Utah............................................................ 13 26 , 018 13 24 , 521 - 6.1 Underg roun d

............................................ 13 26 , 018 13 24 , 521 - 6.1
See footnotes at end of table.

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## Table 1. Coal Production and Number of Mine s by State and Mine Type, 2006-2005 (Continued) (Thousand Short Tons)
2006 2005 Percent Change Coal-Producing State and Region 1 Number of Mines Production Number of Mine s Production Number of Mines Production

Vir g inia...................................................... 127 29 , 740 132 27 , 743 -3.8 7.2 Underg roun d

............................................ 76 18 , 681 83 16 , 386 -8.4 14.0 Surface..................................................... 51 11 , 059 49 11 , 357 4.1 -2.6 Washin g ton ............................................... 1 2 , 580 1 5 , 266 - -51.0 Surface..................................................... 1 2 , 580 1 5 , 266 - -51.0 West Vir g inia Total .................................. 290 152 , 374 277 153 , 650 4.7 -0.8 Underg roun d

............................................ 174 84 , 628 166 91 , 009 4.8 -7.0 Surface..................................................... 116 67 , 746 111 62 , 641 4.5 8.2 Northern ................................................... 49 42 , 398 50 42 , 628 -2.0 -0.5 Underg roun d

............................................ 29 36 , 074 29 37 , 590 - -4.0 Surface..................................................... 20 6 , 324 21 5 , 037 -4.8 25.6 Southern ................................................... 241 109 , 976 227 111 , 022 6.2 -0.9 Underg roun d

............................................ 145 48 , 554 137 53 , 419 5.8 -9.1 Surface..................................................... 96 61 , 421 90 57 , 603 6.7 6.6 W y omin g .................................................... 21 446 , 742 18 404 , 319 16.7 10.5 Underg roun d

............................................ 1 519 1 410 - 26.6 Surface..................................................... 20 446 , 223 17 403 , 908 17.6 10.5 A pp alachian Total .................................... 1 , 254 391 , 159 1 , 230 396 , 666 2.0 -1.4 Underg roun d

............................................ 551 236 , 303 548 247 , 528 0.5 -4.5 Surface..................................................... 703 154 , 856 682 149 , 139 3.1 3.8 Northern ................................................... 390 136 , 203 386 140 , 023 1.0 -2.7 Underg roun d

............................................ 97 107 , 827 95 111 , 151 2.1 -3.0 Surface..................................................... 293 28 , 376 291 28 , 873 0.7 -1.7 Central ...................................................... 807 236 , 127 790 235 , 297 2.2 0.4 Underg roun d

............................................ 445 117 , 739 443 123 , 075 0.5 -4.3 Surface..................................................... 362 118 , 388 347 112 , 222 4.3 5.5 Southern ................................................... 57 18 , 830 54 21 , 347 5.6 -11.8 Underg roun d

............................................ 9 10 , 737 10 13 , 303 -10.0 -19.3 Surface..................................................... 48 8 , 092 44 8 , 044 9.1 0.6 Interior Total ............................................ 107 151 , 389 106 149 , 165 0.9 1.5 Underg roun d

............................................ 38 62 , 209 34 59 , 645 11.8 4.3 Surface..................................................... 69 89 , 180 72 89 , 520 -4.2 -0.4 Illinois Basin Total.................................... 76 95 , 089 77 92 , 883 -1.3 2.4 Underg roun d

............................................ 35 61 , 727 33 59 , 180 6.1 4.3 Surface..................................................... 41 33 , 362 44 33 , 703 -6.8 -1.0 Western Total............................................ 63 619 , 449 62 584 , 970 1.6 5.9 Underg roun d

............................................ 23 60 , 510 24 61 , 438 -4.2 -1.5 Surface..................................................... 40 558 , 939 38 523 , 532 5.3 6.8 Powder River Basin................................. 18 472 , 202 16 429 , 996 12.5 9.8 Underg roun d

............................................ - - - - - - Surface..................................................... 18 472 , 202 16 429 , 996 12.5 9.8 Uinta Re g ion............................................. 23 61 , 446 24 62 , 145 -4.2 -1.1 Underg roun d

............................................ 19 52 , 189 20 52 , 495 -5.0 -0.6 Surface..................................................... 4 9 , 257 4 9 , 650 - -4.1 East of Miss. River.................................... 1 , 331 490 , 046 1 , 308 493 , 105 1.8 -0.6 West of Miss. River................................... 93 671 , 952 90 637 , 697 3.3 5.4

U.S. Subtotal.............................................. 1 , 424 1 , 161 , 997 1 , 398 1 , 130 , 802 1.9 2.8 Refuse Recovery ........................................ 14 752 17 696 -17.6 8.0 U.S. Total................................................... 1 , 438 1 , 162 , 750 1 , 415 1 , 131 , 498 1.6 2.8

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see the Glossary. - = No data are reported. NM = Not meaningful due to changes of 500 percent or more. 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 R eport."

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## Table 2. Coal Production and Number of Mi nes by State, County, and Mine Type, 2006 (Thousand Short Tons) Underground Surface Total Coal-Producing State and County Number of Mines Production Number of Mine s Production Number of Mines Production
Alabama .................................................... 9 10 , 737 48 8 , 092 57 18 , 830 Bibb ......................................................... - - 1 19 1 19 Cullman ................................................... - - 1 634 1 634 Franklin.................................................... - - 1 190 1 190 Jackson..................................................... 1 6 3 155 4 161 Jefferson................................................... 2 2 , 233 10 1 , 470 12 3 , 704 Marion ..................................................... - - 2 178 2 178 Shelb y
...................................................... 1 82 2 113 3 195 Tuscaloosa ............................................... 4 8 , 315 6 1 , 593 10 9 , 907 Walker
..................................................... 1 102 19 3 , 382 20 3 , 483 Winston.................................................... - - 3 359 3 359 Alaska ....................................................... - - 1 1 , 425 1 1 , 425 Yukon-Ko yukuk Division ....................... - - 1 1 , 425 1 1 , 425 Arizona ..................................................... - - 1 8 , 216 1 8 , 216 Nava j o...................................................... - - 1 8 , 216 1 8 , 216 Arkansas ................................................... 1 18 1 5 2 23 Sebastian.................................................. 1 18 1 5 2 23 Colorado ................................................... 7 26 , 659 5 9 , 663 12 36 , 322 Delta......................................................... 1 4 , 420

- - 1 4 , 420 Garfiel d

.................................................... 1 263

- - 1 263 Gunnison.................................................. 2 11 , 140

- - 2 11 , 140 La Plata.................................................... 1 488

- - 1 488 Moffat ...................................................... - - 3 9 , 200 3 9 , 200 Montrose.................................................. - - 1 406 1 406 Rio Blanco............................................... 1 1 , 713

- - 1 1 , 713 Routt ........................................................ 1 8 , 636 1 57 2 8 , 693 Illinois ....................................................... 15 27 , 120 7 5 , 609 22 32 , 729 Gallatin .................................................... - - 1 2 , 046 1 2 , 046 Jackson..................................................... - - 2 1 , 811 2 1 , 811 Macou p in................................................. 3 5 , 682

- - 3 5 , 682 Perry
......................................................... 1 65 3 1 , 412 4 1 , 477 Randol p h.................................................. 1 2 , 439

- - 1 2 , 439 Saline ....................................................... 4 11 , 646

- - 4 11 , 646 San g amon ................................................ 1 2 , 085

- - 1 2 , 085 Vermilion

................................................. 2 1 , 428

- - 2 1 , 428 Wabash .................................................... 1 1 , 175 1 339 2 1 , 515 White ....................................................... 1 2 , 505

- - 1 2 , 505 Williamson .............................................. 1 94

- - 1 94 Indiana ...................................................... 7 10 , 736 21 24 , 383 28 35 , 119 Clay
.......................................................... 1 92 1 280 2 373 Daviess..................................................... - - 2 3 , 305 2 3 , 305 Dubois...................................................... - - 1 80 1 80 Gibson...................................................... 3 5 , 192 4 9 , 939 7 15 , 132 Knox ........................................................ 2 2 , 662 4 2 , 827 6 5 , 489 Pike .......................................................... 1 2 , 789 4 2 , 331 5 5 , 121 Sullivan.................................................... - - 1 28 1 28 Vi g o ......................................................... - - 2 4 , 366 2 4 , 366 Warric k

.................................................... - - 2 1 , 226 2 1 , 226 Kansas ....................................................... - - 2 426 2 426 Bourbon ................................................... - - 1 254 1 254 Linn.......................................................... - - 1 172 1 172 Kentucky................................................... 227 73 , 182 215 47 , 666 442 120 , 848 Bell........................................................... 6 1 , 112 13 1 , 392 19 2 , 503 Breathitt ................................................... 2 731 7 1 , 781 9 2 , 512 Christian................................................... - - 1 7 1 7 Clay
.......................................................... 1 57 3 30 4 87 Elliott ....................................................... - - 1 9 1 9 Flo y d........................................................ 27 1 , 444 9 1 , 770 36 3 , 214 Harlan ...................................................... 35 8 , 278 17 2 , 801 52 11 , 079 Henderson................................................ 1 1 , 314 2 1 , 359 3 2 , 673 Ho p kins.................................................... 5 6 , 583 3 99 8 6 , 682 Jackson..................................................... - - 4 61 4 61 Johnson .................................................... 1 77 5 303 6 380 Knott ........................................................ 22 5 , 442 13 3 , 037 35 8 , 479 Knox ........................................................ 7 132 6 766 13 897 Laurel....................................................... - - 1 135 1 135 Lawrence ................................................. 2 259 12 1 , 727 14 1 , 986 Lee ........................................................... - - 1 24 1 24 Leslie ....................................................... 5 3 , 118 7 2 , 015 12 5 , 133
See footnotes at end of table.

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## Table 2. Coal Production and Number of Mines byState, County, and Mine Type, 2006 (Continued) (Thousand Short Tons) Underground Surface Total Coal-Producing State and County Number of Mines Production Number of Mine s Production Number of Mines Production Kentucky (continued) Letcher
..................................................... 22 5 , 723 15 2 , 042 37 7 , 765 Ma g offin .................................................. - - 4 2 , 093 4 2 , 093 Martin ...................................................... 9 4 , 182 3 1 , 171 12 5 , 354 Mor g an..................................................... 1 s 3 123 4 124 Muhlenber g
.............................................. 1 2 , 342 6 1 , 881 7 4 , 223 Ohio ......................................................... 1 1 , 284

- - 1 1 , 284 Owsle y
..................................................... - - 2 62 2 62 Perry
......................................................... 9 4 , 144 24 11 , 475 33 15 , 620 Pike .......................................................... 63 14 , 503 50 11 , 269 113 25 , 773 Rockcastle................................................ - - 1 61 1 61 Union ....................................................... 2 4 , 851 1 24 3 4 , 875 Webster
.................................................... 3 7 , 496

- - 3 7 , 496 Whitle y
.................................................... 2 108 1 149 3 256 Louisiana .................................................. - - 2 4 , 114 2 4 , 114 De Soto .................................................... - - 1 3 , 331 1 3 , 331 Red River
................................................. - - 1 783 1 783 Mar y land .................................................. 3 2 , 826 16 2 , 228 19 5 , 054 Alle g an y
................................................... 1 153 11 1 , 318 12 1 , 472 Garrett...................................................... 2 2 , 673 5 909 7 3 , 582 Mississi pp i ................................................ - - 1 3 , 797 1 3 , 797 Choctaw................................................... - - 1 3 , 797 1 3 , 797 Missouri .................................................... - - 2 394 2 394 Bates ........................................................ - - 2 394 2 394 Montana .................................................... 1 321 5 41 , 502 6 41 , 823 Bi g Horn .................................................. - - 3 28 , 392 3 28 , 392 Musselshell.............................................. 1 321

- - 1 321 Richlan d

................................................... - - 1 378 1 378 Rosebu d

................................................... - - 1 12 , 732 1 12 , 732 New Mexico .............................................. 1 6 , 993 3 18 , 919 4 25 , 913 Mckinle y
.................................................. - - 2 10 , 481 2 10 , 481 San Juan................................................... 1 6 , 993 1 8 , 439 2 15 , 432 North Dakota ........................................... - - 4 30 , 411 4 30 , 411 Mclean ..................................................... - - 1 8 , 155 1 8 , 155 Merce r
...................................................... - - 2 17 , 953 2 17 , 953 Oliver
....................................................... - - 1 4 , 303 1 4 , 303 Ohio ........................................................... 11 15 , 126 41 7 , 596 52 22 , 722 Athens...................................................... 1 800 - - 1 800 Belmont ................................................... 1 4 , 370 4 1 , 370 5 5 , 740 Carroll...................................................... 1 269 2 237 3 506 Columbiana.............................................. - - 4 442 4 442 Coshocton................................................ - - 2 211 2 211 Harrison ................................................... 2 1 , 646 8 1 , 587 10 3 , 233 Jackson..................................................... - - 1 444 1 444 Jefferson................................................... 3 787 5 189 8 975 Mahonin g
................................................. - - 2 8 2 8 Monroe..................................................... 1 6 , 451

- - 1 6 , 451 Muskin g u m
.............................................. - - 1 169 1 169 Noble ....................................................... - - 2 571 2 571 Perry
......................................................... 1 355 2 549 3 904 Stark

......................................................... - - 3 179 3 179 Tuscarawas .............................................. 1 448 4 1 , 107 5 1 , 555 Vinton ...................................................... - - 1 533 1 533 Oklahoma ................................................. 2 464 8 1 , 534 10 1 , 998 Crai g
........................................................ - - 1 368 1 368 Haskell..................................................... - - 1 351 1 351 Le Flore.................................................... 2 464 4 595 6 1 , 059 Nowata..................................................... - - 1 217 1 217 Okmul g ee................................................. - - 1 4 1 4 Penns y lvania ............................................ 54 53 , 801 216 12 , 228 270 66 , 029 Alle g hen y
................................................. - - 3 134 3 134 Armstron g
................................................ 11 3 , 823 13 948 24 4 , 772 Beave r
...................................................... 1 296

- - 1 296 Bedfor d

.................................................... - - 1 12 1 12 Butler
....................................................... - - 6 484 6 484 Cambria ................................................... 2 893 9 470 11 1 , 362 Cameron................................................... - - 1 25 1 25 Centre....................................................... - - 1 21 1 21 Clarion ..................................................... - - 3 347 3 347 Clearfiel d

................................................. 2 871 42 2 , 901 44 3 , 773 Columbia ................................................. - - 4 425 4 425
See footnotes at end of table.

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## Table 2. Coal Production and Number of Mines byState, County, and Mine Type, 2006 (Continued) (Thousand Short Tons) Underground Surface Total Coal-Producing State and County Number of Mines Production Number of Mine s Production Number of Mines Production Pennsylvania (continued) Dau p hin ................................................... 2 4

- - 2 4 El k

............................................................ 1 418 7 398 8 816 Fay ette ..................................................... - - 12 574 12 574 Greene...................................................... 8 39 , 9 1 319 93 9 , 923 Indiana ..................................................... 5 2 , 064 19 903 24 2 , 967 Jefferson................................................... 1 185 10 415 11 600 Lackawanna............................................. - - 2 27 2 27 Lawrence ................................................. - - 2 19 2 19 Luzerne .................................................... - - 7 139 7 139 L y comin g
................................................. - - 1 224 1 224 Merce r
...................................................... - - 1 96 1 96 Northumberlan d

....................................... 4 185 7 106 11 291 Schu y lkill................................................. 11 84 37 559 48 643 Somerset .................................................. 5 1 , 560 17 2 , 600 22 4 , 160 Venan g o................................................... - - 2 3 2 3 Washin g ton.............................................. 1 3 , 505 3 278 4 3 , 783 Westmorelan d

.......................................... - - 5 111 5 111 Tennessee .................................................. 10 1 , 191 13 1 , 613 23 2 , 804 Anderson.................................................. 1 27 2 72 3 98 Cam p bell.................................................. 4 486 2 305 6 791 Claiborne ................................................. 4 666 8 1 , 236 12 1 , 902 Cumberlan d

............................................. 1 13

- - 1 13 Mor g an..................................................... - - 1 1 1 1 Texas ......................................................... - - 12 45 , 548 12 45 , 548 Atascosa................................................... - - 1 3 , 637 1 3 , 637 Bastro p
..................................................... - - 1 6 , 725 1 6 , 725 Freestone.................................................. - - 1 4 , 462 1 4 , 462 Harrison ................................................... - - 1 3 , 973 1 3 , 973 Ho p kins.................................................... - - 1 2 , 535 1 2 , 535 Leon......................................................... - - 1 6 , 782 1 6 , 782 Panola ...................................................... - - 2 7 , 193 2 7 , 193 Robertson................................................. - - 1 1 , 788 1 1 , 788 Rus k

......................................................... - - 1 4 , 844 1 4 , 844 Titus......................................................... - - 2 3 , 609 2 3 , 609 Utah ........................................................... 13 26 , 018
- - 13 26 , 018 Carbon ..................................................... 6 11 , 409

- - 6 11 , 409 Emery
....................................................... 6 6 , 701

- - 6 6 , 701 Sevie r
....................................................... 1 7 , 908

- - 1 7 , 908 Vir g inia ..................................................... 76 18 , 681 51 11 , 059 127 29 , 740 Buchanan ................................................. 23 7 , 149 15 3 , 032 38 10 , 181 Dickenson ................................................ 12 2 , 054 4 529 16 2 , 583 Lee ........................................................... 2 560 2 310 4 870 Russell ..................................................... 5 388 3 593 8 981 Tazewell................................................... 5 1 , 214 2 136 7 1 , 350 Wise......................................................... 29 7 , 317 25 6 , 459 54 13 , 776 Washin g ton .............................................. - - 1 2 , 580 1 2 , 580 Lewis ....................................................... - - 1 2 , 580 1 2 , 580 West Vir g inia ........................................... 174 84 , 628 116 67 , 746 290 152 , 374 Barbou r
.................................................... 6 748 4 631 10 1 , 379 Boone....................................................... 28 13 , 393 18 17 , 335 46 30 , 728 Brooke ..................................................... - - 1 418 1 418 Clay
.......................................................... 1 142 1 3 , 883 2 4 , 025 Fay ette ..................................................... 7 1 , 655 12 2 , 911 19 4 , 567 Grant ........................................................ 3 173 1 33 4 206 Greenbrie r
................................................ 5 411

- - 5 411 Harrison ................................................... 3 6 , 276 4 117 7 6 , 393 Kanawha .................................................. 12 7 , 052 8 5 , 597 20 12 , 648 Lincoln..................................................... 3 1 , 175

- - 3 1 , 175 Lo g an....................................................... 10 2 , 326 11 10 , 339 21 12 , 665 Marion ..................................................... 1 6 , 383 3 58 4 6 , 441 Marshall................................................... 2 11 , 442

- - 2 11 , 442 Mason ...................................................... 1 15

- - 1 15 Mcdowell................................................. 32 2 , 851 13 2 , 682 45 5 , 533 Merce r
...................................................... - - 1 13 1 13 Mineral..................................................... - - 1 48 1 48 Min g o....................................................... 15 6 , 235 13 9 , 339 28 15 , 574 Monon g alia.............................................. 3 5 , 680 3 702 6 6 , 382 Nicholas................................................... 4 819 8 3 , 164 12 3 , 982 Preston ..................................................... 1 1 , 3 7 714 21 , 381 Ralei g h..................................................... 13 5 , 159 3 2 , 870 16 8 , 029
See footnotes at end of table.

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## Table 2. Coal Production and Number of Mines byState, County, and Mine Type, 2006 (Continued) (Thousand Short Tons) Underground Surface Total Coal-Producing State and County Number of Mines Production Number of Mine s Production Number of Mines Production

Randol p h.................................................. 2 1 , 265

- - 2 1 , 265 Tucker
...................................................... 1 561

- - 1 561 Up shu r
..................................................... 3 673

- - 3 673 Way ne...................................................... 3 3 , 672 2 1 , 179 5 4 , 851 Webster
.................................................... 4 1 , 495 2 4 , 314 6 5 , 809 Wy omin g
................................................. 11 3 , 649 6 2 , 109 17 5 , 758 W y omin g................................................... 1 519 20 446 , 223 21 446 , 742 Cam p bell.................................................. - - 13 397 , 199 13 397 , 199 Carbon ..................................................... - - 1 28 1 28 Converse .................................................. - - 1 33 , 879 1 33 , 879 Hot S p rin g s.............................................. - - 1 1 1 1 Lincoln..................................................... - - 1 4 , 565 1 4 , 565 Sweetwate r
.............................................. 1 519 3 10 , 551 4 11 , 070

U.S. Subtotal.............................................. 612 359 , 022 812 802 , 976 1 , 424 1 , 161 , 997 Refuse Recovery ........................................ - - - - 14 752 U.S. Total................................................... 612 359 , 022 812 802 , 976 1 , 438 1 , 162 , 750
s Value is less than 0.05 of the table metric, but value is included in any associated total. - = No data are 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 R eport."

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 17 

## Table 3. Underground Coal Producti on by State and Mining Method, 2006 (Thousand Short Tons) Coal-Producing State and Region 1 Continuous 2 Conventional and Other 3 Longwall 4Total
Alabama...................................................

. 183 6 10 , 548 10 , 737 Arkansas ..................................................

. 18

- - 18 Colorado ..................................................

. 751

- 25 , 908 26 , 659 Illinois......................................................

. 17 , 139

- 9 , 981 27 , 120 Indiana .....................................................

. 10 , 736

- - 10 , 736 KentuckyTotal ........................................

. 70 , 839 1 , 028 1 , 315 73 , 182 Eastern ...................................................

. 47 , 038 959 1 , 315 49 , 312 Western..................................................

. 23 , 801 70 - 23 , 870 Mary lan d

.................................................. . 511

- 2 , 316 2 , 826 Montana...................................................

. 321

- - 321 N ew Mexico ............................................

. - -6 , 993 6 , 993 Ohio .........................................................

. 2 , 659 1 , 646 10 , 821 15 , 126 Oklahoma.................................................

. 464

- - 464 Penns y lvania Total ..................................

. 10 , 842 99 42 , 860 53 , 801 Anthracite ..............................................

. 173 99 - 272 Bituminous ............................................

. 10 , 669

- 42 , 860 53 , 529 Tennessee.................................................

. 1 , 186 5 - 1 , 191 Utah .........................................................

. 1 , 397 8 24 , 613 26 , 018 Vir g inia....................................................

. 13 , 353 34 5 , 294 18 , 681 West Vir g inia Total .................................

. 44 , 115 698 39 , 814 84 , 628 Northern.................................................

. 7 , 318 7 28 , 748 36 , 074 Southern.................................................

. 36 , 797 691 11 , 066 48 , 554 Wy omin g
................................................. . 519

- - 519 A pp alachian Total .................................
. 119 , 888 3 , 447 112 , 968 236 , 303 Northern................................................

. 21 , 330 1 , 752 84 , 745 107 , 827 Central ..................................................

. 98 , 375 1 , 688 17 , 675 117 , 739 Southern................................................

. 183 6 10 , 548 10 , 737 Interior Total .........................................
. 52 , 158 70 9 , 981 62 , 209 Illinois Basin.........................................

. 51 , 676 70 9 , 981 61 , 727 Western Total.........................................
. 2 , 988 8 57 , 514 60 , 510 Powder River Basin..............................

. --- - Uinta Re g ion.........................................

. 1 , 659 8 50 , 521 52 , 189 East of Miss. River.................................
. 171 , 564 3 , 517 122 , 949 298 , 030 West of Miss. River................................
. 3 , 469 8 57 , 514 60 , 992 U.S. Total................................................
. 175 , 034 3 , 525 180 , 463 359 , 022

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see the Glossary. 2Mines 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 short wall, scoop loading, hand loading, or other methods or a 50/50 percent continuous conventional split in mining methods, or mines that produce less than 10,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data.

4Mines 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 are reported. Note: • Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Source: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and HealthAdministration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."

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## Table 4. Coal Production by Co albed Thickness and Mine Type, 2006 (Thousand Short Tons) Coalbed Thickness (inches) Underground Surface Total
< 7................................................................

. - 3 8 3 8 7-12..............................................................

. - 3 , 107 3 , 107 13-18............................................................

. 180 6 , 576 6 , 756 19-24............................................................

. 824 15 , 187 16 , 011 25-30............................................................

. 5 , 528 22 , 915 28 , 442 31-36............................................................

. 17 , 250 29 , 636 46 , 886 37-42............................................................

. 29 , 966 18 , 074 48 , 040 43-48............................................................

. 37 , 986 24 , 031 62 , 017 49-54............................................................

. 27 , 459 19 , 591 47 , 050 55-60............................................................

. 38 , 365 25 , 322 63 , 687 61-66............................................................

. 34 , 773 12 , 789 47 , 562 67-72............................................................

. 61 , 717 22 , 212 83 , 930 73-78............................................................

. 7 , 041 8 , 972 16 , 013 79-84............................................................

. 19 , 961 6 , 339 26 , 300 85-90............................................................

. 8 , 140 6 , 113 14 , 253 91-96............................................................

. 11 , 976 6 , 687 18 , 663 97-102..........................................................

. 13 , 576 6 , 575 20 , 151 103-108........................................................

. 5 , 319 9 , 281 14 , 600 109-114........................................................

. 6 , 545 5 , 955 12 , 500 115-120........................................................

. 374 8 , 792 9 , 167 > 120............................................................

. 31 , 808 544 , 102 575 , 909 Unknown 1

................................................... . 235 680 1 , 668 U.S. Total....................................................
. 359 , 022 802 , 976 1 , 162 , 750

1 Includes mines with production of less than 10,000 short tons , which are not required to provide data, and refuse recovery. - = No data are reported. Note: • Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Source: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 19 

## Table 5. Coal Production and Coalbed Thic kness by Major Coalbeds and Mine Type, 2006 Production (thousand short tons) Thickness (inches) Coalbed ID Number 1

Coalbed Name Underground Surface Total Average 2Low High
1699 Wy odak

............................................... . - 381 , 090 381 , 090 781 90 900 0036 Pittsburg h............................................

. 82 , 493 4 , 616 87 , 109 72 20 108 0489 No. 9 ...................................................

. 41 , 825 9 , 757 51 , 5 8 2 6 2 2 4 7 7 0111 Coalburg
............................................. . 7 , 253 25 , 936 33 , 190 75 9 169 1697 Can y on................................................
. - 31 , 683 31 , 683 632 415 804 1569 Beulah-Zap
......................................... . - 28 , 389 28 , 389 183 144 210 0151 Upp er Elkhorn No. 3 ..........................

. 16 , 249 7 , 519 23 , 768 51 12 150 0484 Herrin ( Illinois No. 6 )

......................... . 15 , 802 4 , 191 19 , 9 9 3 7 1 4 6 9 6 1696 Anderson-Dietz 1-Dietz 2 ..................

. - 19 , 331 19 , 331 886 660 960 0084 Lower Kittannin g
................................ . 8 , 304 10 , 595 18 , 8 9 9 4 9 1 2 9 4 1787 Rolan d

................................................. . - 18 , 306 18 , 306 516 382 660 1808 Rosebu d

.............................................. . - 16 , 544 16 , 544 262 216 276 0135 Hazard No. 4.......................................

. 7 , 364 5 , 979 13 , 343 59 12 138 0168 Lower Elkhorn....................................

. 10 , 499 2 , 725 13 , 2 2 4 5 2 1 1 8 4 0103 Stockton-Lewiston..............................

. 3 , 886 8 , 719 12 , 6 0 5 6 5 1 2 9 9 1753 Somerset B..........................................

. 11 , 844 - 11 , 844 174 102 240 1488 Fruitland No. 8....................................

. 6 , 993 3 , 797 10 , 791 167 126 195 0071 Upp er Freep ort....................................

. 6 , 382 3 , 185 9 , 567 54 20 84 0121 Winifrede............................................

. 4 , 245 5 , 284 9 , 529 60 10 120 0344 Pocahontas No. 3................................

. 9 , 378 36 9 , 414 58 30 68 0176 Ea g le ...................................................

. 7 , 686 1 , 425 9 , 112 45 11 108 0480 No. 7 ...................................................

. 2 , 658 6 , 270 8 , 927 43 24 72 0280 Blue Creek

.......................................... . 7 , 604 1 , 132 8 , 736 55 8 200 1750 Wad g e.................................................
. 8 , 636 18 8 , 654 100 100 120 0080 Middle Kittannin g
.............................. . 2 , 643 5 , 568 8 , 211 53 9 96 Ma

j or Coalbeds Total .................................
. 261 , 744 602 , 095 863 , 8 3 9 4 3 9 89 6 0 Other Coalbeds ............................................
. 97 , 042 200 , 200 297 , 243 81 4 368 Unknown 3

..................................................... . 235 680 1 , 668 NA NA NA U.S. Total......................................................
. 359 , 022 802 , 976 1 , 162 , 750 347 4 960

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

2Average thickness is the bed thickness weighted by bed production. 3 Includes mines with production of less than 10,000 short tons , which are not required to provide data, and refuse recovery. - = No data are reported. NA = Not Available. Notes: • Major coalbeds for this table are the top 25 producing coalbeds. The category "Other Coalbeds" includes all coalbeds from whi ch less than 8.2 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 mayexceed 8.2 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 coalbe d are Alabama (coalbed 0280), Colorado (1750 and 1753); Illinois (0484); Indiana (0480); Eastern Kentucky (0135, 0151, and 0168); Western Kentucky (0489); Montana (1696 and 1808); New Mexico (1488); North Dakota (1569); Ohio (0080); Pennsylvania (0036 and 0071); Virginia (0344); West Virginia (0080, 0084, 0103, 0111, 0121, and 0176); and Wyoming (1697, 1699, and 1787). In some other States wherethese are major producing beds, the following alternative coalbed names are also used: 0084, No 5 Block (Eastern Kentucky ); 0111, Hazard No 5A(Eastern Kentucky); 0121, Hazard No. 5 (Eastern Kentucky); Quakertown (Pennsylvania); 0135, Windrock (Tennessee); Phillips (Virginia); 0151, Jellico (Tennessee); Taggert (Virginia); Cedar Grove (West Virginia); 0168, No 2 Gas (West Virginia); 0176, Middle Eagle (West Virginia); 0484, No 11 (Western Kentucky); 0489, No 5 (Illinois and Indiana). Source: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 20 

## Table 6. Coal Production and Number of Mines by State and Coal Rank, 2006 (Thousand Short Tons)
Bituminous Subbituminous Li gnite Anthracite Total Coal-Producing State and Region 1 Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production
Alabama......................................... 57 18 , 830 -

- - - - - 57 18 , 830 Alaska ............................................ - - 1 1 , 425

- - - - 1 1 , 425 Arizona .......................................... 1 8 , 2 1 6 ----- - 18 , 216 Arkansas ........................................ 2 23 -

- - - - - 2 23 Colorado ........................................ 9 27 , 122 3 9 , 200

- - - - 12 36 , 322 Illinois............................................ 22 32 , 729 -

- - - - - 22 32 , 729 Indiana ........................................... 28 35 , 119 -

- - - - - 28 35 , 119 Kansas............................................ 2 426 -

- - - - - 2 426 KentuckyTotal .............................. 442 120 , 848 -

- - - - - 442 120 , 848 Eastern ......................................... 416 93 , 6 0 7 ----- - 4 1 6 9 3 , 607 Western........................................ 26 27 , 241 -

- - - - - 26 27 , 241 Louisiana ....................................... - - -

- 2 4 , 114 - - 2 4 , 114 Mary lan d ........................................ 19 5 , 0 5 4 ----- - 1 9 5 , 054 Mississi pp i..................................... - - -

- 1 3 , 797 - - 1 3 , 797 Missouri......................................... 2 394 -

- - - - - 2 394 Montana......................................... - - 5 41 , 445 1 378 - - 6 41 , 823 N ew Mexico 2 ................................. 2 11 , 971 2 13 , 9 4 1--- - 42 5 , 913 N orth Dakota ................................. - - -

- 4 30 , 411 - - 4 30 , 411 Ohio ............................................... 52 22 , 722 -

- - - - - 52 22 , 722 Oklahoma....................................... 10 1 , 9 9 8 ----- - 1 0 1 , 998 Penns y lvania Total ........................ 196 64 , 500 -

- - - 74 1 , 529 270 66 , 029 Anthracite .................................... - - - - - - 74 1 , 529 74 1 , 529 Bituminous .................................. 196 64 , 5 0 0 ----- - 1 9 6 6 4 , 500 Tennessee....................................... 23 2 , 8 0 4 ----- - 2 3 2 , 804 Texas.............................................. - - - - 12 45 , 548 - - 12 45 , 548 Utah ............................................... 13 26 , 018 -

- - - - - 13 26 , 018 Vir g inia.......................................... 127 29 , 7 4 0 ----- - 1 2 7 2 9 , 740 Washin g ton.................................... - - 1 2 , 580

- - - - 1 2 , 580 West Vir g inia Total ....................... 290 152 , 374 -

- - - - - 290 152 , 374 Northern....................................... 49 42 , 398 -

- - - - - 49 42 , 398 Southern....................................... 241 109 , 976 -

- - - - - 241 109 , 976 Wy omin g ....................................... - - 21 446 , 742

- - - - 21 446 , 742 A pp alachian Total ....................... 1 , 180 389 , 631 -
- - - 74 1 , 529 1 , 254 391 , 159 Northern...................................... 316 134 , 674 -

- - - 74 1 , 529 390 136 , 203 Central ........................................ 807 236 , 127 -

- - - - - 807 236 , 127 Southern...................................... 57 18 , 830 -

- - - - - 57 18 , 830 Interior Total ............................... 92 97 , 930 - - 15 53 , 459 - - 107 151 , 389 Illinois Basin............................... 76 95 , 089 -

- - - - - 76 95 , 089 Western Total............................... 26 73 , 328 32 515 , 332 5 30 , 789 - - 63 619 , 449 Powder River Basin.................... - - 18 472 , 202

- - - - 18 472 , 202 Uinta Re g ion............................... 20 52 , 246 3 9 , 200

- - - - 23 61 , 446 East of Miss. River....................... 1 , 256 484 , 720 -
- 1 3 , 797 74 1 , 529 1 , 331 490 , 046 West of Miss. River...................... 42 76 , 169 32 515 , 332 19 80 , 451 - - 93 671 , 952

U.S. Subtotal................................. 1 , 298 560 , 889 32 515 , 332 20 84 , 248 74 1 , 529 1 , 424 1 , 161 , 997 Refuse Recovery ........................... 12 743 -
- - - 2 9 14 752 U.S. Total...................................... 1 , 310 561 , 632 32 515 , 332 20 84 , 248 76 1 , 538 1 , 438 1 , 162 , 750

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see Glossary. 2One Mine in New Mexico periodically produces both bituminous and subbituminous coal. When this occurs, it is double counted as a subbituminous and bituminous mine, but is not double counted in the total. - = No data are reported. Note: • Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Source: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."

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## Table 7. Coal Production by Stat e, Mine Type, and Union Status, 2006 (Thousand Short Tons)
Union Nonunion Total Coal-Producing State and Region 1 Underground Surface Underground Surface Underground Surface
Alabama...................................................... 10 , 548 53 183 8 , 016 10 , 732 8 , 069 Alaska ......................................................... - 1 , 425

- - - 1 , 425 Arizona ....................................................... - 8 , 216

- - - 8 , 216 Arkansas ..................................................... - - 18 - 18

- Colorado ..................................................... 1 , 713 2 , 543 24 , 947 7 , 119 26 , 659 9 , 663 Illinois......................................................... 10 , 795 - 16 , 325 5 , 609 27 , 120 5 , 609 Indiana ........................................................ - - 10 , 736 24 , 375 10 , 736 24 , 375 Kansas......................................................... - - - 426 - 426 KentuckyTotal ........................................... 5 , 484 1 , 021 67 , 596 46 , 474 73 , 080 47 , 495 Eastern ...................................................... 636 1 , 021 48 , 573 43 , 122 49 , 209 44 , 143 Western..................................................... 4 , 848 - 19 , 022 3 , 352 23 , 870 3 , 352 Louisiana .................................................... - - - 4 , 114 - 4 , 114 Mary lan d

..................................................... - - 2 , 826 2 , 201 2 , 826 2 , 201 Mississi pp i.................................................. - - - 3 , 797 - 3 , 797 Missouri...................................................... - - - 394 - 394 Montana...................................................... - 26 , 961 321 14 , 541 321 41 , 502 N ew Mexico ............................................... 6 , 993 13 , 417

- 5 , 503 6 , 993 18 , 919 N orth Dakota .............................................. - 7 , 013

- 23 , 398 - 30 , 411 Ohio ............................................................ 4 , 370 123 10 , 756 7 , 444 15 , 126 7 , 567 Oklahoma.................................................... - - 464 1 , 530 464 1 , 530 Penns y lvania Total ..................................... 21 , 982 555 31 , 785 11 , 353 53 , 767 11 , 908 Anthracite ................................................. - 230 239 902 239 1 , 132 Bituminous ............................................... 21 , 982 325 31 , 547 10 , 450 53 , 529 10 , 776 Tennessee.................................................... - - 1 , 186 1 , 608 1 , 186 1 , 608 Texas........................................................... - 29 , 368

- 16 , 180 - 45 , 548 Utah ............................................................ 5 , 337 - 20 , 672 - 26 , 009

- Vir g inia....................................................... 1 , 877 519 16 , 770 10 , 509 18 , 647 11 , 028 Washin g ton................................................. - 2 , 580

- - - 2 , 580 West Vir g inia Total .................................... 37 , 558 9 , 068 47 , 024 58 , 621 84 , 582 67 , 689 Northern.................................................... 28 , 188 - 7 , 879 6 , 286 36 , 066 6 , 286 Southern.................................................... 9 , 370 9 , 068 39 , 146 52 , 335 48 , 516 61 , 404 Wy omin g
.................................................... 519 9 , 980

- 436 , 242 519 446 , 222 A pp alachian Total .................................... 76 , 972 11 , 340 159 , 105 142 , 873 236 , 076 154 , 213 Northern................................................... 54 , 540 678 53 , 246 27 , 283 107 , 786 27 , 961 Central ..................................................... 11 , 884 10 , 608 105 , 675 107 , 574 117 , 559 118 , 182 Southern................................................... 10 , 548 53 183 8 , 016 10 , 732 8 , 069 Interior Total ............................................ 15 , 643 29 , 368 46 , 566 59 , 777 62 , 209 89 , 145 Illinois Basin............................................ 15 , 643 - 46 , 084 33 , 335 61 , 727 33 , 335 Western Total............................................ 14 , 562 72 , 134 45 , 939 486 , 804 60 , 502 558 , 938 Powder River Basin................................. - 26 , 583

- 445 , 619 - 472 , 202 Uinta Re g ion............................................ 7 , 050 2 , 138 45 , 130 7 , 119 52 , 180 9 , 257 East of Miss. River.................................... 92 , 615 11 , 340 205 , 189 180 , 006 297 , 804 191 , 346 West of Miss. River................................... 14 , 562 101 , 502 46 , 421 509 , 448 60 , 983 610 , 950 Unknown 2

.................................................. - - - - 235 680 U.S. Total................................................... 107 , 177 112 , 842 251 , 610 689 , 454 359 , 022 802 , 976

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see Glossary. 2Includes mines with production of less than 10,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data. - = No data are reported. Note: • Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Excludes refuse recovery operations. Source: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 22 

## Table 8. Coal Disposition by State, 2006 (Thousand Short Tons) Coal-Producing State Open Market Sales 1 Captive Sales/Transactions 2Total
Alabama.......................................................

. 18 , 678

- 18 , 678 Alaska ..........................................................

. W

- W Arizona ........................................................

. W

- W Arkansas ......................................................

. W

- W Colorado ......................................................

. 34 , 130 2 , 008 36 , 138 Illinois..........................................................

. 29 , 259 2 , 584 31 , 844 Indiana .........................................................

. 27 , 606 7 , 077 34 , 683 Kansas..........................................................

. W

- W KentuckyTotal ............................................

. 115 , 124 3 , 082 118 , 205 Eastern .......................................................

. 88 , 269 2 , 810 91 , 079 Western......................................................

. 26 , 855 272 27 , 127 Louisiana .....................................................

. W W W Mary lan d

...................................................... . 4 , 557

- 4 , 557 Mississi pp i...................................................

. W

- W Missouri.......................................................

. W

- W Montana.......................................................

. W W 42 , 072 N ew Mexico ................................................

. W W 26 , 452 N orth Dakota ...............................................

. W W 30 , 371 Ohio .............................................................

. 21 , 026 1 , 187 22 , 213 Oklahoma.....................................................

. W W 2 , 036 Penns y lvania Total ......................................

. 63 , 690 2 , 823 66 , 512 Anthracite ..................................................

. W W 1 , 364 Bituminous ................................................

. W W 65 , 148 Tennessee.....................................................

. 2 , 800

- 2 , 800 Texas............................................................

. W W 44 , 707 Utah .............................................................

. 12 , 735 12 , 016 24 , 751 Vir g inia........................................................

. 20 , 823 8 , 307 29 , 130 Washin g ton..................................................

. - W W West Vir g inia Total .....................................

. 136 , 560 16 , 737 153 , 297 Northern.....................................................

. 37 , 801 4 , 147 41 , 948 Southern.....................................................

. 98 , 759 12 , 590 111 , 349 Wy omin g
..................................................... . 372 , 112 72 , 983 445 , 095 U.S. Total 3

.................................................. . 978 , 665 175 , 406 1 , 154 , 071

1 Open market sales include all coalsold on the open market to oth er coal companies or consumers. 2Captive sales transactions include all coalused by the producing company or sold to affiliated or parent companies. 3 Excludes mines producing less than 10,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data, and refuse recovery. - = No data are reported. W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure. Note: • Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Source: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report."

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 23 

## Table 9. Major U.S. Coal Mines, 2006

Rank Mine Names/Company Mine Type State Production (short tons) 1 Black Thunder/Thunder Basin Coal Com p an yLLC Surface Wy omin g 92 , 653 , 250 2 North Antelo p e Rochelle Mine/Powder River Coal , LLC Surface Wy omin g 88 , 527 , 969 3 Jacobs Ranch Mine/Jacobs Ranch Coal Com p an y Surface Wy omin g 40 , 000 , 376 4 Cordero Mine/Cordero Minin g Com p an ySurface Wy omin g 39 , 747 , 620 5 Antelo p e Coal Mine/Antelo p e Coal Com p an ySurface Wy omin g 33 , 879 , 292 6 Caballo Mine/Caballo Coal Com p an ySurface Wy omin g 32 , 775 , 697 7 Ea g le Butte Mine/Foundation Coal West Incor p orated Surface Wy omin g 25 , 355 , 158 8 Belle Ayr Mine/Foundation Coal West Incorp orated Surface Wy omin g 24 , 593 , 035 9 Buckskin Mine/Triton Coal Com p an ySurface Wy omin g 22 , 768 , 303 10 Rawhide Mine/Caballo Coal Com p an ySurface Wy omin g 17 , 032 , 317 11 Freedom Mine/Coteau Prop erties Com p anySurface North Dakota 15 , 243 , 391 12 S p rin g Creek Coal Com p an y/S p rin g Creek Coal Com p an y Surface Montana 14 , 541 , 054 13 Rosebud Mine & Crusher/Conve y or/Western EnergyCom p an y Surface Montana 12 , 731 , 701 14 Enlow Fork Mine/Consol Penns y lvania Coal Com p an y Underg round Penns y lvania 10 , 703 , 230 15 McElro yMine/McElro yCoal Com p an yUnderg round West Vir g inia 10 , 477 , 398 16 Baile yMine/Consol Penns y lvania Coal Com p an y Underg round Penns y lvania 10 , 174 , 574 17 Foidel Creek Mine/Twenty mile Coal Com p an yUnderg round Colorado 8 , 635 , 561 18 Nava j o Mine/BHP Nava j o Coal Com p an ySurface New Mexico 8 , 438 , 711 19 Kay enta Mine/Peabod yWestern Coal Com p an ySurface Arizona 8 , 216 , 255 20 Falkirk Mine/Falkirk Minin g Com p an ySurface North Dakota 8 , 155 , 004 21 Sufco/Can y on Fuel Com p an yLLC Underg round Utah 7 , 907 , 935 22 Cumberland Mine/Cumberland Coal Resources , LP Underg round Penns y lvania 7 , 515 , 984 23 Galatia Mine/The American Coal Com p an yUnderg round Illinois 7 , 214 , 080 24 Decker Mine/Decker Coal Com p an ySurface Montana 7 , 044 , 226 25 San Juan South/San Juan Coal Com p an yUnderg round New Mexico 6 , 993 , 143 26 Absaloka Mine/Washin g ton Group International Surface Montana 6 , 806 , 854 27 Jewett Mine/Texas Westmoreland Coal Co. Surface Texas 6 , 781 , 523 28 Three Oaks/Alcoa Incor p orated Surface Texas 6 , 724 , 731 29 CenturyMine/American Ener gyCor p oration Underg round Ohio 6 , 450 , 932 30 Loverid g e No 22/Consolidation Coal Com p an yUnderground West Virg inia 6 , 383 , 219 31 Colow y o Mine/Colow y o Coal Com p an yL P Surface Colorado 6 , 222 , 002 32 Beckville Stri p /TXU Minin g Com p an yLP Surface Texas 6 , 103 , 037 33 West Elk Mine/Mountain Coal Com p an y, L.L.C. Underg round Colorado 6 , 011 , 620 34 Emerald Mine No. 1/Emerald Coal Resources , LP Underg round Penns y lvania 5 , 922 , 161 35 DryFork Mine/DryFork Coal Com p an ySurface Wy omin g 5 , 860 , 998 36 Robinson Run No 95/Consolidation Coal Com p an y Underg round West Vir g inia 5 , 740 , 172 37 Lee Ranch Coal Com p an y/Lee Ranch Coal Co. Div. Peabody Surface New Mexico 5 , 502 , 565 38 Jim Brid g er Mine/Brid g er Coal Com p an ySurface Wy omin g 5 , 414 , 423 39 Elk Creek Mine/Oxbow Minin g, LLC Underg round Colorado 5 , 128 , 389 40 Blacksville No 2/Consolidation Coal Com p an yUnderg round Penns y lvania 5 , 039 , 423 41 Buchanan Mine #1/Consolidation Coal Com p an y Underg round Vir g inia 5 , 008 , 813 42 Mc Kinle y/The Pittsbur g & MidwayCoal Minin g Surface New Mexico 4 , 978 , 104 43 Oak Hill Strip/TXU Minin g Com p an yLP Surface Texas 4 , 843 , 839 44 Dotiki Mine/Webster CountyCoal LLC Underg round Kentucky 4 , 733 , 296 45 Wy odak/Wy odak Resources Develo p ment Co Surface Wy omin g 4 , 698 , 473 46 Federal No 2/Eastern Associated Coal Cor p Underg round West Vir g inia 4 , 621 , 992 47 Kemmerer Mine/The Pittsburg & MidwayCoal Minin g Surface Wy omin g 4 , 565 , 158 48 Twili g ht MTR Surface Mine/Pro g ress Coal Surface West Vir g inia 4 , 493 , 422 49 Cardinal/Warrior Coal LLC Underg round Kentucky 4 , 487 , 614 50 Bi g Brown Strip /TXU Minin g Com p an yLP Surface Texas 4 , 462 , 066 51 Bowie No 2 Mine/Bowie Resources LLC Underg round Colorado 4 , 420 , 073 52 Du g out Can y on Mine/Can y on Fuel Com p an yLLC Underg round Utah 4 , 387 , 000 53 Powhatan No. 6 Mine/The Ohio Valle yCoal Com p an y Underg round Ohio 4 , 370 , 226 54 Center Mine/BNI Coal Ltd Surface North Dakota 4 , 302 , 567 Subtotal 715 , 789 , 956 All Other Mines 446 , 959 , 703 U.S. Total 1 , 162 , 749 , 659

Note: • Major mines are mines that produced more than 4 million short tons in 2006. The company is the firm operating the mine. Source: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and/or U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 24 

## Table 10. Major U.S. Coal Producers, 2006 Rank Company Name Production (thousand short tons) Percent of Total Production 1 Peabod yCoal Co. 207 , 978 17.9 2 Rio Tinto EnergyAmerica , Inc. 134 , 390 11.6 3 Arch Coal , Inc. 129 , 458 11.1 4 Foundation Coal Cor p
. 69 , 280 6.0 5 CONSOL Energy, Inc. 63 , 243 5.4 6 A.T. Masse yCoal Co. , Inc. 38 , 318 3.3 7 N orth American Coal Corp . 31 , 168 2.7 8 Westmoreland Coal Co. 29 , 408 2.5 9 Alliance Coal , LLC 23 , 233 2.0 10 Peter Kiewit Sons , Inc. 22 , 732 2.0 11 TXU Corp
. 22 , 656 1.9 12 Robert Murray 20 , 426 1.8 13 International Coal Group, Inc. 19 , 486 1.7 14 BHP Minerals Group 18 , 508 1.6 15 Al p ha Natural Resources , LLC 18 , 356 1.6 16 Ma g num Coal Co. 11 , 260 1.0 17 James River Coal Co. 11 , 237 1.0 18 Ener gyCoal Resources , Inc. 10 , 002 0.9 19 Pittsburg & MidwayCoal Minin g Co. 9 , 543 0.8 20 PacifiCor p 9 , 162 0.8 21 Peter Kiewit/Kennecott 7 , 044 0.6 22 Alcoa , Inc. 6 , 725 0.6 23 Andalex Resources , Inc. 6 , 482 0.6 24 Western Fuels Association , Inc. 5 , 861 0.5 25 TECO Energy, Inc. 5 , 736 0.5 26 Wexford Cap ital LLC 5 , 358 0.5 27 Oxbow Carbon & Miner als , Inc. 5 , 128 0.4 Subtotal 942 , 178 81.0 All Other Coal Producers 220 , 572 19.0 U.S. Total 1 , 162 , 750 100.0

Note: • Major coal producers are companies that produced more than 5 million short tons in 2006. A controlling company of a mine is d efined 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: • COALdat, a product of RDI/Platts and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, "Quarterly M ine Employment and Coal Production Report."

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 25 

# Productive Capacity

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 26 

## Table 11. Productive Capacity of Coal Mines by State, 2006, 2005 (Thousand Short Tons)
2006 2005 Percent Change Coal-Producing State Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total
Alabama........................................ 16 , 540 9 , 888 26 , 428 15 , 139 10 , 165 25 , 304 9.3 -2.7 4.4 Alaska ........................................... - W W

- W W - W W Arizona ......................................... - W W

- W W - W W Arkansas ....................................... W - W

-- - W - W Colorado ....................................... 32 , 836 11 , 099 43 , 935 32 , 622 10 , 503 43 , 125 0.7 5.7 1.9 Illinois........................................... 35 , 560 7 , 914 43 , 473 32 , 666 7 , 495 40 , 162 8.9 5.6 8.2 Indiana .......................................... 12 , 122 27 , 821 39 , 944 11 , 837 27 , 253 39 , 089 2.4 2.1 2.2 Kansas........................................... - W W

- W W - W W KentuckyTotal ............................. 91 , 205 59 , 327 150 , 533 92 , 065 57 , 460 149 , 525 -0.9 3.2 0.7 Eastern ........................................ 63 , 278 54 , 664 117 , 942 66 , 372 51 , 807 118 , 179 -4.7 5.5 -0.2 Western....................................... 27 , 928 4 , 663 32 , 591 25 , 693 5 , 653 31 , 346 8.7 -17.5 4.0 Louisiana ...................................... - W W

- W W - W W Mary lan d

....................................... W W 5 , 891 W W 5 , 702 W W 3.3 Mississi pp i.................................... - W W

- W W - W W Missouri........................................ - W W

- W W - W W Montana........................................ W W 45 , 546 W W 47 , 003 W W -3.1 N ew Mexico ................................. W W 29 , 400 W W 29 , 503 W W -0.4 N orth Dakota ................................ - 32 , 900 32 , 900 - 33 , 500 33 , 500 - -1.8 -1.8 Ohio .............................................. 17 , 810 16 , 667 34 , 477 16 , 760 17 , 454 34 , 214 6.3 -4.5 0.8 Oklahoma...................................... W W 3 , 386 W W 2 , 294 W W 47.6 Penns y lvania Total ....................... 59 , 830 16 , 143 75 , 973 62 , 418 17 , 428 79 , 846 -4.1 -7.4 -4.9 Anthracite ................................... 279 2 , 017 2 , 295 258 2 , 636 2 , 894 7.9 -23.5 -20.7 Bituminous ................................. 59 , 551 14 , 126 73 , 678 62 , 160 14 , 792 76 , 952 -4.2 -4.5 -4.3 Tennessee...................................... 1 , 738 2 , 109 3 , 846 1 , 747 2 , 610 4 , 357 -0.5 -19.2 -11.7 Texas............................................. - 46 , 253 46 , 253 - 49 , 493 49 , 493 - -6.5 -6.5 Utah .............................................. 29 , 530 - 29 , 530 27 , 383 - 27 , 383 7.8 - 7.8 Vir g inia......................................... 20 , 716 11 , 784 32 , 500 23 , 661 15 , 970 39 , 631 -12.4 -26.2 -18.0 Washin g ton................................... - W W

- W W - W W West Vir g inia Total ...................... 117 , 465 86 , 432 203 , 897 121 , 396 82 , 404 203 , 800 -3.2 4.9 * Northern...................................... 39 , 587 6 , 394 45 , 982 41 , 205 6 , 804 48 , 010 -3.9 -6.0 -4.2 Southern...................................... 77 , 878 80 , 037 157 , 915 80 , 190 75 , 600 155 , 790 -2.9 5.9 1.4 Wy omin g
...................................... W W 519 , 749 W W 488 , 378 W W 6.4 U.S. Total.....................................
. 448 , 895 941 , 432 1 , 390 , 327 450 , 310 922 , 947 1 , 373 , 258 -0.3 2.0 1.2

* Absolute percentage less than 0.05. - = No data are reported. W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure. Note: • Productive capacity is the maximum amount of coal that can be produced annually as reported by mining companies on Form EIA-7A . Excludes mines producing less than 10,000 short tons, which are not required toprovide data and refuse recovery. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Source: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report."

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## Table 12. Capacity Utilization of Coal Mines by State, 2006, 2005 (Percent)
2006 2005 Coal-Producing State Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total
Alabama.........................................................

. 64.88 81.61 71.14 87.78 78.97 84.24 Alaska ............................................................

. - W W

- W W Arizona ..........................................................

. - W W

- W W Arkansas ........................................................

. W - W

- -- Colorado ........................................................

. 81.19 87.06 82.67 87.18 95.88 89.30 Illinois............................................................

. 76.27 70.87 75.28 80.64 75.66 79.71 Indiana ...........................................................

. 88.57 87.61 87.90 94.53 85.38 88.15 Kansas............................................................

. - W W

- W W KentuckyTotal ..............................................

. 80.13 80.06 80.10 79.97 79.92 79.95 Eastern ........................................................

. 77.77 80.75 79.15 78.31 79.46 78.82 Western.......................................................

. 85.47 71.88 83.53 84.26 84.14 84.24 Louisiana .......................................................

. - W W

- W W Mary lan d

........................................................ . W W 85.34 W W 90.72 Mississi pp i.....................................................

. - W W

- W W Missouri.........................................................

. - W W

- W W Montana.........................................................

. W W 91.83 W W 85.85 N ew Mexico ..................................................

. W W 88.14 W W 96.66 N orth Dakota .................................................

. - 92.43 92.43

- 89.42 89.42 Ohio ...............................................................

. 84.93 45.40 65.82 94.41 50.72 72.12 Oklahoma.......................................................

. W W 58.90 W W 80.59 Penns y lvania Total ........................................

. 89.87 73.76 86.45 87.37 72.56 84.14 Anthracite ...................................................

. 85.62 56.14 59.72 94.47 49.17 53.21 Bituminous .................................................

. 89.89 76.28 87.28 87.34 76.72 85.30 Tennessee.......................................................

. 68.26 76.24 72.64 68.93 75.95 73.13 Texas..............................................................

. - 98.47 98.47

- 92.82 92.82 Utah ...............................................................

. 88.08 - 88.08 89.55

- 89.55 Vir g inia..........................................................

. 90.02 93.58 91.31 69.03 70.95 69.81 Washin g ton....................................................

. - W W

- W W West Vir g inia Total .......................................

. 72.01 78.32 74.68 74.94 75.98 75.36 Northern......................................................

. 91.11 98.30 92.11 91.23 73.89 88.77 Southern......................................................

. 62.30 76.72 69.61 66.57 76.17 71.23 Wy omin g
....................................................... . W W 85.95 W W 82.79 U.S. Total......................................................
. 79.93 85.22 83.51 81.81 82.52 82.29

- = No data are reported. W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure. Note: • Capacity utilization is the ratio of annual production to annu al productive capacity. Excludes mines producing less than 10,0 00 short tons, which are not required to provide data and refuse recovery. Totals may not equal sum of components beca use of independent rounding. Source: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," 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 Mi nes by State and Mining Method, 2006 (Thousand Short Tons)
Continuous 1 Conventional and Other 2 Longwall 3Total Coal-Producing State Productive Capacity Capacity Utilization

Percent Productive Capacity Capacity Utilization

Percent Productive Capacity Capacity Utilization

Percent Productive Capacity Capacity Utilization

Percent Alabama......................................... W W -- W W 16 , 540 64.88 Arkansas ........................................ W W ---- W W Colorado ........................................ W W -- W W 32 , 836 81.19 Illinois............................................ W W -- W W 35 , 560 76.27 Indiana ........................................... 12 , 1 2 2 8 8

. 5 7 - - - -1 2 , 122 88.57 KentuckyTotal .............................. 87 , 421 W W 82.25 W W 91 , 205 80.13 Eastern ......................................... W W W W W W 63 , 278 77.77 Western........................................ W W W W - -2 7 , 928 85.47 Mary lan d

........................................ W W -- W W W W Montana......................................... W W ---- W W N ew Mexico .................................. - - - - W W W W Ohio ............................................... 3 , 060 86.90 W W W W 17 , 810 84.93 Oklahoma....................................... W W ---- W W Penns y lvania Total ........................ 14 , 558 74.48 W W W W 59 , 830 89.87 Anthracite .................................... W W W W

- - 279 85.62 Bituminous .................................. W W -- W W 59 , 551 89.89 Tennessee....................................... 1 , 7 3 8 6 8

. 2 6 - - - -1 , 738 68.26 Utah ............................................... 2 , 005 69.67 - - 27 , 525 89.42 29 , 530 88.08 Vir g inia.......................................... W W -- W W 20 , 716 90.02 West Vir g inia Total ....................... 66 , 866 65.98 653 99.98 49 , 946 79.71 117 , 465 72.01 Northern....................................... 10 , 312 70.96 - - 29 , 275 98.20 39 , 587 91.11 Southern....................................... 56 , 554 65.07 653 99.98 20 , 671 53.53 77 , 878 62.30 Wy omin g
....................................... W W ---- W W U.S. Total...................................... 231 , 780 75.52 4 , 134 79.59 212 , 981 84.73 448 , 895 79.93

1 Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by continuous mining methods. 2Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by conventional mining methods or mines that produce coal using short wall, 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 are reported. W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure. Note: • Productive capacity is the maximum amount of coal that can be produced annually. Capacity utilization is the ratio of total p roduction to annual productive capacity. Excludes mines producing less than 10,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data and recovery operations . Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Source: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," 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.

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 29 

# Recoverable Reserves

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 30 

## Table 14. Recoverable Coal Reserves and Average Recove ry Percentage at Producing Mines by State, 2006, 2005 (Million Short Tons)
2006 2005 Coal-Producing State Recoverable Coal Reserves Average Recovery Percentage Recoverable Coal Reserves Average Recovery Percentage Percent Change Recoverable Coal Reserves

Alabama...............................................

. 336 59.60 355 59.47 -5.5 Alaska ..................................................

. W W W W W Arizona ................................................

. W W W W W Arkansas ..............................................

. W W

- - - Colorado ..............................................

. 335 70.36 382 66.88 -12.3 Illinois..................................................

. 1 , 294 61.38 747 59.32 73.2 Indiana .................................................

. 384 69.10 382 67.55 0.6 Kansas..................................................

. W W W W W Kentuc kyTotal ....................................

. 1 , 134 54.76 1 , 169 55.26 -3.1 Eastern ...............................................

. 703 54.65 784 55.92 -10.4 Western..............................................

. 431 54.94 385 53.94 11.8 Louisiana .............................................

. W W W W W Mary lan d

.............................................. . 28 60.48 35 60.08 -21.2 Mississi pp i...........................................

. W W W W W Missouri...............................................

. W W W W W Montana...............................................

. 1 , 211 87.33 1 , 234 90.94 -1.9 N ew Mexico ........................................

. 504 90.56 526 89.12 -4.3 N orth Dakota .......................................

. 1 , 145 90.16 1 , 214 89.20 -5.7 Ohio .....................................................

. 291 73.10 371 73.55 -21.6 Oklahoma.............................................

. 23 62.25 15 67.77 51.5 Penns y lvania Total ..............................

. 548 71.78 616 69.06 -11.1 Anthracite ..........................................

. 16 66.86 21 55.65 -21.1 Bituminous ........................................

. 531 71.93 596 69.52 -10.8 Tennessee.............................................

. 21 61.92 19 65.57 8.0 Texas....................................................

. 730 90.79 772 93.28 -5.5 Utah .....................................................

. 243 57.80 281 60.37 -13.7 Vir g inia................................................

. 273 55.85 294 57.01 -7.1 Washin g ton..........................................

. W W W W W West Vir g inia Total .............................

. 1 , 793 59.43 1 , 741 60.33 3.0 Northern.............................................

. 284 62.92 325 59.68 -12.8 Southern.............................................

. 1 , 510 58.77 1 , 416 60.48 6.6 Wy omin g
............................................. . 7 , 890 91.57 7 , 975 92.99 -1.1 U.S. Total............................................
. 18 , 880 80.28 18 , 944 81.72 -0.3

- = No data are reported. W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure. Note: • Recoverable reserves represent the quantity of coal that can be recovered (i.e., mined) from existing coal reserves at reporti ng mines. Average recovery percentage represents the percentage of coal that can be recovered from coal reserves at reporting mines, weighted for all mine s in the reported geographic area. Excludes mines producing less than 10,000 short tons, which are not required toprovide data and refuse recovery. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Source: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 31 

## Table 15. Recoverable Coal Reserv es at Producing Mines, Estimated Recoverable Reserves, and Demonstrated Reserve Base by Mining Method, 2006 (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........................................ 280 497 986 56 2 , 271 3 , 188 336 2 , 767 4 , 174 Alaska ........................................... - 2 , 335 5 , 423 W 497 685 W 2 , 832 6 , 108 Arizona ......................................... - - - W

- - W -- Arkansas ....................................... W 127 272 - 101 144 W 228 417 Colorado ....................................... W 5 , 981 11 , 397 W 3 , 746 4 , 761 335 9 , 727 16 , 158 Georg ia ......................................... - 1 2

- 1 2 - 2 4 Idaho ............................................. - 2 4

- - - - 2 4 Illinois........................................... 1 , 255 27 , 910 87 , 865 40 10 , 068 16 , 543 1 , 294 37 , 978 104 , 408 Indiana .......................................... 249 3 , 611 8 , 720 135 416 711 384 4 , 027 9 , 431 Iowa .............................................. - 807 1 , 732 - 320 457 - 1 , 127 2 , 189 Kansas........................................... - - - W 680 972 W 680 972 KentuckyTotal ............................. 962 7 , 336 16 , 909 171 7 , 449 12 , 906 1 , 134 14 , 785 29 , 814 Eastern ........................................ 554 603 1 , 080 149 5 , 183 9 , 282 703 5 , 786 10 , 362 Western....................................... 408 6 , 733 15 , 829 23 2 , 266 3 , 624 431 8 , 999 19 , 452 Lo u isiana ...................................... - - - W 309 416 W 309 416 Mary lan d

....................................... W 314 572 W 42 62 28 356 634 Michi g an....................................... - 55 123

- 3 5 - 59 128 Mississi pp i.................................... - - - W

- - W -- Missouri........................................ - 689 1 , 479 W 3 , 157 4 , 510 W 3 , 846 5 , 989 Montana........................................ W 35 , 922 70 , 957 W 38 , 979 48 , 220 1 , 211 74 , 901 119 , 177 N ew Mexico ................................. W 2 , 794 6 , 142 W 4 , 171 5 , 951 504 6 , 965 12 , 093 N orth Carolina.............................. - 5 11

- - - - 5 11 N orth Dakota ................................ - - - 1 , 145 6 , 877 9 , 015 1 , 145 6 , 877 9 , 015 Ohio .............................................. 192 7 , 706 17 , 515 99 3 , 760 5 , 745 291 11 , 466 23 , 260 Oklahoma...................................... W 573 1 , 230 W 225 321 23 798 1 , 551 Ore g on .......................................... - 6 15

- 2 3 - 9 17 Penns y lvania Total ....................... 468 10 , 652 23 , 113 79 1 , 035 4 , 236 548 11 , 687 27 , 349 Anthracite ................................... 2 340 3 , 843 14 420 3 , 353 16 760 7 , 196 Bituminous ................................. 466 10 , 312 19 , 270 65 615 883 531 10 , 927 20 , 153 South Dakota ................................ - - - - 277 366 - 277 366 Tennessee...................................... 12 278 508 8 178 262 21 456 770 Texas............................................. - - - 730 9 , 490 12 , 328 730 9 , 490 12 , 328 Utah .............................................. 243 2 , 488 5 , 076 - 212 268 243 2 , 700 5 , 344 Vir g inia......................................... 223 614 1 , 093 51 171 548 273 785 1 , 642 Washin g ton................................... - 674 1 , 332 W 6 8 W 681 1 , 340 West Vir g inia Total ...................... 1 , 206 15 , 485 29 , 015 588 2 , 329 3 , 691 1 , 793 17 , 814 32 , 706 Northern...................................... 252 NA NA 32 NA NA 284 NA NA Southern...................................... 954 NA NA 556 NA NA 1 , 510 NA NA Wy omin g
...................................... W 22 , 949 42 , 499 W 17 , 195 20 , 762 7 , 890 40 , 144 63 , 261 U.S. Total.....................................
. 5 , 897 149 , 814 333 , 991 12 , 983 113 , 967 157 , 085 18 , 880 263 , 781 491 , 076

- = No data are reported. W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure. NA = Not Available. 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 consideredrecoverable after excluding c oal estimated to be unavailable due to land use restrictions or currently economically unattractive for mining, and after applying assumed mining recovery rates; see Glossary for criteria. • The effective date for the demonstrated reserve base, as customarily worded, is "Remaining as of January 1, 2007." These data are contemporaneous with th e Recoverable Reserves at Producing Mines, customarily presented as of the end of the past year's mining, that is in this case, December 31, 2006. • 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 10,000 short tons, which are not required to provide reserves data. Source: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report," and EIA estimates.

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 32 

## Table 16. Recoverable Coal Reserv es and Average Recovery Percentage at Producing Underground Coal Mines by State and Mining Method, 2006 (Million Short Tons)
Continuous 1 Conventional and Other 2 Longwall 3Total 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......................................... W W -- W W 280 53.46 Arkansas ........................................ W W ---- W W Colorado ........................................ W W -- W W 300 68.12 Illinois............................................ W W -- W W 1 , 255 60.87 Indiana ........................................... 249 62.53 - - - -2 4 9 6 2

. 5 3 KentuckyTotal .............................. 937 W W 56.69 W W 962 49.52 Eastern ......................................... W W W W W W 554 47.03 Western........................................ W W W W

- - 408 52.90 Mary lan d

........................................ W W -- W W W W Montana......................................... W W ---- W W N ew Mexico .................................. - - - - W W W W Ohio ............................................... 24 53.73 W W W W 192 66.96 Oklahoma....................................... W W ---- W W Penns y lvania Total ........................ 125 64.79 W W W W 468 69.98 Anthracite .................................... W W W W

- - 2 76.23 Bituminous .................................. W W -- W W 466 69.95 Tennessee....................................... 12 45.44 - - - -1 2 4 5

. 4 4 Utah ............................................... 29 65.74 -

- 214 56.74 243 57.80 Vir g inia.......................................... W W -- W W 223 48.41 West Vir g inia Total ....................... 700 52.43 10 60.00 496 49.18 1 , 206 51.16 Northern....................................... 111 57.23

- - 141 65.47 252 61.84 Southern....................................... 589 51.52 10 60.00 355 42.71 954 48.33 Wy omin g
....................................... W W ---- W W U.S. Total...................................... 3 , 044 56.07 40 59.68 2 , 812 61.30 5 , 897 58.59

1 Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by continuous mining methods. 2Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by conventional mining methods or mines that produce coal using short wall, 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 are reported. W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure. 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 th at can be recovered from coal re serves at reporting mines, weig hted for all mines in the reported geographic area. Excludes mines producing less than 10,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data and refuse recovery. Source: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 33 

## Table 17. Recoverable Coal Reserv es and Average Recovery Percentage at Producing U.S. Mines by Mine Production Range and Mine Type, 2006 (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 .................................................. 3 , 755 59.67 12 , 255 90.61 16 , 010 83.35 500 to 1 , 000................................................ 686 50.33 268 81.32 954 59.03 200 to 500 ................................................... 860 60.77 232 82.19 1 , 092 65.32 100 to 200 ................................................... 179 58.48 87 82.60 265 66.35 50 to 100 ..................................................... 257 61.45 86 87.30 344 67.95 10 to 50 ....................................................... 159 52.43 56 75.30 215 58.38 U.S. Total................................................... 5 , 897 58.59 12 , 983 90.13 18 , 880 80.28

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 th at can be recovered from coal re serves at reporting mines, weig hted for all mines in the reported geographic area. Excludes mines producing less than 10,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data and refuse recovery. Source: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 34 

# Employment

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 35 

## Table 18. Average Number of Employees by State and Mine Type, 2006, 2005
2006 2005 Percent Change Coal-Producing State and Region 1 Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total
Alabama........................................ 2 , 621 1 , 574 4 , 195 2 , 887 1 , 251 4 , 138 -9.2 25.8 1.4 Alaska ........................................... - 96 96 - 97 97 - -1.0 -1.0 Arizona ......................................... - 418 418 - 567 567 - -26.3 -26.3 Arkansas ....................................... 41 2 43

- 2 2 - - NM Colorado ....................................... 1 , 682 547 2 , 229 1 , 640 586 2 , 226 2.6 -6.7 0.1 Illinois........................................... 3 , 507 470 3 , 977 3 , 393 424 3 , 817 3.4 10.8 4.2 Indiana .......................................... 1 , 231 1 , 627 2 , 858 1 , 143 1 , 540 2 , 683 7.7 5.6 6.5 Kansas........................................... - 61 61 - 25 25 - 144.0 144.0 KentuckyTotal ............................. 11 , 902 6 , 057 17 , 959 11 , 137 5 , 853 16 , 990 6.9 3.5 5.7 Eastern ........................................ 9 , 303 5 , 707 15 , 010 8 , 883 5 , 407 14 , 290 4.7 5.5 5.0 Western....................................... 2 , 599 350 2 , 949 2 , 254 446 2 , 700 15.3 -21.5 9.2 Louisiana ...................................... - 243 243 - 242 242 - 0.4 0.4 Mary lan d ....................................... 205 285 490 272 230 502 -24.6 23.9 -2.4 Mississi pp i.................................... - 178 178 - 193 193 - -7.8 -7.8 Missouri........................................ - 20 20 - 24 24 - -16.7 -16.7 Montana........................................ 58 884 942 53 782 835 9.4 13.0 12.8 N ew Mexico ................................. 368 1 , 004 1 , 372 362 1 , 046 1 , 408 1.7 -4.0 -2.6 N orth Dakota ................................ - 947 947 - 927 927 - 2.2 2.2 Ohio .............................................. 1 , 384 1 , 029 2 , 413 1 , 384 1 , 150 2 , 534 - -10.5 -4.8 Oklahoma...................................... 73 151 224 48 148 196 52.1 2.0 14.3 Penns y lvania Total ....................... 5 , 099 2 , 427 7 , 526 5 , 043 2 , 566 7 , 609 1.1 -5.4 -1.1 Anthracite ................................... 226 643 869 228 663 891 -0.9 -3.0 -2.5 Bituminous ................................. 4 , 873 1 , 784 6 , 657 4 , 815 1 , 903 6 , 718 1.2 -6.3 -0.9 Tennessee...................................... 333 327 660 318 373 691 4.7 -12.3 -4.5 Texas............................................. - 2 , 138 2 , 138 - 2 , 196 2 , 196 - -2.6 -2.6 Utah .............................................. 2 , 030 6 2 , 036 1 , 812 5 1 , 817 12.0 20.0 12.1 Vir g inia......................................... 3 , 623 1 , 639 5 , 262 3 , 577 1 , 557 5 , 134 1.3 5.3 2.5 Washin g ton................................... - 673 673 - 672 672 - 0.1 0.1 West Virg inia Total ...................... 13 , 190 6 , 886 20 , 076 12 , 483 6 , 128 18 , 611 5.7 12.4 7.9 Northern...................................... 3 , 982 639 4 , 621 4 , 085 544 4 , 629 -2.5 17.5 -0.2 Southern...................................... 9 , 208 6 , 247 15 , 455 8 , 398 5 , 584 13 , 982 9.6 11.9 10.5 Wy omin g ...................................... 128 5 , 709 5 , 837 62 4 , 988 5 , 050 106.5 14.5 15.6 A pp alachian Total ......................
. 35 , 758 19 , 874 55 , 632 34 , 847 18 , 662 53 , 509 2.6 6.5 4.0 Northern..................................... 10 , 670 4 , 380 15 , 050 10 , 784 4 , 490 15 , 274 -1.1 -2.4 -1.5 Central ....................................... 22 , 467 13 , 920 36 , 387 21 , 163 12 , 921 34 , 084 6.2 7.7 6.8 Southern..................................... 2 , 621 1 , 574 4 , 195 2 , 900 1 , 251 4 , 151 -9.6 25.8 1.1 Interior Total ..............................
. 7 , 451 5 , 240 12 , 691 6 , 838 5 , 240 12 , 078 9.0 - 5.1 Illinois Basin.............................. 7 , 337 2 , 447 9 , 784 6 , 790 2 , 410 9 , 200 8.1 1.5 6.3 Western Total..............................
. 4 , 266 10 , 284 14 , 550 3 , 929 9 , 670 13 , 599 8.6 6.3 7.0 Powder River Basin................... - 5 , 852 5 , 852 - 5 , 053 5 , 053 - 15.8 15.8 Uinta Re g ion.............................. 3 , 657 525 4 , 182 3 , 394 562 3 , 956 7.7 -6.6 5.7 East of Miss. River......................
. 43 , 095 22 , 499 65 , 594 41 , 637 21 , 265 62 , 902 3.5 5.8 4.3 West of Miss. River.....................
. 4 , 380 12 , 899 17 , 279 3 , 977 12 , 307 16 , 284 10.1 4.8 6.1

U.S. Subtotal................................
. 47 , 475 35 , 398 82 , 873 45 , 614 33 , 572 79 , 186 4.1 5.4 4.7 Refuse Recovery .......................... . - - 86
- - 97 - - -11.3 U.S. Total.....................................
. 47 , 475 35 , 398 82 , 959 45 , 614 33 , 572 79 , 283 4.1 5.4 4.6

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see Glossary. - = No data are reported. NM = Not meaningful due to changes of 500 percent or more. Note: • Includes all employees engaged in production, preparation, proces sing, development, maintenance, repair shop, or yard work at mining operations, including office workers. Excludes preparation plan ts with less than 5,000 employee hours per year, which are not required to provide da ta. Source: • U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production R eport."

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 36 

## Table 19. Average Number of Employees at Undergro und and Surface Mines by State and Mine Production Range, 2006 Mine Production Range (thousand short tons) Coal-Producing State, Region 1 , and Mine Type 1,000 and Greater 500 to 1,000 200 to 500 100 to 200 50 to 100 10 to 50 Less Than 10 Zero 2 Total Number of Employees

Alabama......................................................
. 1 , 745 1 , 145 429 225 252 230 39 130 4 , 195 Underg roun d

............................................. . 1 , 745 750

- 25 42 9 3 47 2 , 621 Surface......................................................

. - 395 429 200 210 221 36 83 1 , 574 Alaska .........................................................
. 9 6 ----- - -9 6 Surface......................................................

. 9 6 ----- - -9 6 Arizona .......................................................
. 4 1 1 ----- - 74 1 8 Surface......................................................

. 4 1 1 ----- - 74 1 8 Arkansas.....................................................
. - - - - -4 1 2 -4 3 Underg roun d

............................................. . - - - - -4 1 - -4 1 Surface......................................................

. - ----- 2 -2 Colorado .....................................................
. 2 , 054 20 108
- 41 - - 6 2 , 229 Underg roun d

............................................. . 1 , 596 - 80

- - - - 6 1 , 682 Surface......................................................

. 458 20 28

- 41 - - - 547 Illinois .........................................................
. 3 , 378 67 312
- 55 2 - 163 3 , 977 Underg roun d

............................................. . 3 , 110 - 227

- 55 - - 115 3 , 507 Surface......................................................

. 268 67 85

- - 2 - 48 470 Indiana........................................................
. 2 , 193 191 206
- 75 16 3 174 2 , 858 Underg roun d

............................................. . 948 - 156

- 39 - - 88 1 , 231 Surface......................................................

. 1 , 245 191 50

- 36 16 3 86 1 , 627 Kansas.........................................................
. - - 32 13
- - - 16 61 Surface......................................................

. - - 32 13

- - - 16 61 KentuckyTotal ..........................................
. 4 , 359 3 , 350 3 , 395 1 , 935 1 , 423 927 518 2 , 052 17 , 959 Underg roun d

............................................. . 3 , 415 2 , 387 1 , 788 1 , 263 1 , 019 458 316 1 , 256 11 , 902 Surface......................................................

. 944 963 1 , 607 672 404 469 202 796 6 , 057 Eastern......................................................
. 1 , 987 3 , 276 3 , 272 1 , 848 1 , 306 899 509 1 , 913 15 , 010 Underg roun d

............................................. . 1 , 120 2 , 387 1 , 739 1 , 196 943 458 316 1 , 144 9 , 303 Surface......................................................

. 867 889 1 , 533 652 363 441 193 769 5 , 707 Western.....................................................
. 2 , 372 74 123 87 117 28 9 139 2 , 949 Underg roun d

............................................. . 2 , 2 9 5 -4 9 6 7 7 6 - - 1 1 2 2 , 599 Surface......................................................

. 77 74 74 20 41 28 9 27 350 Louisiana ....................................................
. 2 0 4 3 9---- - -2 4 3 Surface......................................................

. 2 0 4 3 9---- - -2 4 3 Mary land ....................................................
. 94 110 95 60 39 38 17 37 490 Underg roun d

............................................. . 94 - 54 23

- - - 34 205 Surface......................................................

. - 110 41 37 39 38 17 3 285 Mississi pp i ..................................................
. 1 7 8 ----- - -1 7 8 Surface......................................................

. 1 7 8 ----- - -1 7 8 Missouri ......................................................
. - - 8 12
- - - - 20 Surface......................................................

. - - 8 12

- - - - 20 Montana......................................................
. 872 - 70
- - - - - 942 Underg roun d

............................................. . - - 58

- - - - - 58 Surface......................................................

. 872 - 12

- - - - - 884 New Mexico ................................................
. 1 , 2 0 2 ----- - 1 7 0 1 , 372 Underg roun d

............................................. . 3 0 2 ----- - 6 6 3 6 8 Surface......................................................

. 9 0 0 ----- - 1 0 4 1 , 004 North Dakota .............................................
. 9 4 2----- - 59 4 7 Surface......................................................

. 9 4 2 ----- - 59 4 7 Ohio.............................................................
. 879 558 400 257 51 60 50 158 2 , 413 Underg roun d

............................................. . 879 243 129 64

- - - 69 1 , 384 Surface......................................................

. - 315 271 193 51 60 50 89 1 , 029 Oklahoma ...................................................
. - - 167 24
- 31 2 - 224 Underg roun d

............................................. . - -4 8 - -2 5 - -7 3 Surface......................................................

. - - 119 24

- 6 2 - 151 Penns y lvania Total ....................................
. 3 , 498 664 963 544 338 483 292 744 7 , 526 Underg roun d

............................................. . 3 , 498 443 451 245 32 61 52 317 5 , 099 Surface......................................................

. - 221 512 299 306 422 240 427 2 , 427 Anthracite.................................................
. - - 24 46 106 154 165 374 869 Underg roun d

............................................. . - - - 46

- 33 52 95 226 Surface......................................................

. - - 24 - 106 121 113 279 643 Bituminous ...............................................
. 3 , 498 664 939 498 232 329 127 370 6 , 657 Underg roun d

............................................. . 3 , 498 443 451 199 32 28 - 222 4 , 873 Surface......................................................

. - 221 488 299 200 301 127 148 1 , 784 Tennessee....................................................
. - - 357 44 50 129 17 63 660 Underg roun d

............................................. . - - 156

- 50 84 8 35 333 Surface......................................................

. - - 201 44

- 45 9 28 327 Texas ...........................................................
. 2 , 0 8 0 5 8---- - -2 , 138 Surface......................................................

. 2 , 0 8 0 5 8---- - -2 , 138 Utah.............................................................
. 1 , 554 270 54
- - 14 5 139 2 , 036 Underg roun d

............................................. . 1 , 554 270 54

- - 14 5 133 2 , 030
See footnotes at end of table.

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 37 

## Table 19. Average Number of Employees at Undergro und and Surface Mines by State and Mine Production Range, 2006 (Continued) Mine Production Range (thousand short tons) Coal-Producing State, Region 1 , and Mine Type 1,000 and Greater 500 to 1,000 200 to 500 100 to 200 50 to 100 10 to 50 Less Than 10 Zero 2 Total Number of Employees

U t a h ( c o n ti n u e d ) Surface......................................................

. - ----- - 66 Vir g inia.......................................................
. 984 683 1 , 521 530 405 338 126 675 5 , 262 Underg roun d

............................................. . 748 421 960 427 249 219 94 505 3 , 623 Surface......................................................

. 236 262 561 103 156 119 32 170 1 , 639 Washin g ton ................................................ . 6 7 3 ----- - -6 7 3 Surface......................................................

. 6 7 3 ----- - -6 7 3 West Vir g inia Total ...................................
. 8 , 286 3 , 323 3 , 590 1 , 046 756 597 178 2 , 300 20 , 076 Underg roun d

............................................. . 4 , 757 2 , 341 2 , 726 724 624 356 140 1 , 522 13 , 190 Surface......................................................

. 3 , 529 982 864 322 132 241 38 778 6 , 886 Northern ...................................................
. 2 , 817 624 513 76 102 123 47 319 4 , 621 Underg roun d

............................................. . 2 , 531 589 425 57 95 42 23 220 3 , 982 Surface......................................................

. 286 35 88 19 7 81 24 99 639 Southern ...................................................
. 5 , 469 2 , 699 3 , 077 970 654 474 131 1 , 981 15 , 455 Underg roun d

............................................. . 2 , 226 1 , 752 2 , 301 667 529 314 117 1 , 302 9 , 208 Surface......................................................

. 3 , 243 947 776 303 125 160 14 679 6 , 247 W y omin g ..................................................... . 5 , 640 128
- - 60 6 3 - 5 , 837 Underg roun d

............................................. . - 1 2 8---- - -1 2 8 Surface......................................................

. 5 , 640 -

- - 60 6 3 - 5 , 709 A pp alachian Total .....................................
. 17 , 473 9 , 759 10 , 627 4 , 554 3 , 197 2 , 774 1 , 228 6 , 020 55 , 632 Underg roun d

............................................. . 12 , 841 6 , 585 6 , 215 2 , 704 1 , 940 1 , 187 613 3 , 673 35 , 758 Surface......................................................

. 4 , 632 3 , 174 4 , 412 1 , 850 1 , 257 1 , 587 615 2 , 347 19 , 874 Northern ...................................................
. 7 , 288 1 , 956 1 , 971 937 530 704 406 1 , 258 15 , 050 Underg roun d

............................................. . 7 , 002 1 , 275 1 , 059 389 127 103 75 640 10 , 670 Surface......................................................

. 286 681 912 548 403 601 331 618 4 , 380 Central ......................................................
. 8 , 440 6 , 658 8 , 227 3 , 392 2 , 415 1 , 840 783 4 , 632 36 , 387 Underg roun d

............................................. . 4 , 094 4 , 560 5 , 156 2 , 290 1 , 771 1 , 075 535 2 , 986 22 , 467 Surface......................................................

. 4 , 346 2 , 098 3 , 071 1 , 102 644 765 248 1 , 646 13 , 920 Southern ...................................................
. 1 , 745 1 , 145 429 225 252 230 39 130 4 , 195 Underg roun d

............................................. . 1 , 745 750

- 25 42 9 3 47 2 , 621 Surface......................................................

. - 395 429 200 210 221 36 83 1 , 574 Interior Total .............................................
. 10 , 405 429 848 136 247 118 16 492 12 , 691 Underg roun d

............................................. . 6 , 353 - 480 67 170 66 - 315 7 , 451 Surface......................................................

. 4 , 052 429 368 69 77 52 16 177 5 , 240 Illinois Basin.............................................
. 7 , 943 332 641 87 247 46 12 476 9 , 784 Underg roun d

............................................. . 6 , 353 - 432 67 170 - - 315 7 , 337 Surface......................................................

. 1 , 590 332 209 20 77 46 12 161 2 , 447 Western Total.............................................
. 13 , 444 418 232 - 101 20 8 327 14 , 550 Underg roun d

............................................. . 3 , 452 398 192

- - 14 5 205 4 , 266 Surface......................................................

. 9 , 992 20 40 - 101 6 3 122 10 , 284 Powder River Basin.................................
. 5 , 792 -
- - 60 - - - 5 , 852 Surface......................................................

. 5 , 792 -

- - 60 - - - 5 , 852 Uinta Re g ion.............................................
. 3 , 608 290 79
- 41 14 5 145 4 , 182 Underg roun d

............................................. . 3 , 150 270 79

- - 14 5 139 3 , 657 Surface......................................................

. 458 20

- - 41 - - 6 525 East of Miss. River.....................................
. 25 , 594 10 , 091 11 , 268 4 , 641 3 , 444 2 , 820 1 , 240 6 , 496 65 , 594 Underg roun d

............................................. . 19 , 194 6 , 585 6 , 647 2 , 771 2 , 110 1 , 187 613 3 , 988 43 , 095 Surface......................................................

. 6 , 400 3 , 506 4 , 621 1 , 870 1 , 334 1 , 633 627 2 , 508 22 , 499 West of Miss. River....................................
. 15 , 728 515 439 49 101 92 12 343 17 , 279 Underg roun d

............................................. . 3 , 452 398 240

- - 80 5 205 4 , 380 Surface......................................................

. 12 , 276 117 199 49 101 12 7 138 12 , 899 Subtotal.......................................................
. 41 , 322 10 , 606 11 , 707 4 , 690 3 , 545 2 , 912 1 , 252 6 , 839 82 , 873 Underg roun d

............................................. . 22 , 646 6 , 983 6 , 887 2 , 771 2 , 110 1 , 267 618 4 , 193 47 , 475 Surface......................................................

. 18 , 676 3 , 623 4 , 820 1 , 919 1 , 435 1 , 645 634 2 , 646 35 , 398 Refuse Recovery ......................................... . - - - 31
- 37 16 2 86 U.S. Total....................................................
. 41 , 322 10 , 606 11 , 707 4 , 721 3 , 545 2 , 949 1 , 268 6 , 841 82 , 959

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see Glossary. 2Includes all employees at preparation plants and tipples not co-located with a mine. - = No data are reported. Note: • Includes all employees engaged in production, preparation, proces sing, 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 R eport."

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 38 

## Table 20. Average Number of Employ ees at Underground and Surface Mines by State and Union Status, 2006
Union 2 Nonunion 2 Coal-Producing State and Region 1 Underground Surface Underground Surface
Alabama................................................ 2 , 533 41 85 1 , 519 Alaska ...................................................

- 96

- - Arizona .................................................

- 418

- - Arkansas ...............................................

- - 41

- Colorado ............................................... 143 226 1 , 539 321 Illinois................................................... 1 , 610 50 1 , 897 420 Indiana ..................................................

- - 1 , 231 1 , 624 Kansas...................................................

- - - 61 KentuckyTotal ..................................... 770 89 10 , 816 5 , 783 Eastern ................................................ 173 89 8 , 814 5 , 431 Western............................................... 597

- 2 , 002 352 Louisiana ..............................................

- - - 243 Mary lan d

............................................... - - 205 268 Mississipp i............................................

- - - 178 Missouri................................................

- - - 20 Montana................................................

- 709 58 175 N ew Mexico ......................................... 368 765

- 239 N orth Dakota ........................................

- 281

- 666 Ohio ...................................................... 493 39 891 940 Oklahoma..............................................

- - 73 149 Penns y lvania Total ............................... 2 , 335 280 2 , 712 1 , 922 Anthracite ........................................... 3 206 171 324 Bituminous ......................................... 2 , 332 74 2 , 541 1 , 598 Tennessee..............................................

- - 325 318 Texas.....................................................

- 1 , 288

- 850 Utah ...................................................... 557

- 1 , 468 8 Vir g inia................................................. 527 85 3 , 002 1 , 536 Washin g ton...........................................

- 673

- - West Vir g inia Total .............................. 4 , 710 945 8 , 340 5 , 903 Northern.............................................. 2 , 538

- 1 , 421 615 Southern.............................................. 2 , 172 945 6 , 919 5 , 288 Wy omin g
.............................................. 128 521

- 5 , 185 A pp alachian Total .............................. 10 , 771 1 , 479 24 , 374 17 , 837 Northern............................................. 5 , 366 319 5 , 229 3 , 745 Central ............................................... 2 , 872 1 , 119 19 , 060 12 , 573 Southern............................................. 2 , 533 41 85 1 , 519 Interior Total ...................................... 2 , 207 1 , 338 5 , 244 3 , 897 Illinois Basin...................................... 2 , 207 50 5 , 130 2 , 396 Western Total...................................... 1 , 196 3 , 689 3 , 065 6 , 594 Powder River Basin........................... - 697 - 5 , 155 Uinta Re g ion...................................... 700 198 2 , 952 329 East of Miss. River.............................. 12 , 978 1 , 529 29 , 504 20 , 411 West of Miss. River............................. 1 , 196 4 , 977 3 , 179 7 , 917 U.S. Total............................................. 14 , 174 6 , 506 32 , 683 28 , 328

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see Glossary. 2Includes all employees at preparation plants and tipples not co-located with a mine. - = No data are reported. Note: • Includes all employees engaged in production, preparation, proces sing, development, maintenance, repair shop, or yard work at mining operations, including office workers. Excludes mines producing less than 10,000 short tons and preparation plants with less than 5,000 employee hours per year, which are not required to provide data. Source: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 39 

# Productivity

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 40 

## Table 21. Coal Mining Productivity by State and Mine Type, 2006, 2005

Number of Mining Operations 2 Number of Employees 3 Average Production per Employee

per Hour (short tons) 4 Coal-Producing State, Region 1 , and Mine Type 2006 2005 Percent Change 2006 2005 Percent Change 2006 2005 Percent Change Alabama.......................................
. 68 62 9.7 4 , 195 4 , 138 1.4 2.01 2.18 -8.0 Underg roun d .............................. 14 14 - 2 , 621 2 , 887 -9.2 1.74 1.99 -12.4 Surface....................................... 54 48 12.5 1 , 574 1 , 251 25.8 2.51 2.60 -3.4 Alaska ..........................................
. 1 1 - 96 97 -1.0 6.48 6.71 -3.5 Surface....................................... 1 1

- 96 97 -1.0 6.48 6.71 -3.5 Arizona ........................................
. 2 3 -33.3 418 567 -26.3 7.69 8.22 -6.4 Surface....................................... 2 3 -33.3 418 567 -26.3 7.69 8.22 -6.4 Arkansas......................................
. 2 1 100.0 43 2 NM 0.24 0.80 -70.3 Underg roun d .............................. 1 - - 41

- - 0.19 -

- Surface....................................... 1 1

- 2 2 - 2.48 0.80 209.1 Colorado ......................................
. 13 14 -7.1 2 , 229 2 , 226 0.1 7.90 8.52 -7.2 Underg roun d .............................. 8 9 -11.1 1 , 682 1 , 640 2.6 7.72 8.65 -10.8 Surface....................................... 5 5 - 547 586 -6.7 8.46 8.17 3.6 Illinois ..........................................
. 33 31 6.5 3 , 977 3 , 817 4.2 3.70 3.70 * Underg roun d .............................. 21 18 16.7 3 , 507 3 , 393 3.4 3.52 3.46 1.9 Surface....................................... 12 13 -7.7 470 424 10.8 4.89 5.50 -11.2 Indiana.........................................
. 45 48 -6.3 2 , 858 2 , 683 6.5 4.81 5.06 -5.0 Underg roun d .............................. 15 19 -21.1 1 , 231 1 , 143 7.7 3.46 3.89 -11.2 Surface....................................... 30 29 3.4 1 , 627 1 , 540 5.6 5.82 5.92 -1.8 Kansas..........................................
. 3 1 200.0 61 25 144.0 3.64 2.94 23.8 Surface....................................... 3 1 200.0 61 25 144.0 3.64 2.94 23.8 KentuckyTotal ...........................
. 592 560 5.7 17 , 959 16 , 990 5.7 2.96 3.13 -5.6 Underg roun d .............................. 300 291 3.1 11 , 902 11 , 137 6.9 2.68 2.93 -8.4 Surface....................................... 292 269 8.6 6 , 057 5 , 853 3.5 3.51 3.52 -0.5 Eastern.......................................
. 556 524 6.1 15 , 010 14 , 290 5.0 2.78 2.93 -5.2 Underg roun d .............................. 280 273 2.6 9 , 303 8 , 883 4.7 2.37 2.64 -10.4 Surface....................................... 276 251 10.0 5 , 707 5 , 407 5.5 3.45 3.40 1.4 Western......................................
. 36 36 - 2 , 949 2 , 700 9.2 3.78 4.11 -8.2 Underg roun d .............................. 20 18 11.1 2 , 599 2 , 254 15.3 3.69 3.94 -6.4 Surface....................................... 16 18 -11.1 350 446 -21.5 4.54 5.12 -11.1 Louisiana .....................................
. 2 2 - 243 242 0.4 7.84 7.98 -1.7 Surface....................................... 2 2 - 243 242 0.4 7.84 7.98 -1.7 Mary land .....................................
. 22 19 15.8 490 502 -2.4 4.82 4.75 1.5 Underg roun d .............................. 5 4 25.0 205 272 -24.6 6.10 5.33 14.4 Surface....................................... 17 15 13.3 285 230 23.9 3.81 4.05 -6.0 Mississi pp i ...................................
. 1 1 - 178 193 -7.8 10.38 8.87 17.1 Surface....................................... 1 1 - 178 193 -7.8 10.38 8.87 17.1 Missouri .......................................
. 2 2 - 20 24 -16.7 10.20 11.25 -9.3 Surface....................................... 2 2

- 20 24 -16.7 10.20 11.25 -9.3 Montana.......................................
. 6 6 - 942 835 12.8 21.98 23.26 -5.5 Underg roun d .............................. 1 1 - 58 53 9.4 2.65 1.50 76.6 Surface....................................... 5 5 - 884 782 13.0 23.30 24.70 -5.7 New Mexico .................................
. 5 5 - 1 , 372 1 , 408 -2.6 8.62 9.68 -10.9 Underg roun d .............................. 2 2 - 368 362 1.7 8.07 9.87 -18.3 Surface....................................... 3 3 - 1 , 004 1 , 046 -4.0 8.85 9.61 -7.9 North Dakota ..............................
. 5 4 25.0 947 927 2.2 16.91 16.84 0.4 Surface....................................... 5 4 25.0 947 927 2.2 16.91 16.84 0.4 Ohio..............................................
. 71 74 -4.1 2 , 413 2 , 534 -4.8 4.04 4.02 0.4 Underg roun d .............................. 20 20 - 1 , 384 1 , 384 - 4.81 4.90 -1.9 Surface....................................... 51 54 -5.6 1 , 029 1 , 150 -10.5 3.06 3.05 0.3 Oklahoma ....................................
. 10 9 11.1 224 196 14.3 3.35 3.55 -5.7 Underg roun d .............................. 2 1 100.0 73 48 52.1 2.44 3.55 -31.3 Surface....................................... 8 8 - 151 148 2.0 3.78 3.55 6.3 Penns y lvania Total .....................
. 358 357 0.3 7 , 526 7 , 609 -1.1 3.90 3.96 -1.6 Underg roun d .............................. 87 88 -1.1 5 , 099 5 , 043 1.1 4.52 4.71 -4.0 Surface....................................... 271 269 0.7 2 , 427 2 , 566 -5.4 2.44 2.38 2.3 Anthracite..................................
. 124 115 7.8 869 891 -2.5 0.95 0.95 0.6 Underg roun d .............................. 35 31 12.9 226 228 -0.9 0.68 0.63 6.6 Surface....................................... 89 84 6.0 643 663 -3.0 1.04 1.04 -0.1 Bituminous ................................
. 234 242 -3.3 6 , 657 6 , 718 -0.9 4.21 4.31 -2.3 Underg roun d .............................. 52 57 -8.8 4 , 873 4 , 815 1.2 4.65 4.86 -4.2 Surface....................................... 182 185 -1.6 1 , 784 1 , 903 -6.3 2.87 2.81 2.2 Tennessee.....................................
. 36 38 -5.3 660 691 -4.5 2.06 2.04 0.8 Underg roun d .............................. 16 18 -11.1 333 318 4.7 1.97 2.21 -10.9 Surface....................................... 20 20 - 327 373 -12.3 2.14 1.95 9.2 Texas ............................................
. 12 13 -7.7 2 , 138 2 , 196 -2.6 9.90 9.70 2.1 Surface....................................... 12 13 -7.7 2 , 138 2 , 196 -2.6 9.90 9.70 2.1 Utah..............................................
. 20 19 5.3 2 , 036 1 , 817 12.1 6.15 6.37 -3.3 Underg roun d .............................. 19 18 5.6 2 , 030 1 , 812 12.0 6.18 6.39 -3.3
See footnotes at end of table.

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 41 

## Table 21. Coal Mini ng Productivity by State and MineType, 2006, 2005 (Continued)

Number of Mining Operations 2 Number of Employees 3 Average Production per Employee

per Hour (short tons) 4 Coal-Producing State, Region 1 , and Mine Type 2006 2005 Percent Change 2006 2005 Percent Change 2006 2005 Percent Change Utah (continued) Surface....................................... 1 1

- 6 5 20.0 - - - Vir g inia........................................
. 170 179 -5.0 5 , 262 5 , 134 2.5 2.67 2.54 5.0 Underg roun d .............................. 98 109 -10.1 3 , 623 3 , 577 1.3 2.48 2.25 10.3 Surface....................................... 72 70 2.9 1 , 639 1 , 557 5.3 3.07 3.13 -2.1 Washin g ton ................................. . 1 1 - 673 672 0.1 2.03 3.71 -45.2 Surface....................................... 1 1 - 673 672 0.1 2.03 3.71 -45.2 West Vir g inia Total ....................
. 419 398 5.3 20 , 076 18 , 611 7.9 3.32 3.60 -7.8 Underg roun d .............................. 247 233 6.0 13 , 190 12 , 483 5.7 2.87 3.26 -12.0 Surface....................................... 172 165 4.2 6 , 886 6 , 128 12.4 4.14 4.26 -2.8 Northern ....................................
. 70 71 -1.4 4 , 621 4 , 629 -0.2 4.12 4.13 -0.2 Underg roun d .............................. 41 39 5.1 3 , 982 4 , 085 -2.5 4.02 4.16 -3.3 Surface....................................... 29 32 -9.4 639 544 17.5 4.78 3.91 22.1 Southern ....................................
. 349 327 6.7 15 , 455 13 , 982 10.5 3.09 3.43 -10.0 Underg roun d .............................. 206 194 6.2 9 , 208 8 , 398 9.6 2.36 2.83 -16.4 Surface....................................... 143 133 7.5 6 , 247 5 , 584 11.9 4.08 4.29 -4.9 W y omin g ...................................... . 21 19 10.5 5 , 837 5 , 050 15.6 35.46 38.01 -6.7 Underg roun d .............................. 1 1 - 128 62 106.5 1.84 3.50 -47.6 Surface....................................... 20 18 11.1 5 , 709 4 , 988 14.5 36.24 38.39 -5.6 A pp alachian Total ......................
. 1 , 700 1 , 651 3.0 55 , 632 53 , 509 4.0 3.13 3.28 -4.6 Underg roun d .............................. 767 759 1.1 35 , 758 34 , 847 2.6 2.95 3.19 -7.6 Surface....................................... 933 892 4.6 19 , 874 18 , 662 6.5 3.45 3.43 0.4 Northern ....................................
. 521 521 - 15 , 050 15 , 274 -1.5 4.02 4.05 -0.8 Underg roun d .............................. 153 151 1.3 10 , 670 10 , 784 -1.1 4.40 4.54 -3.1 Surface....................................... 368 370 -0.5 4 , 380 4 , 490 -2.4 3.02 2.85 5.8 Central .......................................
. 1 , 111 1 , 067 4.1 36 , 387 34 , 084 6.8 2.89 3.07 -6.0 Underg roun d .............................. 600 593 1.2 22 , 467 21 , 163 6.2 2.38 2.65 -10.3 Surface....................................... 511 474 7.8 13 , 920 12 , 921 7.7 3.67 3.71 -1.2 Southern ....................................
. 68 63 7.9 4 , 195 4 , 151 1.1 2.01 2.18 -7.9 Underg roun d .............................. 14 15 -6.7 2 , 621 2 , 900 -9.6 1.74 1.99 -12.2 Surface....................................... 54 48 12.5 1 , 574 1 , 251 25.8 2.51 2.60 -3.4 Interior Total ..............................
. 146 144 1.4 12 , 691 12 , 078 5.1 5.10 5.29 -3.7 Underg roun d .............................. 59 56 5.4 7 , 451 6 , 838 9.0 3.54 3.70 -4.3 Surface....................................... 87 88 -1.1 5 , 240 5 , 240 - 7.35 7.43 -1.0 Illinois Basin..............................
. 114 115 -0.9 9 , 784 9 , 200 6.3 4.07 4.25 -4.1 Underg roun d .............................. 56 55 1.8 7 , 337 6 , 790 8.1 3.57 3.70 -3.5 Surface....................................... 58 60 -3.3 2 , 447 2 , 410 1.5 5.49 5.72 -4.1 Western Total..............................
. 74 72 2.8 14 , 550 13 , 599 7.0 20.19 20.47 -1.4 Underg roun d .............................. 31 31 - 4 , 266 3 , 929 8.6 6.77 7.54 -10.1 Surface....................................... 43 41 4.9 10 , 284 9 , 670 6.3 25.70 25.63 0.3 Powder River Basin..................
. 18 17 5.9 5 , 852 5 , 053 15.8 37.57 40.11 -6.3 Underg roun d

.............................. - - - - - - - - - Surface....................................... 18 17 5.9 5 , 852 5 , 053 15.8 37.57 40.11 -6.3 Uinta Re g ion..............................
. 31 31 - 4 , 182 3 , 956 5.7 7.11 7.60 -6.5 Underg roun d .............................. 26 26 - 3 , 657 3 , 394 7.7 6.92 7.51 -7.8 Surface....................................... 5 5 - 525 562 -6.6 8.41 8.16 3.0 East of Miss. River......................
. 1 , 815 1 , 767 2.7 65 , 594 62 , 902 4.3 3.29 3.44 -4.3 Underg roun d .............................. 823 814 1.1 43 , 095 41 , 637 3.5 3.06 3.28 -6.7 Surface....................................... 992 953 4.1 22 , 499 21 , 265 5.8 3.74 3.75 -0.2 West of Miss. River.....................
. 105 100 5.0 17 , 279 16 , 284 6.1 18.33 18.50 -0.9 Underg roun d .............................. 34 32 6.3 4 , 380 3 , 977 10.1 6.62 7.48 -11.5 Surface....................................... 71 68 4.4 12 , 899 12 , 307 4.8 22.27 21.99 1.3 Subtotal........................................
. 1 , 920 1 , 867 2.8 82 , 873 79 , 186 4.7 6.27 6.36 -1.5 Underg roun d .............................. 857 846 1.3 47 , 475 45 , 614 4.1 3.37 3.62 -7.0 Surface....................................... 1 , 063 1 , 021 4.1 35 , 398 33 , 572 5.4 10.19 10.04 1.5 Refuse Recovery .......................... . 15 18 -16.7 86 97 -11.3 4.33 3.99 8.5 U.S. Total.....................................
. 1 , 935 1 , 885 2.7 82 , 959 79 , 283 4.6 6.26 6.36 -1.5

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see Glossary. 2Mining operations that consist of a mine and preparation plant or preparation plant only processing both underground and surface coal are reported as two operations. 3 Includes all employees engaged in production, preparation, processing, development, maintenance, repair shop, or yard work at mining operations, including office workers.

4Calculated by dividing total coal production by the total labor hours worked by all employees engaged in production, preparati on, processing, development, maintenance, repair shop, or yard work at mining operations, including office workers. * Absolute percentage less than 0.05. - = No data are reported. NM = Not meaningful due to changes of 500 percent or more. Note: • Excludes preparation plants with less than 5,000 employee hours per year, which are not required to provide data. Source: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 42 

## Table 22. Underground Coal Mining Productivity by State and Mining Method, 2006 (Short Tons Produced per Employee per Hour) Coal-Producing State and Region 1 Continuous 2 Conventional and Other 3 Longwall 4Total
Alabama...................................................

. 1.02

- 1.77 1.75 Arkansas ..................................................

. 0.19

- - 0.19 Colorado ..................................................

. 4.31

- 7.90 7.72 Illinois......................................................

. 3.26

- 4.09 3.52 Indiana .....................................................

. 3.49

- - 3.49 KentuckyTotal ........................................

. 2.72 1.63 2.94 2.70 Eastern ...................................................

. 2.38 1.84 2.94 2.38 Western..................................................

. 3.79 0.69 - 3.74 Mary lan d

.................................................. . 2.49

- 8.96 6.10 Montana...................................................

. 2.65

- - 2.65 N ew Mexico ............................................

. - - 8.07 8.07 Ohio .........................................................

. 4.02 3.50 5.45 4.85 Oklahoma.................................................

. 2.44

- - 2.44 Penns y lvania Total ..................................

. 3.33 0.57 5.06 4.54 Anthracite ..............................................

. 0.76 0.57 - 0.70 Bituminous ............................................

. 3.52

- 5.06 4.65 Tennessee.................................................

. 1.98

- - 1.98 Utah .........................................................

. 2.72

- 6.68 6.20 Virg inia....................................................

. 2.18

- 4.14 2.52 West Virg inia Total .................................

. 2.52 1.77 3.44 2.87 Northern.................................................

. 2.66

- 4.62 4.02 Southern.................................................

. 2.49 1.77 2.07 2.37 Wy omin g
................................................. . 1.84

- - 1.84 A pp alachian Total .................................
. 2.48 2.27 3.77 2.96 Northern................................................

. 3.10 2.93 5.00 4.42 Central ..................................................

. 2.38 1.81 2.50 2.39 Southern................................................

. 1.02

- 1.77 1.75 Interior Total .........................................
. 2.73 0.37 4.09 2.87 Illinois Basin.........................................

. 3.54 0.69 4.09 3.60 Western Total.........................................
. 2.74
- 7.35 6.78 Powder River Basin..............................

. --- - Uinta Re g ion.........................................

. 2.94

- 7.25 6.93 East of Miss. River.................................
. 2.73 2.16 3.79 3.07 West of Miss. River................................
. 2.52
- 7.35 6.63 U.S. Total................................................
. 2.72 2.16 4.48 3.38

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see Glossary. 2Mines 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 short wall, scoop loading, hand loading, or other methods or a 50/50 percent continuous conventional split in mining method.

4Mines that have any production from longwall mining method. A typical longwall mining operation uses 80 percent longwall mini ng and 20 percent continuous mining. - = No data are reported. Note: • For each State, stand alone preparation plant hours are distributed across mining methods by the proportion of production for all stand alone mines. Productivity is calculated by dividing total coal production by the total di rect labor hours worked by all employees engaged in production, preparation, proce ssing, development, maintenance, repair shop, or yard work at mining operations, including office workers. Excludes mines producing less than 10,0 00 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: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 43 

## Table 23. Coal MiningProductivity by State, Mine Type , and Mine Production Range, 2006 (Short Tons Coal Produced per Employee per Hour) Mine Production Range (Thousand Short Tons) Coal-Producing State, Region 1 , and Mine Type 1,000 and Greater 500 to 1,000 200 to 500 100 to 200 50 to 100 10 to 50 Less Than 10 Total 2

Alabama......................................................
. 2.22 1.60 2.84 2.16 1.82 1.85 0.10 2.01 Underg roun d

............................................. . 2.22 0.88

- 1.59 0.85 - 0.05 1.74 Surface......................................................

. - 2.93 2.84 2.23 2.08 2.11 0.14 2.51 Alaska .........................................................
. 6
. 4 8 ----- -6
. 4 8 Surface......................................................

. 6

. 4 8 ----- -6

. 4 8 Arizona .......................................................
. 7
. 7 9 ----- -7
. 6 9 Surface......................................................

. 7

. 7 9 ----- -7

. 6 9 Arkansas.....................................................
. - - - - -0
. 1 9 2
. 4 8 0
. 2 4 Underg roun d

............................................. . - - - - -0

. 1 9 -0

. 1 9 Surface......................................................

. - ----- 2

. 4 8 2

. 4 8 Colorado .....................................................
. 8.08 21.25 4.95
- 0.73 - - 7.90 Underg roun d

............................................. . 7.92 - 4.33

- - - - 7.72 Surface......................................................

. 8.64 21.25 6.73

- 0.73 - - 8.46 Illinois .........................................................
. 3.93 8.56 2.37
- 1.48 11.36 - 3.70 Underg roun d

............................................. . 3.81 - 1.90

- 1.48 - - 3.52 Surface......................................................

. 5.18 8.56 3.52

- - 11.36 - 4.89 Indiana........................................................
. 5.09 6.98 3.35
- 1.77 1.18 0.03 4.81 Underg roun d

............................................. . 3.86 - 2.50

- 1.08 - - 3.46 Surface......................................................

. 6.03 6.98 5.71

- 2.66 1.18 0.05 5.82 Kansas.........................................................
. - - 3.20 7.73
- - - 3.64 Surface......................................................

. - - 3.20 7.73

- - - 3.64 KentuckyTotal ..........................................
. 4.05 3.34 3.39 2.68 2.03 2.19 0.05 2.96 Underg roun d

............................................. . 3.68 2.91 2.88 2.46 1.81 1.90 0.03 2.68 Surface......................................................

. 5.37 4.34 3.97 3.03 2.62 2.46 0.09 3.51 Eastern......................................................
. 4.01 3.32 3.36 2.72 2.05 2.25 0.05 2.78 Underg roun d

............................................. . 3.02 2.91 2.87 2.54 1.93 1.90 0.04 2.37 Surface......................................................

. 5.27 4.35 3.93 3.00 2.38 2.58 0.08 3.45 Western.....................................................
. 4.09 4.11 4.26 1.76 1.84 0.67 0.06 3.78 Underg roun d

............................................. . 4.01 - 3.28 1.03 0.47 - - 3.69 Surface......................................................

. 6.51 4.11 4.94 3.88 4.62 0.67 0.37 4.54 Louisiana ....................................................
. 7
. 6 4 8
. 8 1---- -7
. 8 4 Surface......................................................

. 7

. 6 4 8

. 8 1---- -7

. 8 4 Mary land ....................................................
. 10.67 5.17 3.22 3.65 2.55 1.46 0.29 4.82 Underg roun d

............................................. . 10.67 - 2.85 3.26

- - - 6.10 Surface......................................................

. - 5.17 3.80 3.89 2.55 1.46 1.41 3.81 Mississi pp i ..................................................
. 1 0
. 3 8 ----- -1 0
. 3 8 Surface......................................................

. 1 0

. 3 8 ----- -1 0

. 3 8 Missouri ......................................................
. - - 11.44 9.16
- - - 10.20 Surface......................................................

. - - 11.44 9.16

- - - 10.20 Montana......................................................
. 23.38 - 4.87
- - - - 21.98 Underg roun d

............................................. . - - 2.65

- - - - 2.65 Surface......................................................

. 23.38 - 16.80

- - - - 23.30 New Mexico ................................................
. 9
. 7 0 ----- -8
. 6 2 Underg roun d

............................................. . 9

. 4 9 ----- -8

. 0 7 Surface......................................................

. 9

. 7 8 ----- -8

. 8 5 North Dakota .............................................
. 1 7
. 0 0 ----- -1 6
. 9 1 Surface......................................................

. 1 7

. 0 0 ----- -1 6

. 9 1 Ohio.............................................................
. 5.45 3.93 4.19 3.07 2.02 1.75 0.07 4.04 Underg roun d

............................................. . 5.45 4.27 5.01 2.72

- - - 4.81 Surface......................................................

. - 3.69 3.80 3.16 2.02 1.75 0.11 3.06 Oklahoma ...................................................
. - - 3.57 5.00
- 0.48 0.67 3.35 Underg roun d

............................................. . - - 3.22

- - 0.30 - 2.44 Surface......................................................

. - - 3.72 5.00

- 1.50 0.67 3.78 Penns y lvania Total ....................................
. 5.20 3.47 4.00 2.84 2.54 2.48 0.19 3.90 Underg roun d

............................................. . 5.20 3.98 4.05 2.72 2.57 1.42 0.05 4.52 Surface......................................................

. - 2.54 3.95 2.93 2.54 2.65 0.27 2.44 Anthracite.................................................
. - - 4.08 1.67 2.02 1.91 0.16 0.95 Underg roun d

............................................. . - - - 1.67

- 1.25 0.14 0.68 Surface......................................................

. - - 4.08

- 2.02 2.07 0.17 1.04 Bituminous ...............................................
. 5.20 3.47 3.99 2.95 2.78 2.75 0.21 4.21 Underg roun d

............................................. . 5.20 3.98 4.05 2.97 2.57 1.58 - 4.65 Surface......................................................

. - 2.54 3.94 2.93 2.81 2.88 0.44 2.87 Tennessee....................................................
. - - 2.44 2.41 2.38 1.57 0.07 2.06 Underg roun d

............................................. . - - 2.62

- 2.38 1.14 0.06 1.97 Surface......................................................

. - - 2.33 2.41

- 2.14 0.08 2.14 Texas ...........................................................
. 1 0
. 1 1 4
. 4 3---- -9
. 9 0 Surface......................................................

. 1 0

. 1 1 4

. 4 3---- -9

. 9 0 Utah.............................................................
. 7.19 3.78 2.30
- - 1.21 0.03 6.15 Underg roun d

............................................. . 7.19 3.78 2.30

- - 1.21 0.03 6.18
See footnotes at end of table.

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 44 

## Table 23. Coal Mining Pr oductivity by State, Mine Type, and MineProduction Range, 2006 (Continued) (Short Tons Coal Produced per Employee per Hour) Mine Production Range (Thousand Short Tons) Coal-Producing State, Region 1 , and Mine Type 1,000 and Greater 500 to 1,000 200 to 500 100 to 200 50 to 100 10 to 50 Less Than 10 Total 2

U t a h ( c o n ti n u e d ) Surface......................................................

. - ----- -- Vir g inia.......................................................
. 4.01 3.27 3.05 2.05 2.30 2.27 0.04 2.67 Underg roun d

............................................. . 4.15 3.06 2.62 2.06 2.10 2.00 0.03 2.48 Surface......................................................

. 3.62 3.57 3.71 1.99 2.85 2.86 0.08 3.07 Washin g ton ................................................ . 2
. 0 3 ----- -2
. 0 3 Surface......................................................

. 2

. 0 3 ----- -2

. 0 3 West Vir g inia Total ...................................
. 4.46 3.52 2.99 2.37 1.92 2.10 0.02 3.32 Underg roun d

............................................. . 4.03 2.97 2.69 2.08 1.81 1.63 0.01 2.87 Surface......................................................

. 5.01 4.68 3.89 3.13 2.49 2.84 0.03 4.14 Northern ...................................................
. 4.94 3.22 3.72 2.01 1.69 2.31 0.07 4.12 Underg roun d

............................................. . 4.80 3.01 3.29 1.66 1.31 1.74 0.02 4.02 Surface......................................................

. 6.09 6.23 6.11 3.35 6.93 2.71 0.16 4.78 Southern ...................................................
. 4.23 3.58 2.88 2.39 1.96 2.05 0.01 3.09 Underg roun d

............................................. . 3.19 2.96 2.59 2.11 1.91 1.62 0.01 2.36 Surface......................................................

. 4.91 4.62 3.69 3.12 2.18 2.89 0.01 4.08 W y omin g ..................................................... . 36.66 1.84
- - 0.66 3.45 0.37 35.46 Underg roun d

............................................. . - 1

. 8 4---- -1

. 8 4 Surface......................................................

. 36.66 -

- - 0.66 3.45 0.37 36.24 A pp alachian Total .....................................
. 4.39 3.24 3.23 2.59 2.10 2.18 0.06 3.13 Underg roun d

............................................. . 4.17 2.82 2.88 2.36 1.91 1.72 0.03 2.95 Surface......................................................

. 4.98 4.05 3.70 2.88 2.41 2.51 0.11 3.45 Northern ...................................................
. 5.20 3.62 3.94 2.90 2.34 2.32 0.15 4.02 Underg roun d

............................................. . 5.16 3.60 3.81 2.60 1.64 1.52 0.03 4.40 Surface......................................................

. 6.09 3.65 4.07 3.09 2.53 2.45 0.24 3.02 Central ......................................................
. 4.15 3.42 3.08 2.53 2.07 2.14 0.03 2.89 Underg roun d

............................................. . 3.30 2.94 2.70 2.33 1.96 1.78 0.02 2.38 Surface......................................................

. 4.91 4.37 3.72 2.90 2.43 2.65 0.05 3.67 Southern ...................................................
. 2.22 1.60 2.84 2.16 1.82 1.85 0.10 2.01 Underg roun d

............................................. . 2.22 0.88

- 1.59 0.85 - 0.05 1.74 Surface......................................................

. - 2.93 2.84 2.23 2.08 2.11 0.14 2.51 Interior Total .............................................
. 5.52 6.50 3.24 3.44 1.74 0.58 0.04 5.10 Underg roun d

............................................. . 3.89 - 2.39 1.03 0.94 0.23 - 3.54 Surface......................................................

. 8.15 6.50 4.27 5.72 3.70 1.31 0.10 7.35 Illinois Basin.............................................
. 4.33 6.66 3.04 1.76 1.74 1.28 0.03 4.07 Underg roun d

............................................. . 3.89 - 2.27 1.03 0.94 - - 3.57 Surface......................................................

. 5.92 6.66 4.55 3.88 3.70 1.28 0.08 5.49 Western Total.............................................
. 21.55 4.01 4.32
- 0.68 1.81 0.01 20.19 Underg roun d

............................................. . 7.75 3.07 3.27

- - 1.21 0.02 6.77 Surface......................................................

. 26.33 21.25 9.47

- 0.68 3.45 0.00 25.70 Powder River Basin.................................
. 37.97 -
- - 0.66 - - 37.57 Surface......................................................

. 37.97 -

- - 0.66 - - 37.57 Uinta Re g ion.............................................
. 7.69 5.15 3.17
- 0.73 1.21 0.03 7.11 Underg roun d

............................................. . 7.55 3.78 3.17

- - 1.21 0.03 6.92 Surface......................................................

. 8.64 21.25

- - 0.73 - - 8.41 East of Miss. River.....................................
. 4.41 3.36 3.22 2.57 2.08 2.17 0.06 3.29 Underg roun d

............................................. . 4.08 2.82 2.84 2.33 1.82 1.72 0.02 3.06 Surface......................................................

. 5.34 4.29 3.74 2.89 2.49 2.47 0.11 3.74 West of Miss. River....................................
. 19.85 4.47 4.02 6.60 0.68 0.55 0.03 18.33 Underg roun d

............................................. . 7.75 3.07 3.26

- - 0.36 0.02 6.62 Surface......................................................

. 23.25 8.09 4.81 6.60 0.68 2.42 0.04 22.27 Subtotal.......................................................
. 9.80 3.40 3.25 2.61 2.03 2.09 0.06 6.27 Underg roun d

............................................. . 4.58 2.84 2.85 2.33 1.82 1.57 0.02 3.37 Surface......................................................

. 16.34 4.41 3.79 2.97 2.34 2.47 0.11 10.19 Refuse Recovery ......................................... . - - - 8.64
- 1.48 1.34 4.33 U.S. Total....................................................
. 9.80 3.40 3.25 2.65 2.03 2.08 0.06 6.26

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see Glossary. 2Includes all employees at preparation plants and tipples not co-located with a mine. - = No data are reported. Note: • Productivity is calculated by dividing total coal production by the total labor hours worked by all employees engaged in produ ction, preparation, processing, development, maintenance, repair shop, or yard work at mining operations, including office workers. Excludes preparation plant s with less than 5,000 employee hours during the year, which are not required to provide data. Source: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 45 

## Table 24. Coal Mining Pr oductivity by State, Mine Type, and Union Status, 2006 (Short Tons Produced per Employee per Hour)
Union Nonunion Coal-Producing State and Region 1 Underground Surface Underground Surface
Alabama................................................ 1.77 0.79 0.89 2.55 Alaska ...................................................

- 6.48

- - Arizona .................................................

- 7.69

- - Arkansas ...............................................

- - 0.19

- Colorado ............................................... 6.15 5.35 7.86 10.68 Illinois................................................... 3.07

- 3.90 5.39 Indiana ..................................................

- - 3.46 5.82 Kansas...................................................

- - - 3.64 KentuckyTotal ..................................... 3.02 3.97 2.67 3.52 Eastern ................................................ 1.65 3.97 2.39 3.46 Western............................................... 3.39

- 3.77 4.54 Louisiana ..............................................

- - - 7.84 Mary lan d

............................................... - - 6.10 3.87 Mississi pp i............................................

- - - 10.38 Missouri................................................

- - - 10.20 Montana................................................

- 19.02 2.65 39.96 N ew Mexico ......................................... 8.07 8.16

- 11.17 N orth Dakota ........................................

- 14.02

- 18.02 Ohio ...................................................... 3.95 1. 48 5.27 3.17 Oklahoma..............................................

- - 2.44 3.82 Penns y lvania Total ............................... 4.00 1.02 5.00 2.69 Anthracite ...........................................

- 0.59 0.71 1.32 Bituminous ......................................... 4.01 2.11 5.24 2.95 Tennessee..............................................

- - 1.98 2.13 Texas.....................................................

- 10.26

- 9.30 Utah ...................................................... 4.62

- 6.80

- Virg inia................................................. 1.70 2.99 2.62 3.07 Washin g ton...........................................

- 2.03

- - West Vir g inia Total .............................. 3.43 3.99 2.54 4.17 Northern.............................................. 4.74

- 2.60 4.87 Southern.............................................. 1.88 3.99 2.53 4.10 Wy omin g
.............................................. 1.84 9.33

- 38.81 A pp alachian Total .............................. 3.08 3.34 2.90 3.49 Northern............................................. 4.35 1.08 4.48 3.24 Central ............................................... 1.83 3.93 2.47 3.66 Southern............................................. 1.77 0.79 0.89 2.55 Interior Total ...................................... 3.16 9.89 3.69 6.53 Illinois Basin...................................... 3.16

- 3.74 5.58 Western Total...................................... 5.64 9.41 7.25 34.57 Powder River Basin...........................

- 19.06

- 39.88 Uinta Re g ion...................................... 4.92 5.15 7.40 10.39 East of Miss. River.............................. 3.10 3.24 3.05 3.80 West of Miss. River............................. 5.64 9.64 7.01 30.14 U.S. Total............................................. 3.30 8.04 3.41 10.74

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see Glossary. - = No data are 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 10,000 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: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 46 

# Domestic Markets

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 47 

## Table 25. Coal Consumers in the Ma nufacturing and Coke Sectors, 2006 Company Name Plant Location

Top Ten Manufacturers
Alcoa Inc ( Aluminum Com p an yof America ) ( IN )( TX ) Archer Daniels Midland ( IA )( IL )( MN )( ND ) Carmeuse North American Grou p ( AL )( IL )( IN )( KY )( MI )( OH )( PA ) Dakota Gasification Com p an y ( ND ) Eastman Chemical Com p an y ( AR )( TN ) Geor g ia-Pacific Cor p ( AL )( GA )( OK)( VA )( WI ) Holcim ( US ) Inc ( AL )( CO )( IA )( MI )( MS )( SC )( UT ) International Pa p er Co ( AL )( FL )( GA )( IN ) ( LA )( MI )( MN )( NC )( SC )( VA )( WI ) Lafarg e North America ( AL )( IA )( IL )( KS )( MI )( MO )( NY )( OK)( PA )( SC )( WA ) N ewPa g e Corp oration ( MD )( MI )( OH )( SC )( VA ) Other Major Manufacturers
Abitibi Consolidated Sales Corp ( AZ ) Amal g amated Su g ar Co , LLC ( ID ) American Cry stal Su g ar Co ( MN )( ND ) Ash Grove Cement Co ( AR )( KS )( MT )( NE )( UT ) Blue Rid g e Pa p er Prod Inc ( NC ) Bowater News p rint ( AL )( TN ) Buzzi Unicem USA ( IL )( IN )( KS )( MO )( OK)( TX ) California Portland Cement Co ( AZ )( CA ) Car g ill Incorp orated ( AL )( GA )( IA )( MI )( NC )( NY )( OH )( TN ) Celanese Ltd ( TX ) Central Power & Lime Inc ( FL ) E I DuPont DE Nemours & Co ( MS )( TN )( WV ) ESSROC Materials Inc ( IN )( MD )( PA ) Eastman Kodak Com p an y ( NY ) FMC Cor p oration ( WY ) General Chemical Corp oration ( WY ) IMC Chemical Co ( CA ) International Steel Group Inc ( IN )( MD ) Kennecott Utah Co pp er ( UT ) Lehi g h Cement Co ( AL )( IA )( IN )( MD )( PA ) MeadWestvaco ( MD )( MI )( OH )( SC )( VA ) Mittal Steel USA ( IN ) PPG Industries Inc ( WV ) Silver BayPower Com p an y ( MN ) Smurfit Stone Container Cor p ( FL )( MI )( SC )( VA ) Stora Enso North America ( WI ) TXI O p erations , LP ( TX ) Tate and Ly le In g redients Americas Inc ( IL )( IN )( TN ) We y erhaeuser Inc ( AL )( NC )( PA )( WA ) Zinc Cor p of America ( PA ) Top Ten Coke Producers
AK Steel Cor p ( KY ) ( OH ) Citizens Gas & Coke Utility ( IN ) DTE EnergyServices ( MI ) Drummond Com p an yInc ( AL ) Jewell Coke Com p anyLP ( IN )( VA ) Mittal Steel USA Burn Harbo r ( IN ) Mountain State Carbon ( WV ) Sloss Industries ( AL ) Sun Coke Com p an y ( IN )( OH )( VA ) United States Steel Co p oration ( IL )( IN )( PA )

- = No data are reported. Note: • Major manufactures are the top 40 coal consumers in the manufacturi ng 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: • Energy Information Administration, Manufacturers: Form EIA-3, "Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report, Manufacturing Pl ants;" and, Coke Plants: Form EIA-5, "Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report, Coke Plants."

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 48 

## Table 26. U.S. Coal Consumptio n by End Use Sector, by Census Division and State, 2006, 2005 (Thousand Short Tons)
2006 2005 Total Census Division

and State Electric Power 1 Other Industrial Coke Residential and Commercial Electric Power 1 Other Industrial Coke Residential and Commercial 2006 2005 Percent Change
New En g land .......................
. 8 , 775 W - W 8 , 963 195
- 60 8 , 991 9 , 219 -2.5 Connecticut......................... 2 , 245 - - W 2 , 070 W

- W W 2 , 076 W Maine.................................. 147 W - W 146 W

- W 259 276 -6.2 Massachusetts..................... 4 , 750 W - W 5 , 025 W

- W 4 , 843 5 , 136 -5.7 New Ham p shire.................. 1 , 634 - - W 1 , 723

- - W W W -5.2 Rhode Islan d ....................... - - - W

--- W W W -37.4 Vermont.............................. - - - W

--- W W W -6.7 Middle Atlantic ...................
. 69 , 988 W W W 68 , 529 W W W 81 , 776 80 , 788 1.2 New Jerse y .......................... 4 , 635 W - W 4 , 995 W

- W 4 , 642 5 , 004 -7.2 New York ........................... 9 , 417 1 , 109 W 140 9 , 069 1 , 180 W 160 W W 2.4 Penns y lvania....................... 55 , 936 2 , 792 W 624 54 , 464 2 , 937 W 623 W W 1.7 East North Central .............
. 231 , 753 14 , 657 11 , 100 338 234 , 327 14 , 253 11 , 064 1 , 306 257 , 848 260 , 951 -1.2 Illinois................................. 53 , 939 3 , 608 W 134 53 , 822 3 , 502 W 146 W W 0.3 Indiana ................................ 60 , 582 5 , 567 W 57 60 , 011 5 , 289 W 257 W W 0.6 Michi g an............................. 34 , 926 1 , 793 W 9 36 , 273 1 , 828 W 153 W W -3.7 Ohio .................................... 58 , 604 1 , 931 W 110 59 , 607 1 , 940 W 333 W W -1.7 Wisconsin ........................... 23 , 702 1 , 758 - 29 24 , 615 1 , 695 - 417 25 , 488 26 , 727 -4.6 West North Central ............
. 146 , 530 13 , 006 - 721 148 , 975 12 , 623 - 826 160 , 257 162 , 425 -1.3 Iowa .................................... 21 , 236 3 , 067 - 304 21 , 072 2 , 930 - 274 24 , 607 24 , 276 1.4 Kansas................................. 20 , 874 237 - s 22 , 046 205

- - 21 , 110 22 , 251 -5.1 Minnesota ........................... 19 , 573 1 , 271 - 91 20 , 008 1 , 300

- 72 20 , 935 21 , 381 -2.1 Missouri.............................. 45 , 603 1 , 065 - 217 45 , 765 1 , 052 - 215 46 , 884 47 , 033 -0.3 Nebraska ............................. 12 , 881 420 - 5 12 , 886 393

- 4 13 , 307 13 , 283 0.2 North Dakota ...................... 24 , 298 W - W 25 , 317 W

- W 31 , 073 32 , 044 -3.0 South Dakota ...................... 2 , 064 W - W 1 , 880 W

- W 2 , 340 2 , 158 8.4 South Atlantic .....................
. 178 , 746 W W W 179 , 548 W W W 191 , 052 192 , 809 -0.9 Delaware............................. 2 , 189 W - W 2 , 208 W

- W 2 , 291 2 , 325 -1.4 District of Columbia........... - - - ---- W - W W Florida................................. 27 , 755 1 , 128 - s 26 , 603 1 , 068

- s 28 , 883 27 , 672 4.4 Geor g ia ............................... 38 , 890 1 , 587 - - 39 , 137 1 , 700

- 49 40 , 477 40 , 887 -1.0 Mary lan d ............................. 11 , 638 1 , 259 - 42 11 , 710 1 , 349

- 32 12 , 939 13 , 090 -1.2 North Carolina.................... 30 , 456 1 , 225 - 117 31 , 303 1 , 408 - 149 31 , 797 32 , 860 -3.2 South Carolina.................... 15 , 761 1 , 439 - 88 15 , 793 1 , 504

- - 17 , 288 17 , 296 * Virg inia............................... 14 , 194 2 , 031 W 27 14 , 920 2 , 196 W 121 W W -5.4 West Virg inia...................... 37 , 863 1 , 096 W 25 37 , 875 1 , 151 W 80 W W -0.7 East South Central .............
. 116 , 699 W W W 113 , 228 W W W 125 , 789 122 , 632 2.6 Alabama.............................. 37 , 168 1 , 800 W 26 36 , 997 1 , 874 W 2 W W 0.4 Kentucky ............................. 41 , 938 1 , 322 W 131 40 , 352 1 , 212 W 289 W W 3.2 Mississipp i.......................... 10 , 378 W - -9 , 760 W

- - W W 6.5 Tennessee............................ 27 , 216 3 , 018 - 41 26 , 119 3 , 149

- 32 30 , 275 29 , 301 3.3 West South Central ............
. 151 , 800 W - W 153 , 006 W
- W 157 , 075 158 , 262 -0.7 Arkansas ............................. 14 , 614 365 - s 14 , 031 368

- - 14 , 979 14 , 399 4.0 Louisiana ............................ 16 , 337 W - -1 5 , 790 W

- - W W 3.5 Oklahoma............................ 21 , 188 732 - 3 21 , 952 727

- 1 21 , 923 22 , 680 -3.3 Texas................................... 99 , 661 4 , 102 - s 101 , 233 4 , 082

- 12 103 , 763 105 , 327 -1.5 Mountain .............................
. 114 , 744 4 , 155 - 312 119 , 793 4 , 953 - 410 119 , 211 125 , 156 -4.8 Arizona ............................... 20 , 506 740 - 1 20 , 333 719

- 1 21 , 247 21 , 053 0.9 Colorado ............................. 19 , 707 W - W 19 , 013 W

- W 20 , 059 19 , 445 3.2 Idaho ................................... - 391

- 12 - 536

- 13 403 548 -26.5 Montana.............................. 11 , 302 W - W 11 , 588 W

- W 11 , 531 11 , 822 -2.5 Nevada................................ 3 , 488 W - W 8 , 622 W

- W 3 , 696 8 , 826 -58.1 New Mexico ....................... 16 , 961 W - W 17 , 034 W

- W 17 , 044 17 , 116 -0.4 Utah .................................... 16 , 609 680 - 35 17 , 118 1 , 431

- 45 17 , 324 18 , 594 -6.8 Wy omin g ............................ 26 , 170 1 , 685 - 51 26 , 086 1 , 597

- 69 27 , 906 27 , 752 0.6 Pacific...................................
. 7 , 600 2 , 134 - 559 11 , 115 2 , 096 - 525 10 , 294 13 , 737 -25.1 Alaska ................................. 408 W - W 398 W - WR968 905 R 6.9 California............................ 899 1 , 870 - 1 873 1 , 956

- 20 2 , 771 2 , 849 -2.7 Hawaii................................. 720 W - -7 4 6 W

- - W W -3.2 Ore g on ................................ 1 , 449 W - -2 , 103 W

- W W 2 , 112 W Washin g ton......................... 4 , 125 W - W 6 , 996 W

- W 4 , 219 7 , 067 -40.3 U.S. Total.............................
. 1 , 026 , 636 59 , 472 22 , 957 3 , 227 1 , 037 , 485 60 , 340 23 , 434 4 , 719 R1 , 112 , 292 1 , 125 , 978 R -1.2

1 The electric power sector (electric util ities and independent power producers) comprises electricity-only and combined-heat-an d-power (CHP) plants whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public -- i.e. NAICS 22 plants

R = Revised data. s Value is less than 0.05 of the table metric, but value is included in any associated total. * Absolute percentage less than 0.05. - = No data are reported. W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure. Note: • Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Source: • Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report," Form EIA-3, "Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report, Manufacturing Plants," Form EIA-5, "Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Repo rt, Coke Plants," Form EIA-6A, "Coal Distribution Report," Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and, Form EIA-920, "Combined Heat and Power Plant Report."

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 49 

## Table 27. Year-End Coal Stocks by Sector, by Census Division, 2006, 2005 (Thousand Short Tons)
2006 2005 Total Census Division Electric Power 1 Other Industrial Coke Producer and Distributor Electric Power 1 Other Industrial Coke Producer and Distributor 2006 2005 Percent Change New En g land .......................
. 1 , 471 W - - 864 45
- - W 909 W Middle Atlantic ...................
. 6 , 702 W W 3 , 277 6 , 312 412 W 4 , 019 W W -2.5 East North Central .............
. 39 , 551 1 , 941 1 , 785 3 , 169 28 , 572 1 , 465 1 , 494 1 , 848 46 , 446 33 , 379 39.1 West North Central ............
. 20 , 455 1 , 539 - 712 14 , 808 1 , 209 - 2 , 647 22 , 706 18 , 664 21.7 South Atlantic .....................
. 27 , 742 883 W 8 , 119 17 , 358 1 , 068 W 9 , 945 W W 29.2 East South Central .............
. 12 , 357 466 W 6 , 139 10 , 789 494 W 4 , 368 W W 21.1 West South Central ............
. 17 , 628 406 - 3 , 033 10 , 789 354 - 1 , 862 21 , 068 13 , 006 62.0 Mountain .............................
. 12 , 752 443 - 11 , 944 10 , 618 323 - 10 , 152 25 , 139 21 , 093 19.2 Pacific...................................
. 2 , 305 358 - 154 1 , 027 210 - 128 2 , 817 1 , 364 106.5 U.S. Total.............................
. 140 , 964 6 , 506 2 , 928 36 , 548 101 , 137 5 , 582 2 , 615 34 , 971 186 , 946 144 , 304 29.6

1 The electric power sector (electric util ities and independent power producers) comprises electricity-only and combined-heat-an d-power (CHP) plants whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public -- i.e. NAICS 22 plants. - = No data are reported. W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure. Note: • Stocks data for residential and commercial sector are not collec ted by EIA. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Source: • Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report," Form EIA-3, "Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Rep ort, Manufacturing Plants," Form EIA-5, "Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report, Coke Plants," and Form EIA-6, "Coal Distribution Report."

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 50 

# Average Mine Sales Price

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 51 

## Table 28. Average Open Market Sales Price of Coal by State and Mine Type, 2006, 2005 (Dollars per Short Ton)
2006 2005 Percent Change Coal-Producing State Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total
Alabama........................................ 43.13 55.32 48.39 54.75 51.74 53.63 -21.2 6.9 -9.8 Alaska ........................................... - W W

- W W - W W Arizona ......................................... - W W

- W W - W W Arkansas ....................................... W - W

-- - W - W Colorado ....................................... 24.10 24.70 24.27 21.69 21.45 21.63 11.1 15.1 12.2 Illinois........................................... 30.86 32.78 31. 17 29.18 31.63 29.67 5.8 3.7 5.1 Indiana .......................................... 33.70 24.66 27.27 33.17 22.01 25.31 1.6 12.0 7.7 Kansas........................................... - W W

- W W - W W KentuckyTotal ............................. 41.42 44.82 42. 73 38.70 41.24 39.68 7.0 8.7 7.7 Eastern ........................................ 46.88 46.46 46.68 43.55 43.05 43.33 7.6 7.9 7.7 Western....................................... 30.52 24.29 29.76 27.48 25.87 27.19 11.1 -6.1 9.5 Louisiana ...................................... - W W

- W W - W W Mary lan d

....................................... W W 30.63 W W 28.55 W W 7.3 Mississi pp i.................................... - W W

- W W - W W Missouri........................................ - W W

- W W - W W Montana........................................ W W 10.42 W W 9.74 W W 7.0 N ew Mexico ................................. W W 29.15 W W 25.82 W W 12.9 N orth Dakota ................................ - 10.70 10.70 - 10.45 10.45 - 2.4 2.4 Ohio .............................................. 26.72 28.93 27.40 25. 25 30.06 26.88 5.8 -3.7 1.9 Oklahoma...................................... W W 30.75 W W 28.24 W W 8.9 Penns y lvania Total ....................... 37.12 38.81 37.42 36.23 37.05 36.39 2.5 4.8 2.8 Anthracite ................................... 72.79 37.89 43.61 46.74 39.71 41.00 55.7 -4.6 6.4 Bituminous ................................. 36.99 38.90 37.30 36.18 36.76 36.28 2.2 5.8 2.8 Tennessee...................................... 49.07 35.65 41.37 49.89 37.91 42.50 -1.7 -5.9 -2.6 Texas............................................. - 18.61 18.61 - 17.39 17.39 - 7.0 7.0 Utah .............................................. 24.98 - 24.98 21.45 - 21.45 16.4 - 16.4 Vir g inia......................................... 53.57 52.16 52.99 48. 01 47.93 47.97 11.6 8.8 10.5 West Vir g inia Total ...................... 45.53 46.44 45.94 41.99 42.33 42.14 8.4 9.7 9.0 Northern...................................... 35.26 36.95 35.48 32.52 38.10 33.16 8.4 -3.0 7.0 Southern...................................... 53.44 47.30 49.94 49.06 42.66 45.50 8.9 10.9 9.8 Wy omin g
...................................... - 9.03 9.03 - 7.71 7.71 - 17.2 17.2 U.S. Total.....................................
. 38.28 18.88 25.16 36.42 17.37 23.59 5.1 8.7 6.7

- = No data are reported. W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure. Note: • Open market includes all coal sold onthe open market to oth er coal companies or consumers. An average open market sales pric e is calculated by dividing the total free on board (f.o.b) rail/barge value of the open market coalsold by the total open market coal sold. Excludes mines p roducing less than 10,000 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 co mponents because of independent rounding. Source: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 52 

## Table 29. Average Open Market Sales Price of Coal by State and Underground Mining Method, 2006 (Dollars per Short Ton) Coal-Producing State Continuous 1 Conventional and Other 2 Longwall 3Total
Alabama...................................................

. W

- W 43.13 Arkansas ..................................................

. W

- - W Colorado ..................................................

. W

- W 24.10 Illinois......................................................

. W

- W 30.86 Indiana .....................................................

. 33.70

- - 33.70 KentuckyTotal ........................................

. W 43.60 W 41.42 Eastern ...................................................

. W W W 46.88 Western..................................................

. W W - 30.52 Mary lan d

.................................................. . W

- W W Montana...................................................

. W

- - W N ew Mexico ............................................

. - - W W Ohio .........................................................

. 27.83 W W 26.72 Oklahoma.................................................

. W

- - W Penns y lvania Total ..................................

. 39.05 W W 37.12 Anthracite ..............................................

. W W - 72.79 Bituminous ............................................

. W

- W 36.99 Tennessee.................................................

. 49.07

- - 49.07 Utah .........................................................

. 26.16

- 24.87 24.98 Vir g inia....................................................

. W

- W 53.57 West Vir g inia Total .................................

. 49.65 73.88 40.94 45.53 Northern.................................................

. 34.18

- 35.40 35.26 Southern.................................................

. 51.45 73.88 59.68 53.44 Wy omin g
................................................. . --- - U.S. Total................................................
. 41.32 46.45 35.29 38.28

1 Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by continuous mining methods. 2Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by conventional mining methods or mines that produce coal using short wall, 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 mini ng and 20 percent continuous mining. - = No data are reported. W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure. Note: • Open market includes all coal sold onthe open market to oth er coal companies or consumers. An average open market sales pric e is calculated by dividing the total free on board (f.o.b) rail/barge value of the open market coalsold by the total open marketcoal sold. Excludes mines producing less than 10,000 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 co mponents because of independent rounding. Source: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 53 

## Table 30. Average Open Market Sales Price of Coal by State, County, and Number of Mines, 2006 (Thousand Short Tons, Dollars per Short Ton) Coal-Producing State and County Number of Mines Open Market Sales Average Open Market Sales Price Alabama......................................................
. 52 18 , 678 48.39 Bibb ..........................................................

. 1 W W Cullman ....................................................

. 1 W W Franklin.....................................................

. 1 W W Jackson......................................................

. 3 W W Jefferson....................................................

. 11 3 , 540 60.47 Marion ......................................................

. 2 W W Shelb y
....................................................... . 3 W W Tuscaloosa ................................................

. 10 9 , 898 40.14 Walker
...................................................... . 18 3 , 610 51.96 Winston.....................................................

. 2 W W Alaska .........................................................
. 1WW Yukon-Ko yukuk Division ........................

. 1 W W Arizona .......................................................
. 1WW Nava j o.......................................................
. 1 W W Arkansas.....................................................
. 1WW Sebastian...................................................

. 1 W W Colorado .....................................................
. 12 34 , 130 24.27 Delta..........................................................

. 1 W W Garfiel d

..................................................... . 1 W W Gunnison...................................................

. 2 W W La Plata.....................................................

. 1 W W Moffat .......................................................

. 3 W W Montrose...................................................

. 1 W W Rio Blanco................................................

. 1-- Routt .........................................................

. 2 W W Illinois .........................................................
. 22 29 , 259 31.17 Gallatin .....................................................

. 1 W W Jackson......................................................

. 2 W W Macou p in..................................................

. 3 W W Perry
.......................................................... . 4 W W Randol p h...................................................

. 1 W W Saline ........................................................

. 4 W W San g amon .................................................
. 1 W W Vermilio n..................................................
. 2 W W Wabash .....................................................

. 2 W W White ........................................................

. 1 W W Williamson ...............................................

. 1 W W Indiana........................................................
. 27 27 , 606 27.27 Clay
........................................................... . 2 W W Daviess......................................................

. 2 W W Dubois.......................................................

. 1 W W Gibson.......................................................

. 7 1 1 , 952 27.85 Knox .........................................................

. 6 3 , 274 30.04 Pike ...........................................................

. 5 W W Sullivan.....................................................

. 1 W W Vi g o ..........................................................
. 2 W W Warric k

..................................................... . 1 W W Kansas.........................................................
. 2WW Bourbon ....................................................

. 1 W W Linn...........................................................

. 1 W W Kentucky ..................................................... . 379 115 , 124 42.73 Bell............................................................

. 16 2 , 371 42.14 Breathitt ....................................................

. 9 2 , 457 48.31 Clay
........................................................... . 2 W W Flo y d.........................................................

. 30 3 , 014 41.23 Harlan .......................................................

. 48 11 , 490 42.62 Henderson.................................................

. 3 W W Ho p kins.....................................................

. 6 W W Jackson......................................................

. 3 W W Johnson .....................................................

. 3 W W Knott .........................................................

. 32 5 , 965 46.91 Knox .........................................................

. 11 911 47.71 Laurel........................................................

. 1 W W Lawrence ..................................................

. 11 1 , 969 43.02 Lee ............................................................

. 1 W W Leslie ........................................................

. 11 5 , 136 44.31 Letcher
...................................................... . 31 6 , 733 45.48 Ma g offin ...................................................

. 4 W W
See footnotes at end of table.

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 54 

## Table 30. Average Open Market Sale s Price of Coal by State, County, and Number of Mines, 2006 (Continued) (Thousand Short Tons, Dollars per Short Ton) Coal-Producing State and County Number of Mines Open Market Sales Average Open Market Sales Price Kentucky (continued) Martin .......................................................

. 12 5 , 515 43.58 Mor g an......................................................
. 2 W W Muhlenber g
............................................... . 7 W W Ohio ..........................................................

. 1 W W Owsle y
...................................................... . 2 W W Perry
.......................................................... . 29 15 , 048 48.77 Pike ...........................................................

. 94 24 , 435 49.75 Rockcastle.................................................

. 1 W W Union ........................................................

. 3 W W Webster
..................................................... . 3 W W Whitle y
..................................................... . 3 W W Louisiana ....................................................
. 2WW De Soto .....................................................

. 1 W W Red River
.................................................. . 1 W W Mar y land ....................................................
. 15 4 , 557 30.63 Alle g an y
.................................................... . 9 1 , 463 26.99 Garrett.......................................................

. 6 W W Mississi pp i ..................................................
. 1WW Choctaw....................................................

. 1 W W Missouri ......................................................
. 2WW Bates .........................................................

. 2 W W Montana......................................................
. 6 4 0 , 467 10.42 Bi g Horn ...................................................

. 3 W W Musselshell...............................................

. 1 W W Richlan d

.................................................... . 1-- Rosebu d

.................................................... . 1 W W New Mexico ................................................
. 4 2 2 , 132 29.15 Mckinle y
................................................... . 2 W W San Juan....................................................

. 2 W W North Dakota .............................................
. 4 2 6 , 256 10.70 Mclean ......................................................

. 1 W W Merce r
....................................................... . 2 W W Oliver
........................................................ . 1 W W Ohio.............................................................
. 44 21 , 026 27.40 Athens.......................................................

. 1 W W Belmont ....................................................

. 5 W W Carroll.......................................................

. 3 W W Columbiana...............................................

. 3 W W Coshocton.................................................

. 2 W W Harrison ....................................................

. 9 2 , 670 30.81 Jackson......................................................

. 1 W W Jefferson....................................................

. 7 W W Monroe......................................................

. 1 W W Muskin g u m
............................................... . 1 W W Noble ........................................................

. 2 W W Perry
.......................................................... . 2 W W Stark

.......................................................... . 3 W W Tuscar awas ...............................................
. 3 W W Vinton .......................................................

. 1 W W Oklahoma ...................................................
. 9 1 , 862 30.75 Crai g
......................................................... . 1 W W Haskell......................................................

. 1 W W Le Flore.....................................................

. 6 927 29.25 Nowata......................................................

. 1 W W Penns y lvania ..............................................
. 180 63 , 690 37.42 Alle g hen y
.................................................. . 3 W W Armstron g
................................................. . 22 4 , 653 36.31 Beave r
....................................................... . 1 W W Bedfor d

..................................................... . 1 W W Butler
........................................................ . 4 W W Cambria ....................................................

. 7 904 50.85 Cameron....................................................

. 1 W W Centre........................................................

. 1 W W Clarion ......................................................

. 3 W W Clearfiel d

.................................................. . 29 3 , 391 44.46 Columbia ..................................................

. 3 W W El k

............................................................. . 5 W W Fay ette ......................................................

. 9 W W Greene.......................................................

. 8 4 0 , 340 37.02 Indiana ......................................................

. 16 1 , 547 32.48
See footnotes at end of table.

## Energy Information Administration/Annual Coal Report 2006 55 

## Table 30. Average Open Market Sale s Price of Coal by State, County, and Number of Mines, 2006 (Continued) (Thousand Short Tons, Dollars per Short Ton) Coal-Producing State and County Number of Mines Open Market Sales Average Open Market Sales Price Pennsylvania (continued) Jefferson....................................................

. 10 431 36.13 Lackawanna..............................................

. 1 W W Lawrence ..................................................

. 1 W W Luzerne .....................................................

. 3 W W L y comin g
.................................................. . 1 W W Merce r
....................................................... . 1 W W Northumberlan d

........................................ . 5 W W Schu y lkill..................................................

. 18 494 33.27 Somerset ...................................................

. 21 4 , 236 36.33 Washin g ton...............................................

. 3 W W Westmorelan d

........................................... . 3 W W Tennessee....................................................
. 20 2 , 800 41.37 Anderson...................................................

. 3 W W Cam p bell...................................................

. 4 W W Claiborne ..................................................

. 12 1 , 906 36.67 Cumberlan d

.............................................. . 1 W W Texas ...........................................................
. 12 12 , 563 18.61 Atascosa....................................................

. 1-- Bastro p
...................................................... . 1-- Freestone...................................................

. 1-- Harrison ....................................................

. 1 W W Ho p kins.....................................................

. 1-- Leon..........................................................

. 1 W W Panola .......................................................

. 2-- Robertson..................................................

. 1 W W Rus k

.......................................................... . 1-- Titus..........................................................

. 2-- Utah.............................................................
. 12 12 , 735 24.98 Carbon ......................................................

. 5 1 0 , 213 24.18 Emery
........................................................ . 6 W W Sevie r
........................................................ . 1-- Vir g inia.......................................................
. 114 20 , 823 52.99 Buchanan ..................................................

. 36 W W Dickenson .................................................

. 15 768 49.54 Lee ............................................................

. 3 W W Russell ......................................................

. 6 W W Tazewell....................................................

. 5 W W Wise..........................................................

. 49 10 , 639 47.63 Washin g ton ................................................ . 1-- Lewis ........................................................

. 1-- West Vir g inia .............................................
. 267 136 , 560 45.94 Barbou r
..................................................... . 8 1 , 352 25.06 Boone........................................................

. 45 29 , 575 49.48 Brooke ......................................................

. 1 W W Clay
........................................................... . 2 W W Fay ette ......................................................

. 15 4 , 802 48.83 Grant .........................................................

. 4 W W Greenbrie r
................................................. . 5 419 68.34 Harrison ....................................................

. 4 W W Kanawha ...................................................

. 18 13 , 195 48.41 Lincoln......................................................

. 3 W W Lo g an........................................................
. 21 11 , 304 45.38 Marion ......................................................

. 2 W W Marshall....................................................

. 2 W W Mason .......................................................

. 1 W W Mcdowell..................................................

. 42 3 , 874 62.01 Merce r
....................................................... . 1 W W Mineral......................................................

. 1 W W Min g o........................................................
. 28 9 , 091 49.62 Monon g alia...............................................

. 6 W W Nicholas....................................................

. 11 W W Preston ......................................................

. 1-- Ralei g h......................................................

. 16 7 , 347 57.65 Randol p h...................................................

. 2 W W Tucker
....................................................... . 1 W W Up shu r
...................................................... . 3 W W Way ne.......................................................
. 5 W W Webster
..................................................... . 5 W W Wy omin g
.................................................. . 14 5 , 492 56.65 W y omin g ..................................................... . 20 372 , 112 9.03
See footnotes at end of table.

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## Table 30. Average Open Market Sale s Price of Coal by State, County, and Number of Mines, 2006 (Continued) (Thousand Short Tons, Dollars per Short Ton) Coal-Producing State and County Number of Mines Open Market Sales Average Open Market Sales Price Wyoming (continued) Cam p bell...................................................

. 13 330 , 742 8.75 Carbon ......................................................

. 1 W W Converse ...................................................

. 1 W W Lincoln......................................................

. 1 W W Sweetwate r
............................................... . 4 W W U.S. Total....................................................
. 1 , 210 978 , 665 25.16
- = No data are reported. W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure. Note: • Open market includes all coal sold onthe open market to oth er coal companies or consumers. An average open market sales pric e is calculated by dividing the total free on board (f.o.b) rail/barge value of the open market coalsold by the total open market coal sold. Excludes mines p roducing less than 10,000 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 co mponents because of independent rounding. Source: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."

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## Table 31. Average Open Market Sales Price of Coal by State and Coal Rank, 2006 (Dollars per Short Ton) Coal-Producing State Bituminous Subbituminous Li gnite Anthracite Total
Alabama............................................. 48.39 -

- - 48.39 Alaska ................................................ - W

- - W Arizona .............................................. W --- W Arkansas ............................................ W --- W Colorado ............................................ W W

- - 24.27 Illinois................................................ 31.17 -

- - 31.17 Indiana ............................................... 27.27 -

- - 27.27 Kansas................................................ W --- W KentuckyTotal .................................. 42.73

- - - 42.73 Eastern ............................................. 46.68

- - - 46.68 Western............................................ 29.76

- - - 29.76 Louisiana ........................................... - - W

- W Mary lan d

............................................ 30.63 -

- - 30.63 Mississipp i......................................... - - W

- W Missouri............................................. W --- W Montana............................................. - 10.42

- - 10.42 N ew Mexico ...................................... W W

- - 29.15 N orth Dakota ..................................... - - 10.70

- 10.70 Ohio ................................................... 27.40 -

- - 27.40 Oklahoma........................................... 30.75 -

- - 30.75 Penns y lvania Total ............................ 37.30

- - 43.61 37.42 Anthracite ........................................ - - - 43.61 43.61 Bituminous ...................................... 37.30

- - - 37.30 Tennessee........................................... 41.37 -

- - 41.37 Texas.................................................. - - 18.61

- 18.61 Utah ................................................... 24.98 -

- - 24.98 Virg inia.............................................. 52.99 -

- - 52.99 West Virg inia Total ........................... 45.94

- - - 45.94 Northern........................................... 35.48

- - - 35.48 Southern........................................... 49.94

- - - 49.94 Wy omin g
........................................... - 9.03

- - 9.03 U.S. Total..........................................
. 39.32 9.95 14.00 43.61 25.16

- = No data are reported. W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure. Note: • Open market includes all coal sold onthe open market to oth er coal companies or consumers. An average open market sales pric e is calculated by dividing the total free on board (f.o.b) rail/barge value of the open market coalsold by the total open market coal sold. Excludes mines p roducing less than 10,000 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 co mponents because of independent rounding. Source : • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Healt h Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."

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## Table 32. Average Open Market Sales Price of Coal by Mine Production Range and Mine Type, 2006 (Dollars per Short Ton) Mine Production Range

(thousand short tons) Underground Surface Total
Over 1 , 000 ...................................................

. 35.01 14.47 20.24 500 to 1 , 000.................................................

. 44.51 42.23 43.42 200 to 500 ....................................................

. 45.71 43.67 44.67 100 to 200 ....................................................

. 46.34 42.61 44.36 50 to 100 ......................................................

. 48.26 44.80 46.51 10 to 50 ........................................................

. 48.44 42.09 43.82 U.S. Total....................................................
. 38.28 18.88 25.16

Note: • Open market includes all coal sold onthe open market to oth er coal companies or consumers. An average open market sales pric e is calculated by dividing the total free on board (f.o.b) rail/barge value of the open market coalsold by the total open market coal sold. Excludes mines p roducing less than 10,000 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 co mponents because of independent rounding. Source: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."

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## Table 33. Average Sales Price of U.S. Coal by State and Disposition, 2006 (Dollars per Short Ton) Coal-Producing State Open Market 1 Captive 2
Alabama........................................................................................

. 48.39

- Alaska ...........................................................................................

. W

- Arizona .........................................................................................

. W

- Arkansas .......................................................................................

. W

- Colorado .......................................................................................

. 24.27 38.12 Illinois...........................................................................................

. 31.17 37.00 Indiana ..........................................................................................

. 27.27 36.35 Kansas...........................................................................................

. W

- KentuckyTotal .............................................................................

. 42.73 44.34 Eastern ........................................................................................

. 46.68 47.03 Western.......................................................................................

. 29.76 16.61 Louisiana ......................................................................................

. W W Mary lan d

....................................................................................... . 30.63

- Mississi pp i....................................................................................

. W

- Missouri........................................................................................

. W

- Montana........................................................................................

. 10.42 W N ew Mexico .................................................................................

. 29.15 W N orth Dakota ................................................................................

. 10.70 W Ohio ..............................................................................................

. 27.40 25.66 Oklahoma......................................................................................

. 30.75 W Penns y lvania Total .......................................................................

. 37.42 53.37 Anthracite ...................................................................................

. 43.61 W Bituminous .................................................................................

. 37.30 W Tennessee......................................................................................

. 41.37

- Texas.............................................................................................

. W 13.70 Utah ..............................................................................................

. 24.98 21.91 Vir g inia.........................................................................................

. 52.99 57.84 Washin g ton...................................................................................

. - W West Vir g inia Total ......................................................................

. 45.94 52.79 Northern......................................................................................

. 35.48 50.84 Southern......................................................................................

. 49.94 53.44 Wy omin g
...................................................................................... . 9.03 10.13 U.S. Total.....................................................................................
. 25.16 21.62

1 Open market includes coal so ld on the open market to other coal companies or consumers. 2Captive includes all coal used by the producing company or sold to affiliated or parent companies. - = No data are reported. W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure. Note: • An average open market sales price is calculated by dividi ng the total free on board (f.o.b.) rail/barge value of the open market coal sold, by th e total open market coal sold. An average captive market sales price is calculated by dividing th e total free on board (f.o.b.) rail/barge value o f the captive marketcoal sold, by the total captive market coal sold. Excludes mines producing less than 10,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data. Excludes silt , culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations. Source: • Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."

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# Average Consumer Prices

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## Table 34. Average Price of Coal Delivered to End Us e Sector by Census Divisi on and State,2006, 2005 (Dollars per Short Ton)
2006 2005 Annual Percent Change Census Division

and State Electric Utility Plants Other Industrial

Plants Coke Plants Electric Utility Plants Other Industrial

Plants Coke Plants Electric Utility Plants Other Industrial

Plants Coke Plants
New En g land ...............................
. 67.59 W - 65.39 85.57
- 3.4 W
- Connecticut................................ - - - - - - - - - Maine......................................... - W -- W

- - 12.1

- Massachusetts............................ 68.02 W - 71.71 W - -5.1 -13.0

- New Ham p shire......................... 67.49 - - 63.78

- - 5.8 -

- Rhode Islan d

.............................. - - - - - - - - - Vermont..................................... - - - - - - - - - Middle Atlantic ...........................
. 55.69 W W 51.97 W W 7.2 13.4 11.3 New Jerse y ................................. 74.36 W - 67.55 W - 10.1 11.7

- New York .................................. 58.48 74.79 W 54.94 54.85 W 6.4 36.4 5.0 Penns y lvania.............................. 39.35 52.46 W 38.77 51.09 W 1.5 2.7 11.5 East North Central .....................
. 33.03 56.98 99.48 30.45 53.89 89.97 8.5 5.7 10.6 Illinois........................................ 25.16 36.95 W 21.43 33.10 W 17.4 11.6 7.3 Indiana ....................................... 31.94 59.83 W 30.15 58.11 W 5.9 3.0 11.5 Michi g an.................................... 32.67 71.34 W 30.95 70.05 W 5.6 1.8 1.8 Ohio ........................................... 39.92 64.81 W 37.00 58.87 W 7.9 10.1 17.8 Wisconsin .................................. 26.14 64. 32 - 22.70 59.25 - 15.2 8.6

- West North Central ....................
. 17.95 28.18 - 16.47 24.00
- 9.0 17.4
- Iowa ........................................... 17.68 45.86 - 16.51 36.62

- 7.1 25.2

- Kansas........................................ 20.54 48.04 - 19.22 41.22

- 6.9 16.5

- Minnesota .................................. 21.55 43.14 - 19.73 39.50

- 9.2 9.2

- Missouri..................................... 19.46 45.72 - 17.86 41.06

- 9.0 11.3

- Neb raska .................................... 13.66 36.71 - 12.16 25.44 - 12.3 44.3

- North Dakota ............................. 11.71 W - 10.99 W - 6

. 6 6

. 1 - South Dakota ............................. 25.81 W - 24.82 W

- 4.0 11.1

- South Atlantic .............................
. 56.23 W W 51.21 W W 9.8 8.7 -3.5 Delaware.................................... - W -- W

- - 8

. 5 - District of Columbia.................. - - - - - - - - - Florida........................................ 61.22 84.16 - 55.76 76.57

- 9.8 9.9

- Geor g ia ...................................... 52.59 83.85 - 47.84 76.23

- 9.9 10.0

- Mary lan d

.................................... - 58.84 - - 56.10

- - 4.9

- North Carolina........................... 65.92 75.17 - 58.91 65.25 - 11.9 15.2

- South Carolina........................... 58.42 81.80 - 54.45 75.72

- 7.3 8.0

- Vir g inia...................................... 59.88 67.13 W 56.99 61.96 W 5.1 8.4 4.4 West Virg inia............................. 41.85 67.95 W 37.90 65.95 W 10.4 3.0 -10.8 East South Central .....................
. 41.53 W W 36.91 W W 12.5 7.7 20.0 Alabama..................................... 45.86 68.27 W 39.19 62.17 W 17.0 9.8 17.7 Kentucky .................................... 40.29 70.68 W 36.01 65.42 W 11.9 8.0 22.5 Mississipp i................................. 54.62 W - 50.03 W

- 9.2 10.0

- Tennessee................................... 36.22 66.90 - 33.14 63.09

- 9.3 6.0

- West South Central ....................
. 23.46 W - 21.55 W
- 8.9 17.1
- Arkansas .................................... 25.79 67.28 - 25.56 61.67

- 0.9 9.1

- Louisiana ................................... 28.00 W - 24.66 W - 13.5 14.1

- Oklahoma................................... 18.96 38.59 - 17.55 34.00

- 8.0 13.5

- Texas.......................................... 24.00 32.65 - 21.53 26.48 - 11.5 23.3

- Mountain .....................................
. 24.80 38.28 - 23.30 35.93
- 6.4 6.5
- Arizona ...................................... 28.48 48.22 - 28.16 48.24

- 1.1 -0.1

- Colorado .................................... 25.18 W - 20.89 W - 20.5 26.2

- Idaho .......................................... - 40.57

- - 37.07

- - 9.5

- Montana..................................... 14.54 W - 11.63 W - 25.0 8.6

- Nevada....................................... 39.75 W - 34.44 W - 15.4 13.4

- New Mexico .............................. 29.01 W - 27.68 W - 4

. 8 4

. 9 - Utah ........................................... 27.49 44.46 - 24.71 42.22 - 11.3 5.3

- Wy omin g ................................... 17.61 27.08 - 16.71 25.89

- 5.4 4.6

- Pacific...........................................
. 21.62 58.12 - 21.33 50.62
- 1.4 14.8
- Alaska ........................................ - - - - - - - - - California................................... - 57.63

- - 50.22

- - 14.8

- Hawaii........................................ - W -- W

- - 3

. 8 - Ore g on ....................................... 21.62 W - 21.33

- - 1.4 W

- Washin g ton................................ - W -- W

- - 8

. 1 - U.S. Total.....................................
. 34.26 51.67 92.87 31.22 47.63 83.79 9.7 8.5 10.8

- = No data are reported. W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure. Note: • Includes manufacturing plants only. Source: • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 423, "Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants, Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-3, "Quarterly Coal Consumption and Qualtiy Report, Manufacturing Plants," and Form EIA-5, "Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report, Coke Plants."

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# Glossary

American Indian Coal Lease : A lease granted to a mining company to produce co al from American Indian lands in exchange for royalties and other revenues; obtained by direct negotiation with Indian tribal authorities, but subject to approval and administration by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Anthracite : The highest rank of coal; used primarily for residential and commercial sp ace heating. It is a hard, brittle, and black lustrous coal, often referred to as hard coal, containing a high percentage of fixed carbon and a low percentage of volatile matter. The moisture content of fresh-mined anthracite generally is less than 15 percent. The heat content of anthracite ranges from 22 to28 million Btu per short ton on a moist, mineral-matterfree basis. The heat content of anthracite coal consumed in the United States averages 25 million Btu per short ton, on the as-received basi s (i.e., containing both inherent moisture and mineral matter). Note: Since the 1980's, anthracite refuse or mine waste has been used for steam electric power generation. This fuel typically has a heat content of 15 million Btu per short ton or less. Appalachian Region: See Coal-Producing Regions. Area (Surface) Mining : A method used on flat terrain to recover coal by mining long cuts or pits successively. The material excavated from the cut being mined is deposited in the cut previously mined. Auger Mine : A surface mine where coal is recovered through the use of a large-diameter drill driven into a coalbed in a hillside. It us ually follows contour surface mining, particularly when the overburden is too costly to excavate. Average Number of Employees : The arithmetic mean number of employees working each day at a mining operation. Includes maintenance, office, as well as production-related employees. Average Open Market Sales Price : The ratio of the total value of the open market sales of coal produced at the mine to the total open market sales tonnage. Average Production per Miner per Hour : The ratio of the total production at a mining operation to the total direct labor hours worked at the operation. Average Recovery Percentage : Average recovery percentage represents the percentage of coal that can be recovered from coal reserv es at reporting mines, averaged for all mines in th e reported geographic area. Bed, Coalbed : All the coal and partings lying between a roof and floor.
Bituminous Coal : A dense coal, usually black, sometimes dark brown, often with well-defined bands ofbright and dull material, used primarily as fuel in steamelectric power generation, with substantial quantities also used for heat and power applications in manufacturing and to make coke. Bituminous coal is the most abundant coal in active U.S. mining regions. Its moisture content usually is less than 20 percent. The heat content of bituminous coal ranges from 21 to 30 million Btu per ton on a moist, mineral-matter-free basis. The heat content of bituminous coal consumed in the United States averages 24 million Btu per ton, on the as-received basis (i.e., containing both inherent moisture and mineral matter). Capacity Utilization : Capacity utilization is computed by dividing production by productive capacity and multiplying by 100. Captive Coal : Coal produced and consumed by the mine operator, a subsidiary, or parent company (for example, steel companies and electric utilities).
Census Divisions : The nine geographic divisions of the United States established by the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce for statistical analysis. The boundaries of Census divisions coincide with State boundaries. In some cases, the Pacific Division is subdivided into the Pacific Contiguous and Pacific Noncontiguous areas. Central Appalachian Region: See Coal-Producing Regions.
CIF : SeeCost, Insurance, Freight.
Coal : A readily combustible black or brownish-black rock whose composition, including inherent moisture, consists of more than 50 percent by weight and more than 70 percent by volume of carbonaceous material. It is formed from plant remains that have been compacted, hardened, chemically altered, and metamorphosed by heat and pressure over geologic time.
Coal Carbonized : The amount of coal decomposed into solid coke and gaseous products by heating in a coke oven in a limited air supply or in the absence of air. Coal (coke): See Coke (coal).

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## Coal Mining Productivity : Coal mining productivity is calculated by dividing total coal production by the total direct labor hours worked by all mine employees. Coal Preparation/Washing : The treatment of coal to reject waste. In its broadest sense, preparation is any processing of mined coal to prepare it for market, including crushing and screening or sieving the coal to reach a uniform size, which no rmally results in removal of some non-coal material. The term coal preparation most commonly refers to processing, including crushing and screening, passing the material through one or more processes to remove impurities, sizing the product, and loading for shipment. Many of the processes separate rock, clay, and other minerals from coal in a liquid medium; hence the term washing is widely used. In some cases coal passes through a drying step before loading. Coal-Producing Regions : A geographic classification of areas where coal is produced. Appalachian Region. Consists of Alabama, Eastern Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Northern Appalachian Region. Consists of Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Northern West Virginia. Central Appalachian Region. Consists of Eastern Kentucky, Virginia, Southern West Virginia, and the Tennessee counties of: Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Cumberland, Fentress, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Roane, and Scott. Southern Appalachian Region: Consists of Alabama, and the Tennessee counties of: Bl edsoe, Coffee, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, Rhea, Sequatchie, Van Buren, Warren, and White. Interior Region (with Gulf Coast) . Consists of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and Western Kentucky.
Illinois Basin: Consists of Illinois, Indiana, and Western Kentucky. Western Region. Consists of Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Powder River Basin: Consists of the Montana counties of Big Horn, Custer, Powder River, Rosebud, and Treasure and the Wyoming counties of Campbell, Converse, Crook, Johnson, Natrona, Niobrara, Sheridan, and Weston. Uinta Basin: Consists of the Colorado counties of Delta, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt and the Utah counties of Carbon, Duchesne, Emery, Grand, Sanpete, Sevier, Uintah, Utah, and Wasatch. Coal-Producing States : The States where mined and/or purchased coal originates are defined as follows: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky Eastern, Kentucky Western, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania anthracite, Pennsylvania bituminous, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia Northern, West Virginia Southern, and Wyoming. The following Coal-Producing States are split in origin of coal, as defined by: Kentucky, Eastern. All mines in the following counties in Eastern Kentucky: Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Clinton, Elliot, Estill, Floyd, Greenup, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Magoffin, Martin, McCreary, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Wayne, Whitley, and Wolfe. Kentucky, Western. All mines in the following counties in Western Kentucky: Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Edmonson, Grayson, Hancock, Hart, Henderson, Hopkins, Logan, McLean, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Todd, Union, Warren, and Webster. Pennsylvania Anthracite. All mines in the following counties: Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lackawanna, Lebanon, Luzerne, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Sullivan, and Susquehanna. All anthracite mines in Bradford County. Pennsylvania Bituminous . All mines located in the following counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Clearfield, Elk, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, Ly coming, Somerset, Venango, Washington, and Westmoreland, and all bituminous mines in Bradford County. West Virginia, Northern. All mines in the following counties (formerly defined as Coal-Producing Districts 1, 3, & 6): Barbour, Brooke, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Grant, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Lewis, Marion, Marshall, Mineral, Monongalia, Ohio, Pleasants, Preston, Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Webster, Wetzel, Wirt, and Wood. West Virginia, Southern. All mines in the following counties (formerly defined as Coal-Producing Districts 7 & 8): Boone, Cabell, Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, McDowell, Mercer,

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## Mingo, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Putnam, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne, and Wyoming.
Coal Rank : The classification of coals according to their degree of progressive alteration from lignite to anthracite. In the United States, the standard ranks of coal include lignite, subbituminous coal, bituminous coal, and anthracite and are based on fixed carbon, volatile matter, heating value, and agglomerating (or caking) properties.
Coal Stocks : Coal quantities that are held in storage for future use and disposition. Note: When coal data are collected for a particular reporting period (month, quarter, or year), coal stocks are commonly measured as of the last day of this period.
Coalbed : A bed or stratum of coal. Also called a coal seam. Cogenerator : A generating facility that produces electricity and another form of useful thermal energy (such as heat or steam) used for industrial, commercial, heating, and cooling purposes. To receive status as a qualifying facility (QF) under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), the facility must produce electric energy and "another form of useful thermal energy through the sequential use of energy," and meet certain ownership, operating, and efficiency criteria established by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). (See the Code of Federal Regulation, Title 18, Part 292.) Coke (coal) : A solid carbonaceous residue derived from low-ash, low-sulfur bituminous coal from which the volatile constituents are driven off by baking in an oven at temperatures as high as 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit so that the fixed carbon and residual ash are fused together. Coke is used as a fuel and as a reducing agent in smelting iron ore in a blast furnace. Coke from coal is grey, hard, and porous and has a heating value of 24.8 million Btu per short ton.
Coke Plants : Plants where coal is carbonized in slot or beehive ovens for the manufacture of coke. Coking Coal : Bituminous coal suitable for making coke. See Coke (coal). Continuous Mining : A form of room-and-pillar mining in which a continuous mi ning machine extracts and removes coal from the working face in one operation; no blasting is required. Conventional Mining : The oldest form of room-andpillar mining which consists of a series of operations that involve cutting the coalbed so it breaks easily when blasted with explosives or high-pressure air, and then loading the broken coal. Cost, Insurance, Freight (CIF) : A type of sale in which the buyer of the product agrees to pay a unit price that includes the F.O.B. value of the product at the point of origin plus all costs of insurance and transportation. This type of transaction differs from a "delivered" purchase in that the buyer accepts the quantity as determined at the loading port (as certified by the Bill of Loading and Quality Report) rather than pay on the basis of the quantity and quality ascertained at the unloading port. It is similar to the terms of an F.O.B. sale, except that the seller, as a service for which he is compensated, arranges for transportation and insurance.
Culm : Waste from Pennsylvania anthracite preparation plants, consisting of coarse rock fragments containing as much as 30 percent small-sized coal; sometimes defined as including very fine coal particles called silt. Its heat value ranges from 8 to 17 million Btu per short ton.
Demonstrated Reserve Base : A collective term for the sum of coal in both measured and indicated resource categories of reliability which represents 100 percent of the coal in these categories inplace as of a certain date. Includes beds of bituminous coal and anthracite 28 inches or more thick and beds of subbituminous coal 60 inches or more thick that occur at depths to 1 thousand feet. Includes beds of lignite 60 inches or more thick that can be surface mined. Includes also thinner and/or deeper beds that presently are being mined or for which there is evidence that they could be mined commercially at this time. Represents that portion of identified coal resources from which reserves are calculated.
Direct Labor Hours : Direct labor hours worked by all mining employees at a mining operation during the year. Includes hours worked by those employees engaged in production, preparation, development, maintenance, repair, shop or yard work, management, office workers, and technical or engineering work. Dredge Mining : A method of recovering coal from rivers or streams.
Drift Mine : An underground mine that has a horizontal or nearly horizontal entry driven along to a coalbed exposed in a hillside.
Electric Power Sector : The electric power sector (electric utilities and independent power producers) comprises electricity-only an d combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public.
Estimated Recoverable Reserves : See recoverable reserves.

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## F.O.B. Rail/Barge Price : The free on board price of coal at the point of first sale. It excludes freight or shipping and insurance costs.
Federal Coal Lease : A lease granted to a mining company to produce coal from land owned and administered by the Federal Go vernment in exchange for royalties and other revenues. Hand Loading : An underground loading method by which coal is removed from the working face by manual labor through the use of a shovel for conveyance to the surface.
Illinois Basin: See Coal-Producing Regions.
Indicated Resources : Coal for which estimates of the rank, quality, and quantity have been computed partly from sample analyses and measurements and partly from reasonable geologic projections. Indicated resources are computed partly from specifi ed measurements and partly from projection of visible data for a reasonable distance on the basis of geologic evidence. The points of observation are 0.5 to 1.5 miles apart. Indicated coal is projected to extend as a 0.5-mile-wide belt that lies more than 0.25 miles from the outcrop or points of observation or measurement.
Industrial Sector : The industrial sector is comprised of manufacturing industries which make up the largest part of the sector, along with mining, construction, agriculture, fisheries, and forestry. Establishments in the sector range from steel mills, to small farms, to companies assembling electronic components. Interior Region: See Coal-Producing Regions. Lignite : The lowest rank of coal, often referred to as brown coal, used almost excl usively as fuel for steamelectric power generation. It is brownish-black and has a high inherent moisture content, sometimes as high as 45 percent The heat content of lignite ranges from 9 to 17 million Btu per ton on a moist, mineral-matter-free basis. The heat content of lignite co nsumed in the United States averages 13 million Btu per ton, on the as-received basis (i.e., containing both inherent moisture and mineral matter). Longwall Mining : An automated form of underground coal mining characterizedby high recovery and extraction rates, feasible only in relatively flat-lying, thick, and uniform coalbeds. A high-powered cutting machine is passed across th e exposed face of coal, shearing away broken coal, which is continuously hauled away by a floor-level conv eyor system. Longwall mining extracts all machine-minable coal between the floor and ceiling within a contiguous block of coal, known as a panel, leaving no support pillars within the panel area. Panel dimensions vary over time and with mining conditions but currently average about 900 feet wide (coal face width) and more than 8,000 feet long (the minable extent of the panel, measured in direction of mining). Longwall mining is done under movable roof supports that are advanced as the bed is cut. The roof in the mined-out area is allowed to fall as the mining advances. Manufacturing (except coke plants) : Those industrial users/plants, not including coke plants, that are engaged in the mechanical or ch emical transformation of materials or substances into new (i.e., finished or semifinished) products. Includes coal used for gasification/liquifaction and coalused for coal synfuels.
Minable : Capable of being mined under current mining technology and environmental and legal restrictions, rules, and regulations. Mine Type : See Surface Mine an d Underground Mine. Northern Appalachian: See Coal-Producing Regions.
Number of Mines : The number of mines, or mines collocated with preparation plan ts or tipples, located in a particular geographic area (State or region). Number of Mining Operations : Th e number of mining operations includes preparation plants. Mining operations that consist of a mine and preparation plant, or a preparation plant only, will be counted as two operations if the preparation plant processes both underground and surface coal. Open Market Coal : Coal sold in the open market, i.e., coal sold to companies other than the reporting company's parent company or an operating subsidiary of the parent company. Operating Subsidiary : A company which is controlled through the ownership of voting stock, or a corporate joint venture in which a corporation is owned by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group. Other Industrial Plant : Industrial users, not including coke plants, engaged in th e mechanical or chemical transformation of materials or substances into new products (manufacturing); and companies engaged in the agriculture, mining, or construction industries. Parent Company : A company which solely or jointly owns the reporting company and which is not itself a subsidiary of, or owned by, another company.

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## Percent Utilization : The ratio of total production to productive capacity, times 100.
Powder River Basin: See Coal-Producing Regions. Preparation Plant : A facility at which coal is crushed, screened, and mechan ically cleaned. Productive Capacity : The maximum amount of coal that a mining operation can produce or process during a period with the existing mining equipment and/or preparation plant in place, assuming that the labor and materials sufficient to utilize the plant and equipment are available, and that the market exists for the maximum production. Recoverability : In reference to accessible coal resources, the condition of being physically, technologically, and economically minable. Recovery rates and recovery factors may be determined or estimated for coal resources without certain knowledge of their economic minability; therefore, the availability of recovery rates or factors does not predict recoverability.
Recoverable Coal : Coal that is, or can be, extracted from a coal bed during mining. Recoverable Reserves at Producing Mines : The amount of in situ coal that can be recovered by mining existing reserves at mines reporting on Form EIA-7A. Recoverable Reserves, Estimated Recoverable Reserves : Reserve estimates (broad meaning) based on a demonstrated reserve base adjusted for assumed accessibility factors and recovery factors. The term is used by EIA to distinguish estimated recoverable reserves, which are derive d without specific economic feasibility criteria by factoring (downward) from a demonstrated reserve base for one or more study areas or regions, from recoverable reserves at active mines, which are aggregated (upward) from reserve estimates reported by currently active, economically viable mines on Form EIA-7A.
Recoverable Reserves of Coal : An estimate of the amount of coal that can be recovered (mined) from the accessible reserves of the demonstrated reserve base. Recovery Factor : The percentage of total tons of coal estimated to be recoverable from a given area in relation to the total tonnage estimated to be in the demonstrated reserve base. For the purpose of calculating depletion factors only, the estimated recovery factors for the demonstrated reserve base generally are 50 percent for underground mining methods and 80 percent for surface mining methods. More precise recovery factors can be computed by determining the total coal in place and the total coal recoverable in any specific locale. Recovery Percentage : The percentage of coal that can be recovered from the coal deposits at existing mines.
Refuse Bank : A repository for waste material generated by the coal cleaning process. Refuse Recovery : A surface mine where coal is recovered from previously mined coal. It may also be known as a silt bank, culm bank, refuse bank, slurry dam, or dredge operation. Remaining (Resources/Reserves) : The amount of coal in the ground after some mining, excluding coal in the ground spoiled or left in place for which later recovery is not feasible. Reserve(s) : Root meaning: The amount of in-situ coal in a defined area that can be recovered by mining at a sustainable profit at the time of determination. Broad meaning: That portion of the demonstrated reserve base that is estimated to be recoverable at the time of determination. The reserve is derived by applying a recovery factor to that component of the identified resources of coal designated as the demonstrated reserve base.
Residential and Commercial Sector : Housing units; wholesale and retail businesses (except coal wholesale d ealers); health institutions (hospitals); social and educational institutions (schools and universities); and Federal, State, and local governments (military installations, prisons, office buildings). Royalties : Payments, in money or kind, of a stated share of production from mineral deposits, by the lessee to the lessor. Royalties may be an established minimum, a sliding-scale, or a step-scal e. A step-scale royalty rate increases by steps as the av erage production on the lease increases. A sliding-scale royalty rate is based on average production and applies to all production from the lease.
Run-of-mine : The raw coal recovered from a mine, prior to any treatment.
Salable Coal : The shippable product of a coal mine or preparation plant. Depending on customer specifications, salable coal may be run-of-mine, crushed-and-screened (sized) coal, or the clean co al yield from a preparation plant.
Sales Volume : The reported output from Federal and/or Indian lands, the basis of royalties. It is approximately equivalent to production, which includes coal sold, and coal added to stockpiles.

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## Scoop Loading : An underground loading method by which coal is removed from the working face by a tractor unit equipped with a hydraulically operated bucket attached to the front; also called a front-end loader.
Seam : A bed of coal lying between a roof and floor. Equivalent term to bed, commonly used by industry.
Shaft Mine : An underground mine that reaches the coalbed by means of a verticalshaft. In addition to the passages providing entry to the coalbed, a network of other passages are also dug, some to provide access to various parts of the mine and some for ventilation.
Short Ton : A unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds. Shortwall Mining : A form of underground mining that involves the use of a con tinuous mining machine and movable roof supports to shear coal panels 150 to 200 feet wide and more than half a mile long. Although similar to longwall mining, shortwall mining is generally more flexible because of the smaller working area. Productivity is lower than with longwall mining because the coal is hauled to the mine face by shuttle cars as opposed to conveyors.
Silt : Waste from Pennsylvania anthracite preparation plants, consisting of coarse rock fragments containing as much as 30 percent small-sized coal; sometimes defined as including very fine coal particles called silt. Its heat value ranges from 8 to 17 million Btu per short ton. Synonymous with culm. Silt, Culm Refuse Bank, or Slurry Dam Mining : A mining operation producing coal from these sources of coal. (See refuse recovery.) Slope Mine : An underground mine in which the entry is driven at an angle to reach the coal deposit. Slurry Dam : A repository for the silt or culm from a preparation plant. Southern Appalachian : See Coal-Produ cing Regions. Stocks : The supply of coal or coke at a mine, plant, or utility at the end of the reporting period.
Subbituminous Coal : A coal whose properties range from those of lignite to those of bituminous coal and used primarily as fuel for steam-electric power generation. It may be dull, dark brown to black, soft and crumbly, at the lower end of the range, to bright, jet black, hard, and relatively strong, at the upper end. Subbituminous coal contains 20 to 30 percent inherent moisture by weight. The heat content of subbituminous coal ranges from 17 to 24 million Btu per ton on a moist, mineral-matter-free basis. The heat content of subbituminous coal consumed in the UnitedStates averages 17 to 18 million Btu per ton, on the asreceived basis (i.e ., containing both i nherent moisture and mineral matter).
Surface Mine : A coal mine that is usually within a few hundred feet of the surface. Earth and rock above or around the coal (overburden) is removed to expose the coalbed, which is then mi ned with surface excavation equipment such as draglines, power shovels, bulldozers, loaders, and augers. Surface mines include: area, contour, open-pit, strip, or auger mine. Tipple : A central facility used in loading coal for transportation by rail or truck. Uinta Region: See Coal-Producing Regions. Underground Mine : A mine where coal is produced by tunneling into the earth to the coalbed, which is then mined with underground mining equipment such as cutting machines and continuous, longwall, and shortwall mining machines . Underground mines are classified according to the typeof opening used to reach the coal, i.e., drift (level tunn el), slope (inclined tunnel), or shaft (vertical tunnel). Underground Mining : The extraction of coal or its products from between enclosing rock strata by underground mining methods, such as room and pillar, longwall, and shortwall, or through in-situ gasification. Western Region: See Coal-Producing Regions.